Beautiful Batiks!
Batik is a wax resist and dying technique used to decorate fabric throughout South East Asia and India. It originated from Java in...
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Apr 7, 20221 min read
Abstract Art
Abstract art is non-representational. Colour, shape, line and pattern are explored and celebrated. Abstraction makes an exciting and...
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Apr 7, 20221 min read
Pretty Peacocks!
The children had requested that they learn about art from a different culture. Peacocks are the national bird of India. Peacock feathers...
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Apr 7, 20221 min read
Tin foil sculptures
You can do a lot with a roll of tin foil! We began by showing the children how to cut 3 slits into a flat piece of foil. By simply...
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Mar 13, 20221 min read
Negative Space
We have recently completed a big project on how negative space is used in art. The Yorkshire artist, Barbara Hepworth, believed that...
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Mar 13, 20221 min read
Birds & Nests - tweet, tweet!
To celebrate the beginning of Spring, we spent the afternoon creating both 2D & 3D pieces art inspired by birds and nests. Here are a few...
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claypaperscissors
Feb 5, 20221 min read
Snow & Ice
It's cold! Frosty mornings, mist and the odd blue sky. The children have been exploring a range of activities to create both 2D and 3D...
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Jan 9, 20221 min read
Dry point etching
Carrying on with our investigations into shape we have been using the printing presses in the studio. Printing can be a very messy...
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Jan 8, 20221 min read
Foxy & Frankie!
The artist Ben Nicholson had a cat called Foxy! Please go to the following website to see a lovely picture of them both: Who is Ben...
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Jan 8, 20221 min read
Ben Nicholson
Ben Nicholson was an artist who spent part of his life living and working in St Ives, in Cornwall. He produced still life paintings and...
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claypaperscissors
Jan 7, 20221 min read
Festive Fun!
We ran some festive classes before Christmas inspired by Julia Donaldson's book ' The Christmas Pine'. Here are a few photos to...
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claypaperscissors
Dec 5, 20211 min read
Abstract Art
We have had a very productive few weeks exploring abstract art. Balbinder Broadbent, a Leeds based artist, has an exhibition on at the...
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Nov 21, 20211 min read
Fabulous Fungi!
We ran a session for a group of 5-11 year old's yesterday afternoon, based on mushrooms. We recently discovered that there are between...
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Nov 11, 20211 min read
Printing Press!
Using the printing press has been a real hit amongst the children! They have been learning about abstract art and have been introduced to...
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Oct 31, 20211 min read
Bones!
We have just spent the most fascinating day at Fishpond Woods learning about bones! Lea Eyre from Forest and Feathers taught us about...
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Oct 15, 20211 min read
Colour Theory and Watercolour Landscapes
To introduce colour theory to the children, we introduced the concept of the 12 part colour wheel. They came to understand the importance...
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claypaperscissors
Oct 15, 20211 min read
Leaf printing!
The children glued a range of different shaped tissue paper onto an A3 piece of paper. They made string printing blocks inspired by...
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claypaperscissors
Oct 15, 20211 min read
Painting Autumn Woodlands
We have been investigating the paintings of the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt. Klimt produced a number of paintings inspired by autumnal...
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Aug 28, 20212 min read
The Elements!
We have just completed a week of creative fun in Fishpond Woods where we investigated the four elements; fire, water, air and earth. Rich...
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