As we wrap up another term at school, we are already looking ahead to the next big things. When we come back to school we will be diving deeper into creating pieces of visual art that we will share with our whanau and community later in the year at our annual arts celebration.
We already had a head start this week when Suz joined us to explore a piece of art linked to Papatuanuku. We went and explored our school gardens and brought back some fallen leaves to help us draw our gardens. Check us out as we made our first sketches:
But the fun doesn't just stop because we are on school holidays. It's the perfect time to dust off the pencils and start practising at home. Here are a few ideas for some art over the holidays.
Using an artists model:
The local library is full of great picture books to inspire us to our own art.
Here is one of my favourites - The Pigeon finds a Hot Dog!
Here is a great step by step that you can follow along with.
Remember that making mistakes are OK and it doesn't have to be perfect:
The Dot is a great story about an artist who isn't happy with her work but with the right encouragement, learns to embrace her creativity.
We can't wait to see what we create in the days ahead!
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