Blog by Tag: Art and Design

We have been inspired to make some art with nature by finding out about the work of artist and sculptor Andy Goldsworthy.  After collecting Autumn treasures at home, we have used these to create.  We have made faces, patterns and even our own trees.  We have been developing our vocabulary around…

This afternoon, the children started their first lesson in our new art unit. We will be looking at drawing self-portraits but today we focussed on during small details - using images of fruit. 

The children looked at the illustration ‘Waves’ by American artist Beth Krommes and listened to Fingal’s Cave by Mendelssohn. They then responded to these stimuli by choosing their own materials to make a range of marks to create their own version of…

We haven’t just been finding out about our new friends in nursery, we have been thinking about ourselves and asking what makes us special.  We used mirrors to look carefully at our faces and draw our own self portrrait.  Thinking about the shape of our faces, eyes, nose, mouth and ears.  We then…

This week we started our new art topic, drawing. We looked at the artist Giorgio Morandi who was famous for his still life drawings. We were inspired by his work and completed our own simple line contour drawings, using objects from around our classrooms. We were so pleased with our work and even…

The children experimented with ripping different types of paper and explored making marks with black paint.

This week has been all about new experiences for our nursery children.  They have been discovering the nursery environment and all it has to offer, whilst making new friends.  

Year 1 Art & Design 

We have been learning about Inukshuks in year 1. An inukshuk is made of stones or boulders placed on top of one another to create a figure, usually for the purpose of communicating with others to help in navigation and hunting. They are an important part of Inuit culture.…

We have been learning about bridge construction in DT. We worked with our partners to build strong, sturdy bridges using technical vocabulary.

This week the children are reflecting on our time in Reception. We have talked about what we have enjoyed, what we found tricky and all the activities we have loved. We then made dream catchers, threading wool, beads and feathers together thinking about our dreams and hopes for year 1. 

In response to a text called ‘Magic Trash’ about an artist who uses recycled items to create his artwork, we decided to create our own ‘Magic Wall’ using recycled items that we have been collecting.  Throughout the week, the children have been colour mixing, collaborating, creating and adapting…

Some children in Reception have been attending art club after school! This week the children explored finger painting. We explored the difference between abstract and figurative paintings and the children then decided on their own designs before painting.