Clay monsters with Room 5

We were painting our clay monsters today! They look great. One coat of gloss to go and then were finished our masterpieces!

Clay monsters in Room 5

We started our clay monster creations in Room 5.

Stay tuned for the finished product!

Ukraine-Inspired Folk Art for International Women’s Day in Room 13

It was International Women’s Day on 8th March. We chose to discuss Women in art and we learned that in the major art museums in America 87% of all the art in their collections is by male artists. We had class discussions about why there are not as many art pieces by women in these galleries and why we think this might be the case.

 

For International Women’s Day, we decided to take inspiration from a female artist called Maria Prymachenko. Maria Prymachenko is known for her unusual and colourful art. When she was a child, Maria was taken ill with polio and this painful illness had a big impact on her. Her family said Maria grew to be very thoughtful and considerate, having lots of compassion for all living things and so we decided this was why much of her art featured plants and animals.

 

We hope you like our art!

GPO observational drawings in Room 5

The boys and girls in Room 5 were learning all about the GPO in Dublin while learning about The Easter Rising of 1916.

They then completed these wonderful pictures of the GPO.

They used pencils to complete their pictures. They look great!

Volcano art in Room 12

We were using clay to create our own volcanoes.

Ming Vases in Room 13

As part of our study of China, we learned about Ming vases and created our very own!

 

Here’s how we did it:

To achieve the porcelain effect we first coloured our vases blue using oil pastels and then painted them using white chalk paint and used the reverse end of our paintbrush to etch our own designs and reveal the blue colour beneath the paint.

 

Ming Vases are made from Porcelain and have been sold for up to €1,200,000! Each design can be different and tells a story. Look closely at the designs on our vases and see if you can figure out the story it tells!

 

Construction in Room 13

Room 13 have been having fun with 3D shapes this week! Check out our constructions that we made using playdough and matchsticks!

lOVE-ly stuff from Room 5

We are looking forward to sharing the love in Room 5 this St. Valentine’s Day!

Panda-monium in Room 13

This past month Room 13 have been learning about the vast and diverse country of China. As part of this unit, we have been learning about the Giant Panda which is native to South Central China.We created these panda’s using a mixture of pencil, charcoals, and oil pastels.