Our Arts Award students created portraits of themselves via the medium of maps, inspired by the work of artist Grayson Perry.
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My Arts Award
One of our students, ‘Kmoki’, has been studying anime for her Arts Award and we are delighted that she has agreed to share her work with us to complete her award. She has produced some very beautiful artwork for her project and we’re sure you’re going to love it. Well done, Kmoki!
Continue ReadingEarth Hour | Environmental Awareness Animations
Our Arts Award students were challenged to create their own stop-motion animation based on the theme of environmental awareness in Torbay.
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Last half term during our Arts Award sessions, we were working on creating stop-animation films, with a little bit of inspiration from Aardman studios, the creators of Wallace & Gromit! To begin our module, we
Continue ReadingPrint-making
During our lino-printing module our students experimented with using different tools and creating different patterns to print.
Continue ReadingA Road Trip To Tidal Arts
We’ve been off on a road trip this week, exploring Tidal Arts in Kingsbridge with our Arts Award students.
Continue ReadingPortraits in the style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo
We explore the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo, an Italian Renaissance painter, was famous for his imaginative and surreal portraits (most famously, Vertumnus). His works were composed of various objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other natural elements.
Continue ReadingHalloween Skull String Art
Our students make some reusable decorations for Halloween.
Continue ReadingTaleblazers Rocks
Inspired by the #KindnessRocks project, we encouraged our students to think about a message they might have needed when they were feeling low. We spoke about how one message, at just the right moment, can change someone’s entire day, outlook, or life.
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