Our own stamps!

Foundation and Level One students created their very own stamps using left over printing foam and wooden blocks. The results were all very unique, developing the students fine motor skills, thinking processes to create the design and knowledge of pattern and shape. 

This is the left over printing foam we used.

The following pictures are some stamps they created.

The results of printing!

Art from the Outside

If you're a member of our community or school, you may have wondered about two features that may have caught your eye outside of the Art room...

Firstly, some of our windows are covered with stained glass replica's, created by the 3/4 students. If you are wondering how these bright and colourful artworks were created, here are the details. You may like to create one at home!

Materials: Cardboard, grey lead pencil, wool/ yarn, PVA glue and small paint brush, Aluminum foil, masking tape and Sharpie coloured permanent markers. 

Instructions: 

1. Use a piece of solid cardboard (eg. from a cardboard box) as your canvas. Draw shapes and differing lines on your canvas, making sure they are large and cover the space (No large blank areas! We want to make our art look interesting!)

2. Choose a shape or line to start on first. Trace the shape/ line with a string of wool.

3. Cut the wool when you have the right measurement of the shape/ line.

4. With PVA glue and a fine paint brush, paint glue over the shape/ line.

5. Stick wool/ yarn onto the outline of shape or line, and repeat until all lines and shapes are covered in wool/ yarn. 

6. Let dry!

7. Cover canvas with Aluminum foil making sure you press down on the front of your canvas so that the wool creates a dint in the foil (but does not break it!). 

8. Use masking tape to stick the foil to the back of the canvas.

9. Start colouring all the sections that have been created on your canvas with colourful Sharpies.

Another bright sight that can be seen when viewing the outside of our art room (even from a distance) is the painted wall under our windows. This was painted as a canvas for students in the upper levels to paint with brightly coloured flowers in Spring. 

 And... Spring has finally arrived!! So with some lovely sunny days soon approaching, we will have our art smocks on and will be busily creating some outside art! The kids have been looking forward to this and I can't wait to see what it will look like when completed!