Room 15's Georgia O'Keefe Art Gallery

The pieces of work were ready to go. Everyone had carefully studied the steps and processes used by Georgia O'Keeffe and then you applied what you'd observed to the creation of your own pieces. You studied the minute details, you transformed that small keyhole observation to a canvas, to a print and to a stiff board. You used pencils, pastels, paints, tissue and glue. You observed, contemplated, discussed, made, revised, and executed. Last night, Caleb, Sara, Dorian R and Dorian P, Tania, Ishita and Wynstan stepped up and into the role of host. They greeted people and then walked them through our gallery explaining the steps and processes. They shared some information about the artist, Georgia O'Keeffe and told tales about our creations. They represented you all very well and received many compliments for the fine job they each did. Well done to you all!

The Great New Windsor Art Exhibition

Today was the day! We finally had the opportunity to walk around and admire all the art created by our peers.  What a wonderful display of all the creative abilities which exist here at NWS. If you've got the chance please drop in for a look - 3:15 - 7:15 tomorrow night!! Come along you won't regret it!

Georgia O' Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) was an American artist known as the mother of American moderism. She is best known for her paintings of enlarged flowers. We are finding inspiration in the art work of Georgia O'Keefe and reinterpreting it for ourselves. Here Room 15 is examining our flowers and enlarging them and using tissue paper combined with glue to represent our ideas.

Collaborative Drawing

Have you ever copied a picture without seeing the original? What instructions would be most helpful for you to recreate something sight unseen ?

In pairs, our class took turns,  first one person described the flower while the other drew it and then we swapped around.  Our first sketches were really awesome.  They show good communication skills, attentive listening skills and some developing sketching skills.  Keep watching . . . there's more to come. This was just the first step in our 'Georgia O'Keefe' inspired art cycle.

Art Installation

During EOTC week the classes all participated in a wide array of activities. Bush walks, trips to the beach, learning about nature, arts and crafts. Mrs Dower took a group of Year 2s and created fabric dye works. We went to check them out with our buddies. They were up outside the pool. Did you have a chance to see them?

Sketching

Making the most of the lovely spring weather we headed outside to take a look at the spaces around us.  We sketched our view making the most of the different angles.  Our purpose was to draw the viewers eye in.

Matarawa Cats

The construction has been moving along very slowly this term.  Some people have made progress sticking and painting.  Others are still making progress.  Here are some of the cats taking shape.  As you can see, we are still mastering the skills needed to paint.  Some of our cats are clearly recognisable as cats some might look a wee bit canine.  Some have eyes and some have none.  It will be interesting to see how they end up.  None of them are fully completed, this truly is a work in progress.

Calendar Art Day

Today's challenge was to start and complete one piece of art.  These pieces may be used in a fundraising project.  The art work can be used not only for a calendar but it could be used for a card or a diary cover.

Being in Auckland, we are naturally affected by the amount of rain.  We get a lot of rain.  But, we are also lucky that our city is so pretty and that our view here at NWS is so awesome and as William says, the sky tower, "is the star of the show."

First we used white crayon to create the look of rain, then we took turns dyeing the papers grey. (Miss Skipper really likes the colour grey.) Then we had to let that dry most of the day.  After the dyeing was underway, we looked at famous city silhouettes.  We studied the Auckland skyline next.  Then we went outside to look at our view and to make sketches, to consider what we would and would not include and just the overall impression of the view.

Sketching the cityscape

Creating our view

 After sketching we came back inside and started cutting out shapes in newspaper.  Once we were satisfied with our shapes and sizes, we outlined our structures in sharpie.  Then we practised laying out all of our buildings trying to create perspective and a shape that was pleasing.  We also selected a quote based on creativity to add to our piece.  Next we fitted everything together and glued it all down.  Voila! Our finished work.  What do you think??

Some of our finished works

Hopefully, some of these will be made into a calendar for 2015.