Visual Arts

Communicating with the Specialist Team

We look forward to partnering with you in 2022, and welcome your input:

Danielle Haines (Visual Arts)  danielle.haines@education.vic.gov.au 

VSSS Mass Choir!

What an amazing experience we had in the mass choir for VSSS on Saturday. Thank you to all the parents, family and friends who have supported us to get there. With 30 students from USPS, we sang, we danced, and ate so much sugar to make this a day they won't forget. 

An Overview of our Learning

Foundation students have been developing their fine motor skills by weaving on paper looms. This tricky activity is a great introduction to understanding how fabrics are made and an excellent way to develop hand-eye coordination, concentration and problem-solving skills. We brought all of our pieces from the previous week together to create a cow to jump over the moon. 

Students also practiced their lines and shapes to draw a fish that shows emotion and has a pattern. They did such a fantastic job to make their drawings bright and colourful, filling the backgrounds with amazing details. 

Students have been exploring the artworks of American artist Jim Dine and his obsession with hearts.  They participated in discussion about what the heart means to them and reflected on things that they love. 

This week the students were so excited to get their "hands" (pun intended) on clay! Using Jim Dine as inspiration we used air dry clay to roll a slab, trace our hands onto the clay and incorporate a heart design into the piece. The holidays are a great opportunity for our hands to dry so we can paint and glaze them when we return. 

Our ugly dolls are making progress. Students have started sewing on buttons, facial features and other unique features they have designed. It's great to see the progress everyone is making in their sewing skills to achieve their goal. Each week they get better at threading their needles and tying knots to allow them to work independently. 

Clay! This project is all about texture. We spent some time learning about clay and where it comes from as well as the process involved to create ceramics. Students collected leaves and natural materials from the schoolyard to press into clay discs they have created. They also enjoyed using texture plates to create a variety of patterns.  This stoneware clay will be fired in the kiln to become bisqueware that can be painted and assembled into a decorative mobile. 

This week we also had a play with origami, folding flapping birds, paper cranes, finger puppets and a variety of other pieces. 

COMPETITIONS:

Wild at Art 2022: 

Throughout September and October, children aged 5-12 are invited to create an original artwork of one of Australia's many threatened native animals or plants, along with a short written component on their chosen threatened species.

More information at: https://www.acf.org.au/wild-at-art-competition

Upwey Archies:

Registration for the Upwey Archies are now closed. If you have registered, make sure to submit your completed work to Burrinja on October 6th or 7th.