Yayoi Kusama Pumpkins

Yayoi Kunama is one of my favourite artists so I was very excited to try this project out with my 5-7 year old class. Below is an example of my work that I showed the students as an example. I began by covering my pumpkin drawing with polkadots using Q-tips. I think covered an entire page with oil pastels and then painted a layer of black acrylic. Once the paint had tried I carved triangles using a pushpin. I decided to allow the students to draw the triangles with oil pastels first and then painting back ink over the top in order to make the process easier and less time consuming for them.

T-shirt stencils with 9-13 group

Tie-Dye T-shirts and Tote Bags!

Making Autobiographical Comics!

During my time completing my Diploma of Education I had the fantastic opportunity to visit a highschool and deliver an art-based work shop to a small group of Year 7 students at lunch time. This is the resource I made for them to assist them in planning for their comics. I drew a lot of inspiration from Heather McAdam's program that she implemented for University students.

 Heather McAdams Autobiographical Comics

End of term gems from last year

One of the best things about teaching younger children is that they make amazing presents at the end of term!

Radiant pastels and Northern Lights

For the second part of the class I got the kids to watch the video below and take note of the different colours they see. The calming music really helped them settle after their break and they took to the task with care and consideration. I think this kind of activity would be great for art classes that are scheduled towards the end of the school day. 

I showed the students how to carefully apply the black oil pastel onto the watercolour paper (I made sure they were aware that the paper is expensive so must be treated nicely). I then showed the students how to create different effects by allowing the watercolour paint to react with the water that I had already brushed onto the page.

Northern Lights

Monochromatic Scales with my 9-13 class

Mondrian Paintings with my 7-10 group

Tonal Scales with my 9-13 class