This morning, Year 6 were lucky enough to take part in a workshop led by the October Gallery.
We started by looking at some artworks by different artists from around the world which are on display at the October Gallery.
Then, we had the chance to use pastels in different ways with the added challenge of keeping our eyes closed while we did it!
Next, it was time to tear, roll, twist and concertina the strips of paper before mixing them all up and then swapping tables so that we were using another group’s creations.
We each had great fun, creating a hanging sculpture, inspired by the artist Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga, using the paper strips, tape, pipe cleaners, fabric, bells and wooden batons. We were thrilled to also be given cowrie shells to use and we felt very wealthy as we know that they were used as money in the Kingdom of Benin!
Thank you so much to Vic from the October Gallery for coming to lead this workshop for us today.
What did you enjoy most about the workshop today, Year 6?
This was very exciting. I am glad I got to do it.
I LOVED MAKING THE SCULPTURES, I REALLY LIKE MY ONE!!!
It was so fun i would DEFINITELY want to do it again some time soon!!!
This art project was amazing! I really liked how people make different things out of the bits of the materials we have. We all made creative things out of bells,shells,fabric,pipe
cleaners and card!
What I enjoyed the most about the workshop was that we couldn’t see what we were drawing which made it kind of interesting.
I enjoyed when we had to make our strips of paper with different techniques and the pastels we used had to move in a particular way so it would be unexpected when you opened your eyes it would be extraordinary.
The techniques we used were curling up and folding on the front side then the back side and on and on.
I liked mine because we could add some shells and a bell. We used a variation of colours making it very fun and creative.
This was really fun and creative to do! I never knew a few ripping and some scribbles could create a good artwork.
I loved this workshop so much.You don’t know what thing your going to do next to your art.It’s amazingly creative too.I would love to do it again!
A memory i would NEVER forget! It was so fun and i got to show my creative skills in this artwork!
I loved this workshop it was really fun.
i was suprised how it worked out
It was so fun because we got to learn different techniques.
I liked doing the workshop.
It taught me that nothing must be perfect.
Thank you for the lovely workshop.
I really liked the workshop because it inspired me for things that i could start making at home or for what I might want to do when I am older. It also taught me that nothing has to look perfect.
Thank you so much to Vic and the staff!
The October Gallery was a lot of fun. My favorite part was when we got instructions to decorate our paper. Even though it was stressful doing it with our eyes closed i enjoyed it!
I loved all of this! It was really fun to make different pieces of art.
The workshop was creative and brilliant! It was one of my favourites. I learnt a new art style.
It was very fun to see how other artists did their work!