Art

Egyptian Death Masks

Exploring clay and pattern to create3-d death masks based on the styles and features used in  Ancient Egypt.

 Egyptian wall paintings

 Using watercolours to re-create the style and features used in Ancient Egyptian wall  and papyrus paintings 

Space Art 

Using acrylic paint to create abstract space backgrounds and raised rockets on top after studying the work of abstract artist, Peter Thorpe.

The Iron Man

 Exploring line and pattern in pencil and print after studying  illustrations of the class novel, The Iron Man, by Andrew Davies.

3D Fish

Using willow and tissue to create large scale fish for the Horbury Community Parade, based on the fantastic animals discovered by Wakefield's pioneering Victorian eco-warrior, explorer and naturalist: Charles Waterton.

Granny's Patchwork Bag

Using the story 'Jack and the Flum Flum Tree' to create a class collage of 'Granny's Patchwork Bag' exploring the use of textiles, stitching and colour.

 Easter Art

 The whole school contributed to a display of art in church to celebrate Easter: pastel explorations based on the carvings of Stations of the Cross in St John's Church (Class 3), stained glass paper collage effects  (Class 2) and torn paper (Class 1)

Collage Rainforest

Using torn tissue and felt pen to explore colour to create large scale abstract collages of imaginary rainforest flowers and plants.

 African American Slavery

Pencil studies of the eye, based on :“The Worst Sight” by Artist Kevin “WAK” Williams 1619 to 1865.

 Machines

Looking at cogs and machinery to stimulate our imaginations and design our own machines using pen and line