Thursday 29th November

Well we like to be ambitious in Artclub!  This week we had two massive paintings taking over the floor of Nursery.

They are both for the Drama Club's Christmas production.  The first is a backdrop of Cinderella's kitchen. 

We used sponges and paint to cover vast areas of fabric.









We concentrated on filling in the floor and the walls of Cinderella's kitchen with colour.

Meanwhile the fabric was being painted that will make the beanstalk.  Using big paintbrushes and sponges to create texture we painted it green.

 

 

Next week we will construct the beanstalk and continue with our painting.

Thursday 22nd November

At Artclub we completed our models of butterflies and dragonflies!  These have been made to hang from the ceiling in one of the community rooms at the Children's Centre in Lofthouse.

The finished pieces look splendid.

We have created faces for each of the models and then made them look extra special by adding lots of glitter and sequins which will sparkle as they catch the light.

 

We are excited to see them in the place they are designed for and I will be contacting the Children's Centre to let them know they are ready to be displayed. 

 

 

 

I am sure they will look fabulous "flying" around the room and we will arrange a date to go and see them there.

 

Next week we will be moving on to a new project.  The Drama Club have asked if we will paint a backdrop for their Christmas pantomime.  This will involve big painting and some construction as I believe there is a massive beanstalk to make...

 

Thursday 15th November

Today at Artclub we added detail to our models.

The dragonflies were decorated with a squared, lined theme.........

 

whilst the butterflies had a more circular theme..........

 

 

 

There were a large variety of colours to choose from and we each selected those we felt best suited our model.

 

There were a variety of textures to choose from, from sequinned fabrics to hand-made felted wool.

We will finish the models next week, adding beads, glitter and creating their faces.

 

Thursday 8th November

Today at Artclub we drew around our models we have made. We drew over the outline in marker pen so that we had a really clear shape in which to design the patterns for the dragonflies and butterflies.

We will be putting the patterns on next week.

Each model needed another coat of paint, so we set to it.

 

 

Next week we will be adding detail to the models - so there will be lots of sticking to do!