Thursday, 27 August 2015

The start of MANY, many flakes..!

Students have been focusing on a particular grain lately, 'corn flakes' for a segment of the artwork. Using modelling clay, they are replicating hundreds of flakes to be added to the artwork to reflect the consumer side of the industry but to also create a type of armour which is to explore the idea of protection.
 
 
 

 




The NEW & improved 'Harvest'!

 
Some adjustments have been made to 'Harvest'!
"Peep" holes have been created to make the audience interact with the artwork. As well as make the most of the space available to work with.
 
What will be inside..??!!

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Our farmer is coming to town!

Hooray! Our Young Farming Champion, Jessica Kirkpatrick is visiting our school next week!

Super excited to learn more about her experiences.

Have a sneak peak at her blog to know a little bit about her.

Wrapping 'Harvest' back up...?

Why are students wrapping Harvest back up? Stay tuned!




Monday, 24 August 2015

Artwork ideas...

Some interesting ideas have been brewing in the classroom with the starting points of: Agriculture- an endangered species & Grains. The team are narrowing it down and are going to make sure it all fits together.







Bee's! Where are they going..!?

Since 2006 beekeepers have been noticing their honeybee populations have been dying off at increasingly rapid rates. Pesticides, loss of habitat and a rapacious mite are just some of the forces threatening the Australian honey bee's very existence. Subsequently researchers have been scrambling to come up with an accurate explanation and an effective strategy to save the bees and in turn save us homo-sapiens from extinction.

Learn more about it here.

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The unwrapping of 'Harvest'!