Jane and Alex taught us the art of the selfie recently. 6B used mirrors to see the finer details of their faces and sketch themselves. I feel like there were a few happy faces who were quite pleased to be admiring their reflection for an extended period of time…
A huge thank you to Jane for continuing the Year 6 Art Cave tie-dye tradition. Students did a fantastic job making their shirts! Just remember to not wash them with the whites.
This term in Art Cave Stage 3 have been creating collages based off famous artworks. 6B chose ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa‘ by Japanese artist Hokusai and ‘The Persistence of Memory‘ (or the melty clock picture as everyone liked to call it) by Surrealist Salvador Dali. We traced the artworks onto a large sheet of thick card and then split each card into 10 x 10 cm squares. Then we numbered the squares and each student was given different squares to work on. The beauty of these artwork collages is that when you put all the pieces back together you can see the artwork, but each one has been created by a different student. Have a look at our progress photos and the finished product of ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa’. Thank you to Ms Armstrong for the awesome art idea and to Jane and Alex in Art Cave for their persistence in working with us to get these masterpieces finished. Stay tuned to see how ‘The Persistence of Memory’ turns out…
On Friday, we were introduced to the art of Sketchnotes by Alex and Jane. Sketchnoting is a form of visual notetaking, where you can incorporate a variety of images, symbols, frames, bullets, connectors, text, even emojis, to capture and represent ideas. It is quickly becoming my new favourite thing and I am already thinking of ways to incorporate sketchnoting into our regular classroom routine.
We began by using a large piece of paper and a writing implement while listening to a podcast about whether we should ban lollies. The podcast included different opinions on the topic, and while we were listening, we started sketching down all the relevant information. We shared some of our sketchnotes and admired the different stylistic choices and ways that people organised their information. Then we listened to another podcast called Is Pokémon Go Playing You? (much to the delight of our Pokémon fans in 6B).
The wonderful thing about sketchnoting is that you make it your own. No two sketchnotes are the same, because no two minds are the same. People interpret information and record information in different ways. It was exciting to see the different ways the students in 6B process information and present it in their sketchnotes.
Here are some photos that were taken during our first Sketchnote session. Leave a comment and tell me how you would like to use Sketchnotes in the classroom.
This term in Art Cave we have been making totems using clay with Jane and Alex. Our ultimate goal is to create totem poles to display within the school with a totem representing each student in each class. Enjoy a slideshow below of our art adventures so far.
