Daffodil Art

This is my Daffodil Art. To make this, my class and a few yr 6's took 6 pieces of paper outside to the concrete with some newspaper on the ground. We then rubbed different colours of crayon against the paper to make an interesting texture. We dyed the daffodil flower itself, the stem, the trumpet, a vase for the flowers, and to border colours. They were to be dyed green for the stem, orange for the trumpet and yellow for the petals. For the last three, our 2 border colours and our vase, we got to choose what colours we did them. We had to cut out different stencils shapes to make them and then we assembled them together with glues. This process was really fun and I think you guys should give it a try!

Poupou Art Reflection

Poupou Art Reflection

I accomplished combining cool and warm colour contrast in my artworks so
that the colours don’t clash. I am very satisfied with my artwork because it is
very symmetrical, smooth and scary which was my goal during the process.
I found it easy to make too mirrored copies of my pou pou. In the process, I
found it challenging to work with a limited amount of colours on each side,
because of the warm coloured side and the cold coloured side. I need to work
on adding more details such as maori patterns and being able to think beyond
with my art. If I were to change anything, I would change the arms and head
as they are both much bigger than the body. I would change the design of my
pou pou.

Elmer the elephant

This is my version of "Elmer the Elephant", base on the book. We used 3 Litre Milk Bottles, glue and cut up tissue paper. The process for me took about 1 hour, every day, for 2-3 days. The colours I chose were red, green and blue but for no exact reason except the contrast between them. We also cut ears out of cardboard and used builders tape to put them on either side of the elephants head. 

Tapa Cloth

Tapa Cloth Reflection

I am proud of my accomplishment because to it represents my culture and ended up looking better than I expected.

A part of the process was scrunching the paper to make it look old and when Miss Paton (my teacher) did mine
I thought it strange and unusual. However, even with a few rips it looked better than I would have thought. Another
interesting discovery I made about the task itself was that bleach could be used to whiten dark coloured paper.  

A challenging moment was creating a perfectly symmetrical and identical pattern on either side of the paper.

If I were to create this differently I think I would have tried a different pattern that was less detailed and easier to
draw, dye and bleach in small places.

A few things that inspired me to do this pattern were on google images. I also had help from my friends suggesting
where I could dye or bleach. My teacher was also a large help as she provided instructions on how to create this
artwork.

To modify these patterns, I could of chosen a more authentic and less easy pattern to go around the centre or bolden
the lines so they were more seeable from a distance.

The aspect of my tapa cloth that I am most proud of is the colour contrast and the pattern I chose to draw in the centre
and the borders.

What's In My Head Art

Hey guys,this is my what's in my head art!! It describes the emotion, memories & thoughts in your head. The right side of my head is the positive (not including the background) while the left side is the negative. I used pastels,colouring pencil, normal pencils and felts to create this art piece. 

I hope you like it!!