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Brief outline of Project

Anne Harrington Rees – Textile / basket weaver who specialises in environmental artworks works with the class to look at the local landscape through direct observation, maps and photographs.  Using these stimuli with a variety of techniques learned over five weeks to create 2D images and a 3D model of the area.  The techniques used were papier maché, felt making, weaving and wire modeling, as well as drawing and painting.

Numeracy & Literacy Skills

Developing mapping skills – Looking at aerial photos and Ordinance Survey maps.  Noticing how places relate to each other.

Transferring 2D designs / plans to a 3D model

Measuring heights at which to cut materials to make models
Measuring and planning which feature should go where on the map

Using images of Enviromental Artist Andy Goldsworthy as a stimulous, – the children created design ideas by grading leaves and seed heads

Investigation of the colour in leaves found outside – grading the colours from green to yellow to orange to red to dark brown and then using these colours to paint pictures afterwards.