The other week the AS Art & Design students were working very hard in their sketchbooks & although early days some students are leading the way. A high level of drawing skill has been observed by both Miss.S & myself, a fundamental skill that we value & promote through a structured curriculum that enables students to build credible skills. They have only just started their self portrait unit/project (those that know me personally will know how much I love this theme & portrait painting in general). This is no easy subject matter, there is no escape from your own face peering back at you, confronting you & especially when you are trying to observe & draw all at the same time.
Progress has been made though, in fact huge progress has been made. Our students have already started to learn how to construct a sketchbook page to showcase their own work to best effect. They have been exploring a range of traditional & modern drawing materials, from pencil, biro, ink & stick & at the latter part of this week they were using the sewing machine as a drawing tool. Every AS Art & Design student who walked through the doors of our Art studio found themselves learning how to control a sewing machine fitted with a round embroidery foot. I was so proud of the progress they made, each student produced some amazing results & gained confidence in extending their drawing experiences.
Keep checking the Blog for images of their stitch work (some have already been posted - more to follow shortly).
Below are three examples of Clara Lieu's beautifully expressive drawings. One of our Art students has just made reference to her work in her sketchbook, & has produced some impressive observations of her work & is now in the process of developing her own studies. Once she has completed more work inspired by Clara's work I will add more to this Blog.
A2 Textiles - Media experimentation.
The A2 Textiles students have also been working hard this week, they have been developing their paper origami based work from last week & using denim as their material to explore & manipulate. Their choice of denim was dictated to by its strength & ability to hold & support structure - perfect if you want to hold shape without too much intervention of stitch or starch. The composite of images above are a mix of sketchbook pages and on the top left a mini-outcome created by the very clever Chloe. She has foiled her denim to add a metallic finish to one side of her fabric & has carefully extracted the waist band from an old pair of jeans to use as a support for her ideas. She has been cutting a range of circles from her foiled denim & is trying to develop a waistband fashion accessory that has an extended hip design. It's a bold & highly creative idea, that although has a simplicity in visual appearance, actually combines a vast array of design possibilities & trials. This is only the second week back & already all of the Textile students are making some amazing progress.
Watch this space for more images & stories of the incredible students of MV16.
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