Moon on a Stick: Happy 1/2 Term to all of the Arts students!

Half term is here & I'm totally amazed at the amount of progress that all of the students in the Arts faculty have made, especially the new AS students. They have only had 6 weeks in the centre & yet they are all producing work of new & confident level - well done!! Their sketchbooks are starting to bulge with lots of samples - one student this week said ...'I just love it when my sketchbook gets chunky' - she was beaming as she looked down at her exquisite & very chunky book. (This is as a result of your hard work & ability to listen to your teachers).

Update on the AS Textile students.

This week saw the AS Textile students complete their over-sized corsages (AO4) - every single student produced their own version of these giant beasts - colour palettes were high key & household objects were attached & interwoven to enhance the final effects. Their sketchbooks are bursting with smaller versions of their corsages, research, experimentation & fabric samples etc, & their vast array of beautiful fashion illustrations (AO1, AO2, AO3) - it's all about quality, quality, quality now!!!

They have now started to focus their investigations/research on the wonderful work of Jill Flower (see below) & have already begun shredded net & magazine samples (AO1, AO2, AO3) - (we've had great fun shredding with my old fashioned strip shredder all week in the Textiles studio - even Dandy comics from 1966 have found their way into the sharp jaws of the shredder).

I love these samples found in this sketchbook & particularly the way random pieces of text emerge from the samples. The addition of the buttons as spacers makes an effective & decorative idea. This level of investigation is excellent for an AS student, the confident approach is pretty apparent - I'm so pleased with these students, they should be as proud of their work to date.

A2 Textiles update.

The A2 Textile students have also really been experimenting & developing a whole range of ideas, all inspired by architectural details. Their sketchbooks are also looking great, with many highly creative ideas that demonstrate their high level of skill & creative interpretation on the given theme. They all commented yesterday on how much they are enjoying the theme & the sample lesson we have been working on (this week they created some incredible stitch based samples using vanishing muslin & net - inspired by Dolce & Gabbana S/S 2013 - (AO1, AO2, AO3) - sadly you will have to wait to see these samples - keep checking the blog for updates).

However, last week I ran a 'mark making in textiles' session with these students, using nothing but hand stitch (I had laryngitis, so they only had me squeaking at them - much to their amusement), the results are highly creative & offer a vast array of ideas for further development (see below).

The presentation skills demonstrated are stunning & the student's ability to link to fashion designers & architectural details is apparent. There are hours & hours of work in these sketchbook pages shown on this blog - these students have made a very positive & professional impact on their studies & I hope they've enjoyed it along the way. I can't wait to continue to teach/support these students further after 1/2 term.

There will also be an AS & A2 Art & Design update after 1/2 term too.

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Cornwall beckons!