8A embroidery lesson 2.6.14

8A Homework - Keep your e-logs up to date! 

9D Spray paint stencils

9D Pop Art inspired paintings

9D have done an excellent job of producing their names in the style of Pop Art and inspired by advertising

9D Stencil cutting

Literacy key word - Stencil 

A thin sheet of card, plastic, or metal with a pattern or letters cut out of it, used to produce the cut design on the surface below by the application of ink or paint through the holes.

Health & safety! 

Take care when using the knives..... knives are designed to cut! 

Mrs A's example... 

8A Embroidery lesson

Using embroidery threads, buttons and beads embellish your canvas print

Mrs A's Example -

Literacy key word
Embellish - To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate.

Copy of lesson resource sheet 

8A embroidery stitches...

Art in the news... The Lod mosaics – a carnival of animals

Uncovered in Israel during building work, the Lod mosaics date from AD300 and are exceptionally well preserved. But what do they represent – and where are all the people?

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/may/30/lod-mosaic-carnival-animals-william-lightfoot