Art and Design

The purpose of art, craft and design is to engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As taken from the national curriculum, pupils “should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.”
In line with the national curriculum for Art and Design at Queen Emma we aim to ensure that all pupils:

Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.
Become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques.
Evaluate and analyse creative work using the language of art, craft and design.
Know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.

The yearly overview for A&D in stages throughout Queen Emma is expressed below:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Y1	Self-portraits and seasons collages. Papier-mâché planets	Castles inspired by Paul Klee. Clay castles.	Watercolour birds inspired by Jackie Morris. Shells and shading. Food art.
Y2	Self portraits. Food watercolour	Observational drawing of plants. Great Fire of London	Working with different media in nature
Y3	Cave art influenced by Teyjah McAren. Paisley patterns	Pointillism inspired by Seurat	Observational drawings inspired by Georgia O’Keefe Watercolour
Y4	Natural Sculpture inspired by Andy Goldsworthy	Islamic Patterns	Perspective Drawing Modelling Relationships inspired by Keith Haring
Y5	Textiles Sun/Moon Art Artist inspired by Peter Thorpe (Abstract Art)	Printing. African Animal Masks	Drawing. Clay Mummies. Death Masks
Y6	'Blitz Art' influenced by Paul Nash. Watercolour and ink.	'Escher Models' Sculpture	‘About Me’ Colour, collage, mixed media. 'Sewing' Wall hanging depicting volcanoes

For more information please click on the link to view our Art Policy on our Policies page.

Examples Of Work

Many of our class displays are currently focusing on the “seven habits” we have been practising. Have a look at some of the ideas so far.

Reception

Collage techniques in Reception Classes brought their animals to life. The texture of the items chosen added an additional focus for the pieces of work.

Year 1

In recognition of the changing seasons, the year 1s made trees! They each created a collage to celebrate the differences within each season. By using a variety of materials on each tree, some lovely designs were displayed.

In year 1, colour mixing to create unique tones assisted in self-portrait design and development. Discussions around colour creation and assessment helped with the final product.

Year 2

The year 2’s were busy mixing colours to create different values; lighter colours were tints and darker ones were hues. We then shared our work and discussed it using our new art vocabulary! Fabulous work year 2’s!

Year 3

The year 3’s have been designing and creating a template for their clay pots before developing the clay model next week. Great work!

Using a variety of colours helped to develop year 3s’ own impressions of forms they were illustrating. Coloured pencils and watercolours aided in creating form and space.

Charcoal provided an additional element of texture for year 3 studying the Stone Age. Simple techniques of tracing their hands and then smudging their creations added an element of realism.

Year 4

In year 4 used understanding of area to create mosaic patterns. We created a template with pencil first, before using square paper “tiles” to recreate the pattern on paper. Gorgeous designs!

Year 6

Year 6 have developed their understanding of World War II by studying some artists of the time. Paul Nash was one such influential artist. Through his art, the year 6 sketched and then used watercolours to capture the same feeling of the time by using similar colours in their own pieces.

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