Class Discussions

In class this week we have talked a lot about what Wearable Arts means and how it differs from costume making. We looked at You Tube clips of W.O.W shows and the children were very excited by what they saw - it was almost like I could "see" their thinking changing. It was a great afternoon of discussion.

From this they were asked to go home and think about what they could be - and I told them that I was not interested in them becoming bears, tigers, giraffes or the like - I want to keep the theme more bird and flower based as I think this will work better for the show - and will create them more learning opportunities in terms of design - and give them "creative license" when it come to the final product. By that I mean - it is easier to make a bird a little "different" from the original but harder for children to change their ideas of what a lion has to look like.

We also talked a lot about how this is a school project and how all the making and designing is to be done at school - HOWEVER - I would and do really appreciate you all talking it through with your children and working alongside them on how they can possibly make their design "come to life". It is also great to see that some of you are already bringing in and finding bits and pieces that may be useful.

It is now Friday and the children have decided what they want to be - and today they have had a go at drawing what they think they will look like. They were also asked to look at what sort of bits and pieces they could make this out of.

So.... please ask them what they are going to be - and please feel free to start sourcing anything you think will help them with this.

At this stage I see us starting our actual making in Week 3 and I will let you know the time slots that we will do this at as I will require a lot of help.