NBCS Kids Art Club
8 Week Course – Term 2 2023
The creative act is fundamental in providing an opportunity for children to connect with their innate creativity whilst having fun! Join artist and arts educator Christine Simpson to explore a range of techniques/materials focusing on building foundational skills whilst children find and develop their creative expression. Watercolour, pencil, charcoal, clay and pastels will be among the materials used to build unique compositions. We will weave into our work the seasons, nature, dreams and story as we draw inspiration from life & imagination.
Week 1: The Seahorse
Clay Sculpture
Did you know that 140 baby seahorses were released into Sydney Harbour in 2021 to help them grow their population! To celebrate the beautiful Seahorse we will be making a sculpture out of clay after making a paper armature in Week 1. Your seahorses will then be fired and painted up to take home and show off to your family on Week 8 :)
Week 2: The Seahorse
Clay Sculpture
We will now learn to model the clay over our paper armatures to create a sculpture of your seahorse! The sculptures will then be set aside to dry before going into the kiln.
Week 3: What’s in the Rockpool!
Drawing And Watercolour
After discussing and drawing the special inhabitants that populate rock pool ecosystems, children will learn various watercolour techniques to create wonderful rock pool compositions. I wonder what will be hiding in your rockpool??
Week 4: Camouflaged Quolls
Drawing Collage Acrylic Painting
Children will be introduced to artists such as Henri Rousseau to see how he camouflaged animals in the jungle as painting compositions, Children will then take this inspiration into the bush and find unique compositions to camouflage and protect the native quoll.
Week 5: Self Portraits
Charcoal Drawing
Children will learn about the shape of the skull and proportions of the face to investigate their self-portrait using various charcoal techniques: shading smudging and use of the line.
Week 6: My Favourite Toy
Drawing and Acrylic Painting
Children will be asked to bring in their favourite smallish soft toy for this painting session. They will paint their own toy and if time they will paint a composition using all the toys as subject matter!
Week 7: Shark!
Ink Wash and Crayon Resist
Children will discuss and draw our beautiful sharks that keep our ocean environments clean. These drawings will then be developed into a wax resist and ink composition to reveal these important marine creatures.
Week 8: The Seahorse
Sculpture and Painting
It is now time to paint up your fabulous seahorses that have been fired hard in the kiln!
Creative Kids Rebate
You can use a $100 Creative Kids Voucher for this course, please choose the appropriate enrolment option below and you will be asked for your child’s voucher details during checkout.
To find out all about it and how to apply for your 2023 voucher please go to: www.service.nsw.gov.au/campaign/creative-kids
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