Primary 7A had a great time today at the City Arts Centre, taking part in an art workshop. At first the children were asked to have a look at the exhibition on the Human Race about the history of sports medicine. They then had to think of different animals and their abilities and imagine that if there had been an animal Olympics which animals would take part in which events. The class worked in groups and then decided which animal they would like to represent as a sculpture using willow. The ideas then started flowing as ideas were discussed and choices negotiated.
The final choices were:
The final choices were:
- the synchronised swimming turtle team
- the diving penguins
- a sprinting leopard
- a swimming duck
- a swimming duck-billed platypus
The class learnt about the shapes needed to make animal bodies and limbs and how to use willow for sculpture. Have a look at some of our work below.
Many thanks to Stephanie for running the workshop and to Anna for being brilliant at helping groups to talk through their ideas. Sam's mum also took time out of her very busy day to help us negotiate the crowded Edinburgh pavements and buses.
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