Ellwood Community Primary School

Art and Design

'As artists we are inspired by creators and cultures to explore and experiment with a range of media to let our creativity flow.' [Ellwood Community School Art and Design Mission Statement]

KS1 and KS2 Art and Design National Curriculum

Ellwood Art and Design Policy.pdf

Ellwood Art and Design Intent, Implemenation and Impact

Art and Design Skills and Knowledge

Art and Design Key Stage Progression

Chestnut class learning how to mix primary colours

Colour mixing

King Charles III Coronation Art Exhibition - Friday 5^th May 2023

We are so proud of the children for their hard work and creativity on their Coronation artwork. The art exhibition looked fantastic with all of the children's brilliant arts and crafts. Thank you all to parents and carers who came to view the children's artwork on Friday afternoon, we hope you all enjoyed the afternoon and had a great weekend celebrating.

Reception - Mixed Media Collage Flags
Year One - King Figures
Year Two - Royal Crowns
Year Three - King Charles III Silhouettes
Year Four - Coronation Plaques
Year Five - Tea Cups and Saucers
Year Six - UK Bunting
King Charles III Coronation Art Exhibition
King Charles III Coronation Art Exhibition
King Charles III Coronation Art Exhibition
King Charles III Coronation Art Exhibition
King Charles III Coronation Art Exhibition

Sculptures

Chestnut have enjoyed learning about sculptures. Year 1 worked together to create a class paper spider sculpture, and Year 2 used the 'score and slip' technique to create their own spider sculpture.

Arcimboldo Fruit Face Collages

Inspired by the artist Guiseppe Arcimboldo, Sycamore class created fruit face collages, with the idea of turning objects into something new. First the children planned their piece in their sketchbook, before making and evaluating their pieces.

Art within Computing

The children in Chestnut class have combined art with computing. They have created artwork on their laptops to replicate the style of the famous artist, Kandinsky.

Forest of Dean Dog Rescue Christmas Poster Competition 2022

All of the children at Ellwood, from Reception - Year 6 took part in the Forest of Dean Dog Rescue Competition this year. They have been really creative!

Well done children, good luck to everyone!

Maracas

The children in Sycamore designed and created their own maracas using recycled materials during their 'sculptures' unit within art. They were inspired by traditional African artwork when thinking about the shapes and colours on their maracas. They look fantastic!

Celebrating the life of Queen Elizabeth II

1926 - 2022

All of the children at Ellwood Community Primary School came together to create a memorial and celebration display for Queen Elizabeth II. Well done everyone!

The Romans (Who were the Forest Folk?) Clay Sculpture Roman Pottery & Mosaic - Beech
Stone Age to Iron Age (Who were the Forest Folk?) Mixed Media Cave Scene - Willow
Italy (Home & Away) Papier-Mâché Sculpture Volcanoes - Beech
Home & Away Collage Earth - Sycamore

We study famous artists as inspiration for our work.

Giorgio Morandi Still Life Inspired Pots Printing - Beech

Willow class enjoyed creating a range of artwork during their South American topic including watercolour scenes on a colourwash background using weaving to add extra detail and fabulous cushion covers and wall hangings using fabric they had dyed.

Maasai Necklaces

The children in Beech class have been exploring the topic of 'Africa' within their art lessons. They learnt about the skill of colour mixing, then about different patterns that the people in Africa use on their Maasai Necklaces. They used this knowledge to design and create their own Maasai Tribe necklaces. They look fantastic, well done!

World Book Day Art Competition

We are so pleased to announce the winners of the art competition that took place for World Book Day!

We received over 40 entries! All entries were excellent and included so many different materials, skills and techniques! A lot of effort has been put in. Well done to all of the children who took part in the competition and congratulations to the competition winners!

Thank you to parents and carers for your continued support.

Drew [Year 4]
Elizah [Reception]
Corbyn [Year 5]
Myles [Year 1]
Remy [Year 6]
James H [Year 3]
Phoebe [Year 2]

Clay Pinch Pots

The children in Beech class have been exploring the 'score and slip' technique to join clay to their clay pinch pots. They are excellent and very creative!

Remembrance Day 2022

The children at Ellwood Primary School have proudly created artwork whilst learning about Remembrance Day. All of the classes produced their pieces this week to remember the soldiers who fought for our Country.

Across the school, a wide range of materials and techniques were used to create the children's remembrance pieces. This included watercolour, card, tissue paper, oil pastels, crayons, colouring pencils and paint.

We will remember them.

Nursery Rhyme Paintings

In Oak class, the reception children have been painting! They have created fantastic paintings of their favourite nursery rhymes. They look amazing!

Incy Wincy Spider
Old MacDonald
Five Little Monkeys
Humpty Dumpty
Hickory Dickory Dock
Horsey Horsey
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Hey Diddle Diddle

Year 1-3 Art Club - Autumn Term 2022

We experimented with autumn colours using silk crayons.
We were super proud of our Paul Klee inspired artwork!
Inspired by our Year 1, 2 and 3 Autumn Term theme of 'Castles' and Artist called Paul Klee, the children created artwork of 'Castles and Sun'.
'Castles and Sun' by Paul Klee inspired artwork.
Mixing and experimenting with autumn colours after collecting leaves from the school garden. We looked at shape and texture of the leaves.
Creating autumn artwork.
Using autumn colours to represent our natural world.
We explored colour combinations, how different colours make us feel, shading with colours and colour blending.
Creating our own autumn tree images.
We enjoyed creating our Bonfire Night pictures after discussing the colours and shapes we see in fireworks.
We enjoyed creating our Bonfire Night pictures after discussing the colours and shapes we see in fireworks.
We enjoyed creating our Bonfire Night pictures after discussing the colours and shapes we see in fireworks.
We enjoyed creating our Bonfire Night pictures after discussing the colours and shapes we see in fireworks.
We enjoyed creating our Bonfire Night pictures after discussing the colours and shapes we see in fireworks.
We were so excited about our autumn leaves! We pressed our leaf cut outs on to shaving foam and paint to create our marble effect. We love them!
We were so excited about our autumn leaves! We pressed our leaf cut outs on to shaving foam and paint to create our marble effect. We love them!
We were so excited about our autumn leaves! We pressed our leaf cut outs on to shaving foam and paint to create our marble effect. We love them!
We were so excited about our autumn leaves! We pressed our leaf cut outs on to shaving foam and paint to create our marble effect. We love them!

Bird Pottery

Thank you to Georgie and Katie who visited us from 'Bird Pottery' in Littledean. They very kindly came into school to help us make our Jubilee bunting. The children created fantastic detailed designs and took great care when painting. We can't wait to see them finished!