ELC

Melaleuca and Wattle Groups

Printmaking

During Term 1, the ELC children in both the Melaleuca and Wattle groups explored printmaking. They began by completing observational drawings of bugs with ink and sticks to gain an understanding of the shapes that would need to be used to form an insect. They then produced collograph printing plates of a bug using different materials such as corrugated card, lace, hessian, brown card that was cut and collaged together. This plate was then printed using block ink and the impression of their bug when printed onto the paper using a panini press. The children then investigated monoprinting using a Gelli plate to create a background. They used texture plates and leaves to add interesting patterns.

Henry

Elsie

Ellie

Elena

Archie

Amelia

Alice

Tahlia

James

Isla P

Isla H

Isla A

Isabel

Nicholas

Matilda

Madeleine

Lucy

Larissa

Lachlan D

Lachlan A

Jude

Annabel

Nathaniel

Jesse

Clay

During Term 2, the ELC children in both the Melaleuca and Wattle groups explored clay. The Wattle children learnt how to roll balls and used a rolling pin and texture plates to add interesting designs to their pendant necklaces. They also made discoveries with fantasy glazes and gained an understanding of how to apply this medium to clay. The Melaleuca children made clay mice. These rodents gave the children opportunities to make a pinch pot, coils and balls as well as how to create texture in the clay with tools to make fur. This task also taught the children how to join clay pieces together.