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Term 1 Edition 2003Registered by Australia Post Publication No. 327687/00003A Visual Arts publication produced each term for Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary TeachersZart extra by Zart Art and Zart Education Service.Term 1 2003 EditionPage 1

Front Cover:EumemmerringCollege,Fountain GateCampusZART EDUCATIONZart ArtPO Box 1136Box Hill Vic Australia 31285/41 Lexton RoadBox Hill North Vic 3129Ph: (03) 9890 1867Fax: (03) 9898 6527Internet: www.zartart.com.auEmail: zartart@zartart.com.auHours: 8.30am-5.00pm Weekdays8.30am-12.00 noon SaturdayZartworksPO Box 1136Box Hill Vic Australia 31283/41 Lexton RoadBox Hill North Vic 3129Ph: (03) 9890 5110Fax: (03) 9898 6527Internet: www.zartart.com.auemail: zartart@zartart.com.auHours: 9.00am-5.00pm Weekdays9.00am-12.00 noon SaturdayZart Art School &Wholesale SupplierZart Art offers an extensive range of resources, artmaterials, craft and technology supplies. You will findcompetitive prices and efficient and quick service.Zartworks Retail ShopZartworks have all your art and craft needs cateringfor both beginner and professional artists. You canselect from a wide range of visual arts, craft andgraphic supplies. Browse at your leisure or seekassistance from our experienced staff.Zarts’ Student GalleryThe gallery features art works made by students fromPrep to Year 12, from all around Victoria. Schools canarrange for students to visit the gallery, analyse theworks of their contemporaries and then make arelevant piece of their own art work in our workshopswith an art consultant. The gallery is also open to thepublic for viewing, during opening hours free ofcharge.Zart Education ServiceZart Education Service provides hands onprofessional development workshops for Primary andSecondary teachers, as well as Kindergarten, LOTEteachers and Librarians. Visual Arts workshops areregularly held at Zart and in metropolitan and countrylocations and upon request at your school, district orKLA’s group.SERVICE“Life is a great bigcanvas, throw all thepaint on it you can”.Danny KayeIMPORTANT DATES TERM 1 2003National (Australian) ZART ART “Back to School Specials” Ends: March 1, 2003ZART ART “Term 1 2003 Specials” January - April 11, 2003Good Friday Friday 18 AprilEaster Monday Monday 21 AprilAnzac Day Friday 25 AprilAustralian Capital Territory 1st Term Tuesday 4 February - Friday 11 AprilCanberra Day Monday 17 MarchNew South Wales 1st Term Wednesday 29th January - Friday 11 April (Eastern Division)1st Term Wednesday 5th February - Friday 11 April (Western Division)Victoria 1st Term Tuesday 28 January - Friday 11 AprilLabour day Monday 10 MarchTasmania 1st Term Thursday 13 February - Friday 30 MayEaster Break Friday 18 April - Sunday 27 AprilLaunceston Cup Wednesday 19 FebruaryEight Hours Day Monday 10 MarchSouth Australia 1st Term Tuesday 28 January - Friday 11 AprilWestern Australia 1st Term Monday 3 February - Thursday 17 AprilLabour day Monday 3 MarchNorthern Territory 1st Term Thursday 30 January - Friday 4 AprilQueensland 1st Term Tuesday 28 January - Thursday 17 AprilPage 2Zart extraTerm 1 2003 Edition

Secondary ArticlePatternedFACESCurriculum Focus:‘Patterned Faces’ was the Year 7 students’ first artactivity introducing them to the elements ofdesign. They used coloured pencils to create theirartworks and learnt how to blend colours andcreate tonal effects.YEAR 7Eumemmerring College,Fountain Gate CampusKey Concepts:The students were provided with a variety offaces to choose from. These were taken frommagazines, cut to size (the faces were cut offacross the middle of the forehead and then atthe bottom of the neck) and spread out for thestudents’ selection.Zart extraTerm 1 2003 EditionPage 3

Secondary Article cont.PATTERENEDFACESStep 1. Students ruled up a 20 x 40cmrectangle in their Visual Diaries.Step 2. Students then drew a simple linedrawing of their chosen face in the centre ofthe rectangle, making sure the drawingtouched the top and bottom of the rectangle.Step 3. All the facial lines were thenextended to create shapes.Step 4. After all the shapes were createdthe students had to carefully fill in theshapes with a large variety of differentpatterns (only some areas were left flat).This process was demonstrated to thestudents in class, step-by-step, and visualexamples were created by the teachers fordisplay prior to the lesson.picture, it was only to be used as a guide.Extension:Students experimented with different ways topresent their drawing after its production, creatingcoloured ink and tissue paper backgrounds for it tobe displayed on.Celebration:Exhibition of work in Library and Administrationfoyer area.Skills to be Achieved:Ability to compose, create and produce the‘Patterned Face’ design.Coloured Pencil Techniques: colour blending,shading and layering.Knowledge and use of the elements of design.Evaluation:Students’ ability to meet the criteria anddemonstrate enjoyment.By Samantha Pearsall, Melanie Sever &Extension and Moderation:Moderation: students were assured their “face”didn’t need to look anything like the magazinePage 4Zart extraTerm 14 2003 2002 Edition

TERM 1GALLERY2003Altona Primary SchoolKnightsCarey Grammar DonvaleThe OutbackChirnside Park Primary SchoolKnitting MuralCroydon North Primary SchoolMock Glass MosaicsDingley Primary SchoolElephantsEastbourne Primary SchoolIndigenous ArtEumemmerring Secondary CollegePortraitsMetung Primary SchoolLandscapesPark Ridge Primary SchoolShoesPenola CollegeArchitecturePenleigh and Essendon GrammarCollagePlenty Valley Montessori SchoolBugs and FlowersStrathmore Primary SchoolFabric CollegeSeville Primary SchoolMasksPlease contact Zart Education Service forfurther information regarding the gallery on(03) 9890 1867 or by email:jan@zartart.com.auThis threads and textileproject was completedover the duration of a termand the concept for usingAlbert Tucker’s works asinspiration orginated fromvisiting an exhibition ofhis works at Heidi ModernMuseum of Art, andsubsequently purchasing aseries of postcards. Theeducational consultantalso sent out teachers’Zarts’ Student Gallerynotes to assist with thebackground and history ofhis life.Preliminary discussionwith the students in theGrade 5/6 level related toAlbert Tucker’s life andachievements as well asinfluences; such as his stayin a military hospital inHeidelberg and his tripsoverseas, especiallyEurope. Students wereable to see hisaccomplishments througha time line.Observations were madeand opinions soughtrelating to thephotographs of hisselected works. InMock GlassMosaics.Croydon North PrimarySchool.Water Colours and SpectrumFoil SheetsInspiration and influences by Australian ArtistsAlbert Tucker 1914 - 1999 • “Beach Totem” - 1950 Parisparticular, the studentsstudied his painting, “TheBeach Totem”. Commentsand discussion related tothe elements andprinciples of art. PabloPicasso’s creations werealso considered as hisworks influenced AlbertTucker during a period inthe latter’s life.Planning for their artworks was completed intheir Visual Arts Diariesand it was reiterated thattheir designs did not needto be static, instead theycould... evolve and changeduring the course of theproject.Skills in the area of threadsSituated at Zart Education Service is Zarts’Student Gallery. In the Gallery you will find someoutstanding visual art work created by studentsfrom Levels 1-7.Each term the exhibition is changed so a newdisplay may be viewed over the holidays,supplying unlimited ideas for the following terms.Photos may be taken to build up your own folioof resources. The gallery also gives the studentsexhibiting work the opportunity to bring theirfamilies along to appreciate their visual art.We are always on the lookout for art work to bedisplayed in our gallery from both primary andsecondary levels. If you have any pIeces ofartwork that would be of some interest, pleaseemail photos of works to Jan, one term inadvance.Zart extraTerm 1 2003 EditionPage 5

Gallery cont.KNand textiles were utilised tobring forth their own ideasin creating an abstract piece.However the basic structureof the composition wasinfluenced by the artist,Albert Tucker.The threads and textilesskills which the studentswere introduced to andwhich they consolidated,and employed in their pieceswere:a) various sewing stitchesb) the process of appliqueingfabric using fusible webbingc) rug making techniqueusing a latchet hookd) couching stitche) pulling threads andweaving through otherthreadsf) tassels and plaiting ofthreadsThe students also madedecisions that took intoconsideration the colourpalette of their works, whichwas either a selection ofwarm colours or coolcolours. Tucker’s piece waspredominately in coolcolours. The students alsoadded some interestingmaterials to highlight aparticular area in theirhessian threads and textilespanel and give it texture.The background was paintedand the black marker linework was added at the verylast stage, after somediscussion and consultationas to what would be themost effective lines in theirown particular work.Much effort was applied inthese works and studentswere encouraged to use theirown ideas and preferences increating an abstract art workof their own.Rita Di GraziaStrathmore PrimarySchoolWhat do you call a wholelot of Knights?I don’t know but they arefantastic!On the day the last of our73 spectacular knights,made by the grade 5/6children at Altona PrimarySchool, were completed,there was a real sense ofsatisfaction andachievement. Even thelast knight, battle wornand weary, was a greatachievement by its maker,and a character in itself.Our senior corridor is nowguarded by an array ofweapon wielding, armourwearing 30cm figures. It’squite a sight on mass.cont>Thbegan with a study of the MiddlePage 6Zart extraTerm 1 2003 Edition

Primary ArticleIGHTSAltona Primary SchoolZart extraTerm 1 2003 EditionPage 7

Primary ArticleKNIGHTScont.Ages and the development ofknights, their armour, weapons andculture.Part of each session was to keep asmall diary on progress made, as wellas with information learnt about theknights.A wide selection of photocopy images wasavailable at all times with childrenencouraged to use them as areference to achieve realisticfeatures on their knights.The making: A basic framewas created using armaturewire padded with lengthsof wadding. A stuffedstocking head wasthen attachedto the body.Hair and drawnfacial featureswere also added,although these wouldnot be seen on thefinished product. Achallenge was placedwhen all children wereexpected to hand sewan undergarment fortheir knight. It isamazing how fewchildren experiencesewing at home. Acotton undershirtand trousers helpedkeep all the paddingcontained.Embossing Foil wasintroduced with the makingof the breastplate and was a huge success.Although a range of different materials:corrugated cardboard, various fabrics,Tyvec, contact, Wireform and metallicpapers were available for use, EmbossingFoil was by far the most popularmaterial used by the children fortheir armour. The use of paperribbon makers made thedecoration on the armourreasonably easy. The childrenfound that by feeding lengths of foilthrough these tools several times arealistic looking embossing effectwas created. Only a few chose the“corrugated water tank” look.One girl found that Wireform (afine mesh material) whencrimped several times made veryrealistic chain mail. Elbowand knee sectionswere effectivelycreated with thePaper RibbonMakers.The helmet was formed over a foamball then transferred to the headfor detailing.Boots and gauntlets completed the totalencasing of the original frame.The children were able to create theirweapons at home if they wished, sosome interesting resultsreturned thanks tosome clever dads. Thosemade at school again usedfoil, dowel, cardboard etc.The detail some childrenworked into their knightswas quite amazing withcrusaders, Teutonic knights and alittle touch of fantasy all lining up forbattle.Final presentation was on a mountingblock. Extra support for the knight wasprovided by a flagstaff on which wasdisplayed their individual coat of arms.Finials and tassels added special effects.The variety in the Knights final stance wasalso quiteinteresting:attacking,defending,charging,wieldingweapons,resting andsome simplysurviving.One girl overcame adifference in herknight’s leg length bystanding her knightwith one foot on topof an enemy’shead... ghoulish,but effective.The stunning endresult, a memorable visual artspiece to be displayed proudly, made the timetaken in completion all worthwhile. Theenthusiastic response from the boys in particularwas very encouraging. All the children agreedthey had enjoyed the process and are delightedwith the final product.Pam BarryAltona PrimarySchoolPage 8Zart extraTerm 1 2003 Edition

ProfileRANGEVIEW TEXTILE MURALDot BrowneArt/CraftThis article describes a textilemural which was created by thechildren of Rangeview PrimarySchool, 27 Churinga Avenue,Mitcham, as a result of a City ofWhitehorse 2002 Artist in Schools’Grant. Textile artist, MichelleMischkulnig of Chirnside Parkdirected the project. The artistwas assisted by Dot Browne,Visual Arts teacher.We were interested in creatinga textile mural to decorate thefront foyer of our school. Weinvited textile artist, MichelleMischkulnig to assist us in theproject. Michelle is a verysuccessful textile artist andcurrently exhibits in many localgalleries including TheStonehouse in Warrandyte, whereI first saw her work. We appliedfor a City of Whitehorse 2002Artist in Schools’ Grant and weresuccessful in our efforts, much toour delight.We invited submissions fordesigns of the mural from parentsand the wider communitythrough announcements atassemblies and the school’sweekly newsletter. Two designswere forthcoming. One was acomputer-manipulated digitalphotograph of the schoolentrance building submitted byour artistic school secretary andthe other a sketch of the schooloval behind a foreground ofnative plant gardens and abackground of the DandenongRanges. This was submitted by ateachers’ aide and leader of theschool Greenies’ Group. It was theview we get from our school carpark.We decided to use both cont.>Zart extraTerm 1 2003 EditionPage 9

ProfileRANGES VIEWTEXTILE MURALcont.ideas. Michelle suggested thatwe be influenced by JeannieBaker’s children’s story-bookentitled “Windows”. So wedecided to incorporate the twoideas submitted into threeseparate vertical panels.These smaller segments wouldmake the whole project mucheasier to handle with thesewing machine and wouldvirtually reproduce the viewfrom our library windows inthree 1 metre x 1.5metrepanels.We appealed to the schoolcommunity for wools andmaterials in environmentalcolours and we raided ReverseArt Truck recycling depot forsimilar items. We wereoverwhelmed by the responsefrom the parents and wefound some beautiful recycledblue satin flags which wouldbe perfect for the sky.Panel One: School entrance and gardensMichelle worked withvarious grades one or twodays a week and worked ondifferent days so that shewould cover every grade in theschool. We set up two sewingmachines on a separate tablein one corner of the art-roomand she worked with twochildren at a time, onelearning how to operate thefoot control and sew straightand curving lines on paper,and then graduating to workon the mural itself, supervisedby the artist. As well asmachine sewing, the childrenenjoyed doing a variety ofother activities, namely• dyeing muslin fabric for thefoliage,• scraping oil pastels ontohand-made paper for themountains,• cutting up materials andwools for the tree foliage,• machine-sewing large areasof the sky, overlaying the bluesatin with fine organza andthen sewing on the clouds,• sewing paper-bark onto calicotree shapes for the foreground trees & branches• sewing fabric leaf shapes, cutting them out & gluingthem on.Panel Three: Shows the view furtherpast the oval to the Cadbury Factory.Foyer display.Panel Two: View from across the oval tothe Dandenong Ranges.• sewing the grassy oval area with longloopy tailor’s tacking stitches, which had tobe snipped to create the green grass,• sewing the butterflies wings onto specialmaterial which dissolves when you wash it.• attaching the butterflies to various partsof the mural panels with craft glue.From time to time, Michelle conferredwith Chris Hallam, the leader of our keenGreenies’ Group about the plants native toour area and the plants which were in theschool gardens which she would attempt toportray in the foreground of each panel.It was a wonderful working relationshipwith Michelle. She related well to thestudents and the children learnt a variety ofnew skills from the talented artist. Many ofthem had never used an electric sewingmachine before and found the experiencevery exciting.We used a thin masonite-backedMalomite to create the white surrounds foreach panel. A local handyman nailed theminto the stained wooden frames that he’dmade and mounted them in the entrancefoyer, ready for the Official Opening onSeptember 19th.The Mayor and local councilors arrivedfor the Opening and we asked arepresentative student from each grade totell those present the part that their gradehad played in the whole creation. Ourthanks went to the City of Whitehorse for the initial grantwhich initiated this most successful artistic venture.Page 10Zart extraTerm 1 2003 Edition

Professional Developmentworkshops.QLD.Workshop Activities Date Time CostAboriginal anal ArtActivities for classroomteachersAboriginal Art Activitiesfor classroom teachersEasy Visual Art Activitiesfor classroom teachersEasy Visual Art Activitiesfor classroom teachersBookweek 2003Bookweek 2003S.A.ACT.Workshop Activities Date Time CostEasy/Creative Art Activitiesfor classroom teachersArt & Technology.Using the computercreativelyBookweek 2003Bookweek 2003Consultant - Di Olsson. ’Shea Centre, LovedaleStreet, Wilston. Brisbane.Thursday 12thJune 2003Thursday 12thJune 2003Friday 13thJune 2003Friday 13thJune 2003Saturday 14thJune 2003Saturday 14thJune 2003Friday 13thJune 2003Friday 13thJune 2003Saturday 14thJune 2003Saturday 14thJune 20039am - 12.00noon1.30pm - 4.30pm9am - 12.00noon1.30pm - 4.30pm9am - 12.00noon1.30pm - 4.30pm9am - 12.00noon1.30pm - 4.30pm9am - 12.00noon1.30pm - 4.30pm$80.00 each$80.00 each$80.00 each$80.00 each$80.00 each$80.00 eachConsultant - Kate Hart. Adelaide North PrimarySchool, Tynte Street North, Adelaide.Workshop Activities Date Time CostAboriginal Art Activitiesfor classroom teachersAboriginal Art Activitiesfor classroom teachersEasy/Creative Art Activitiesfor classroom teachersEasy/Creative Art Activitiesfor classroom teachersBookweek 2003Bookweek 2003Thursday 19thJune 2003Thursday 19thJune 2003Friday 20thJune 2003Friday 20thJune 2003Saturday 21stJune 2003Saturday 21stJune 20039am - 12.00noon1.30pm - 4.30pm9am - 12.00noon1.30pm - 4.30pm9am - 12.00noon1.30pm - 4.30pm$70.00 each$70.00 each$70.00 each$70.00 each$70.00 each$70.00 eachConsultant - Sue Graefe. Narrabundah InserviceCentre, via Tallara Parkway Narrabundah$65.00 each$65.00 each$65.00 each$65.00 eachEach participant will receive notes, and all art materials.All Bookweek workshop participants will each receive a copy of our 2003 BookweekActivities Publication which retails for $25.00ZARTEDUCATIONSERVICEIS GOINGINTERSTATE!Victorian schools and teachers have hadaccess to hands-on workshops presented byZart Art Consultants for many years.Interstate teachers who received the ZartExtra would look on with envy and a fewwere given the opportunity to travel toVictoria to attend the holiday workshops.Requests for Bookweek workshops camefrom Canberra and Queensland in recentyears and Kate Hart has travelled to theselocations to conduct the popularworkshops.In 2003 Kate Hart, Di Olsson and Sue Graefewill be flying further a field to inserviceteachers in Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberrain a number of areas.Participants can book withZart Art by emailingzes@zartart.com.au orphone Eunice or Jan on:03 9890 1867 to reserve yourplace.A verbal confirmation willbe given. ThenZES will sendor fax you a writtenconfirmation and provide aTax Invoice immediately. Ifyou do not receive thiswithin seven days ofbooking, please contactZES. Payment by mail atleast seven days prior to theworkshop is required tosecure your booking.ZES BOOKING POLICY:If payment has not beenreceived at least three daysprior to the workshop, yourbooking may be forfeitedand given to a waiting listparticipant.CANCELLATION:Credits will only be issued ifwe are notified ofcancellation at least 24hours prior to theworkshop. In the case ofZES having to cancel aworkshop, full refunds willbe issued.COSTS:Please note all these pricesinclude 10% GST.Zart extraTerm 1 2003 EditionPage 11

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