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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