Page 19 - The College Echo Spring 2019

Year 8 Endangered

Birds Project

Students have been exploring birds
as subject matter, producing
excellent research into artists such
as local sculptor Celia Smith,
beautiful drawings, sculptural
outcomes and abstract designs to
raise awareness of the issues facing
our indigenous wild bird
populations.
This coincided with the RSPB Big
Garden Bird Watch 2019 where
many students signed up to help
support by counting species in their
own gardens.

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Year 8 Enrichment students have been Year 9 GCSE Fashion
busy making some fantastic textile pieces and Textile students
have created a
using the traditional collar inspired by the
Indonesian technique project theme
‘batik’. ‘natural forms’.
These beautiful designs Having observed
are based on their visit to and drawn
the Plymouth Aquarium inspiration from the
where they were plants and flowers at
inspired by the RHS Rosemoor in the
vibrant array of Autumn Term, they have created different leaves and
marine life. textures using a variety of textile process and
techniques including: felting, applique and a range of
stitching and construction methods.