This piece of art was started 3 years ago inspire by a piece our leader found in Pinterest. I thought I would recreate with the junior art group. That is 5 to 7 year olds. I was a great challenge. We started by looking at a range of Pasifika and Maori patterns to incorporate the diverse cultural mix of our school. After sketching and more sketching of a range of patterns we all picked our favourite one to take to the next step.
Using strips of card we drew our patterns then tried to use shade to colour over our pattern. We used blue and green to represent the local area of Pukekiwiriki, RedHill, Papakura.
The children then helped to create a large paper version so we had an idea of how it would look. Then we started to paint 3 full size plywood boards. The younger ones had fun with the undercoat and the older ones choose to paint between the lines for the yellow outline. This was working well while we had an empty classroom. The the builders arrived and started to pull down the old buildings.
I was so inspired I create a miniature canvas version using oil paints for a friends new home in Pahi. Starting with a colour pencil copy. Before moving onto canvas. Where I fine tuned the shading from one side to the other, rather than the light being the middle of each section.
So the last couple of years we have been working during holidays and after school to complete the detail. Then students were excited to be adding the final coat of protection. On Thursday 16 August, the 3 pieces were unveiled to the school before being put up on the outside of the hall as part of the re-branding of Red Hill School.
Kia ora Red Hill School my name is Sami and I'm from Paparoa Range School. Tino pai on the artwork! It is very creative and very pretty to look at. We have also got some paintings around our school but we made them during school for a week or so. How long did it take you to make these? Do you have any other paintings around the school?
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Hi Sam, We started the design at the end of 2016. The children were year 1 to 3. Now some of them are in my class again as Year 5s. This has taken 2 years because it needed a large space to layout out the boards which we no longer had. We are hoping the next project (the fence) will be done by Christmas this year.
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