Melton Primary School is a one form entry primary school in the heart of the village of Melton, Suffolk. We believe in creating a caring, positive environment where children have access to a wide range of experiences, both inside and beyond the classroom. The artwork submitted by Melton Primary School has been inspired by the topics covered in the Autumn and Spring terms, as well as specific artists. Our Ancient Greek topic, led us to explore the use of clay to create pots. We learnt the coil technique (rolling the clay into long cylindrical pieces “like a worm!”) to construct the basic pot shapes, and then slip and score (the scoring of both surfaces at a join and applying a liquid clay) to attach the handles securely. Despite finding this a challenge, the children thoroughly enjoyed the experience of getting “hands on” in Art. We followed this with a quick study of Romero Britto, which inspired our Christmas cards designs this year. The results were fantastic – catching the attention of others with bright, popping colours and patterns, all wrapped up in a Christmas image. We finished the autumn term with a study of mosaics. We looked at the amazing works of Antoni Gaudi, as well as modern mosaic artists such as Maurice Bennett, Jim Bachor and Isaiah Zagar. The children were fascinated by the variety of items and objects that could be used to craft a mosaic, such as toast (cooked to various stages to give tone and depth to works), postage stamps and even apples! We aligned our own mosaics with the work of Antoni Gaudi by using randomly broken and misshapen pieces of ceramic tile to create pictures inspired by the world around us, in particular nature and the natural form. Space was our topic for the spring term and we began with a simple but effective chalk pastel drawing of the planets and other celestial bodies. Children considered the shading of planets: reflecting where the light in space might shine, and how it would progressively darken away from the light source. They used a combination of blending techniques and sharp lines to create depth in their pieces. Thank you for taking the time to view our gallery. We hope you like our work! Sponsored by The Arts Society Woodbridge, Suffolk