Hello Yeronga Families, 

Welcome back to our second year of the Visual Art program at Yeronga. 

It’s hard to believe the Year 3-6 classes are nearing the end of their art lessons for the term. All projects are underway with a variety of art techniques being honed everyday including sewing, painting and constructing - 

Year 3 have been learning about Australian painter, William Robinson. Students are creating a mixed-media landscape with a focus on the night sky. We are currently using soft pastels and pencil to build up the finer details in our work before finishing with collage.

The students in Year 4 have been demonstrating both patience and resilience (alongside Ms Greenfield) as they stitch into their soft sculptures like the Yarrenyty Artlere Artists to add texture and colour to their work. 

Year 5 have imagined their own hybrid animals and are bringing them to life as three-dimensional works. Students have constructed their animals and are enjoying Paper Magicclay to enhance the form of their creations.

In their Unit Personal Geographies, Year 6 students are following the process of Martha Rich by painting over existing magazine images. They will continue to layer their work with collage and text to represent an emotion, memory or conversation as a visual mind map. 

Families will have the opportunity to view Term 1 work during an Open Studio session on March 30th from 3:15pm. This is an informal event where all artwork in various stages of completion will be on display in the art room (A block). 

 If you have any weird and wonderful items at home including recyclables, textiles, wood offcuts, old books etc. then art would love to re-use them as we continue to grow and bank our resources for future projects. 

Jess Greenfield
Art Teacher
jgree516@eq.edu.au