Dear Angwin Families
We have been busy bees in Angwin this week. Our big focus
has been our trip to the Art Gallery of South Australia. On Thursday we walked
into the city to view art works and talk about their colours. We looked at some
sculptures made from grass and twine and talked about how the colours helped us
work out what the sculptures were.
We also looked at Bush Plum by
Angelina Ngal Pwerle. From far away it looked red but as we got closer we
discovered that it was covered in tiny white spots. We had lots of fun zooming
in and out from the painting.
We also discovered a mirrored installation that
let us add our own colours to it. We held up our shoes, shirts and faces to add
colours to the mirrored surfaces. Art Gallery volunteer Brian showed us two
portraits painted by Nora Heysen. They were both of women but Brian encouraged
us to think about how colour made us think the person was feeling. We decided
that Ruth, who was dressed in black, looked strong and serious, while the woman
in London looked sad and as though she were thinking, dressed in her blue
greens and grey.
Next we looked at a bark painting attributed to Mawalan Marika that told the story of
hunting for seagull eggs. Brian encouraged us to think how the materials for
the painting had been made.
“These
are Aboriginal” said Harvey
“It’s
wood” explained Oscar
“How
did they make the colours?” asked Brian
“From
sugar?” supposed Scarlett
“From
the ground” said Oscar
“Yes,
they are the colours of things from the ground like mud and special stones, but
how did the artist make it stick to the bark?” asked Brian
“With
quick dry cement!” said Harvey
“I
don’t think there was any quick dry cement in the olden days. Now they might
use aquadhere but in the old days they used something sticky from the trees
called sap” explained Brian
We
enjoyed hearing the story about the seagull eggs and then we set off to find
the man on the horse that Lucille’s Grandpa had told her about before the
visit. Brain took us to see the Gallery’s most famous painting A break away
by Tom Roberts. The children could see how the man on the horse was trying to
shoo the sheep away from the dam.
We also
enjoyed a visit from our buddies this week who helped us build a dolls house.
The new dolls house has been very popular and the scene of many wonderful
stories this week. We have also created a ring factory in our classroom and
many of us have been sporting bejewelled fingers after being inspired by
Autumn's initial creation.
Next
week we will be taking a trip to Coopers Stadium on Norwood Parade to continue
learning about the significance of colours. If your child attends on a
Wednesday please ensure that you return your consent form as soon as possible.
We are also very keen for parent helpers so please let us know if you would
like to join us.
Cheers
Mel,
Alex and Faye
