Myths, fables and folk tales have been passed down through generations for a reason.  We tell them over and over because we keep finding truths in them. Cultures around the world use myths and fables to help explain the world around us - often making sense of a senseless world.

Year 9 Visual Art students have been studying how Artists have played a vital role in retelling and communicating ideas and viewpoints about myths and fables and their relationship to cultures, times in history and place.  Our students delved deep into the world of myths and fables to research how artists use materials, techniques, and processes to represent and communicate ideas through their art.   After critiquing a range of artworks, and exploring a range of art mediums, students developed and refined their chosen art making techniques and processes to represent their own ideas about a myth or fable from the past or in some cases created new ones for the future. 

We had a lot of fun this term, learning how to sculpt out of plaster, recycled cardboard and papier-mache. We also experimented with the use of drawing and painting mediums including charcoal, water colour, soft pastels, oil pastels, graphite, and paint pens.

To celebrate the success of our students, we participated in a Face and Body Paint workshop with the very talented Gold Coast based artist, Bodhi Del Mar.  We are so proud of the grit, tenacity, and perseverance our students demonstrated throughout the term and the courage to try new things.  Well done!

Miss Swader