Pottery Hippos

Joe C (Year 5)

Kristen C (Year 7)

Mackenzie W (Year 2)

Aanya C (Year 3)

Bella G (Year 6)

Bonnie J (Year 4)

Caela NN (Prep)

Demi B (Year 2)

Lily L (Year 2)

Lucy S (Year 3)

James A (Year 6)

Riley K (Year 1)

Ziva G (Prep)

Macy E (Year 3)

Zara B (Year 4)

This week we’ve painted our pottery Hippo sculptures. We made them a couple of weeks ago by joining two pinch pots for the body, then added legs and head (and in some cases hats, bow ties etc!) using score and slip method. After bisque firing we use water-based house paint to finish and decorate. I find house paint has a good coverage and is (relatively) water-resistant on pottery, so it wears well. Pottery is always the standout favorite lesson each term!

Hippopotomi

Caillou C-F (Year 4)

Abby G (Year 3)

Alexander K (Year 2)

Ary C (Year 5)

Charlotte Y (Year 5)

Daniel O (Year 1)

Georgia S (Prep)

Ella P (Year 2)

Harry O (Year 3)

Laura A (Year 2)

Lucinda T (Year 5)

Luke B (Year 2)

Maddison P (Year 2)

Summah H (Year 2)

Aren’t hippos the most wonderful  art subjects? For these pictures we’ve used color sticks thickly on blue paper, and the results are fantastic. My young artists had a choice between drawing their hippos with fish and river plants (adapted from a collage idea on Deep Space Sparkle, with thanks) or from a high perspective as though looking through the thick forest at the river below (inspiration from Philadelphia Zoo Hippo Art). Others made up their own interpretation, and they all looked spectacular when they’d finished!