in spire d soap opera
#GetyourSpire in beautifully carved soap! These little beauties were hand-carved by year 7 pupils at Collegio Villoresi. We had a lot of good clean fun making gothic spires, gargoyles and […]
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pots on digital display!
Enjoy a short digital slideshow of our famous terracotta pots!
potty about pots
Whether it be a Picasso or a Haring… we love three-dimensional art, sometimes referred to as sculpture or ‘craft’. We might even dare to call upon these articulated vessels […]
a sea of new thoughts
At school we use the frottage technique to create a sea of colour, pattern and effects. First year Middle School pupils used leaves and other materials to create a forest […]
bodymapping – the respiratory system
Art and anatomy project. There are many ways Art and Science can work together at school, and this is one of our experiments. Second year pupils at Collegio Villoresi were […]
peaceful pictures
Back to black. First year classes 1c and 1b worked with white pencil to create feathery textures using curved strokes. Here are a few excerpts from the bible to accompany […]
a piece of wire…
Spirals, springs and other things in the middle school creative lab. You can make lots of things with wire, and so we did: rings, necklaces, bracelets, flowers and decorative shapes. […]
decoupage me!
New outfits for classic shapes. Beer and wine bottles, jam and condiment jars, it’s time for a wardrobe overhaul! Second year pupils got busy with newspapers/magazines and vinavil to give […]
it’s hot, besnow
A creative lab post. A long time ago….way back in December, a group of middle school pupils made snow. Using white plastic cups, plates, bowls and spoons, they downcycled the […]
forest of life!
Forty trees for a fabulous three dimensional forest. We began the year researching the golden ratio in nature and art composition, and followed this investigation with individual representations of trees […]
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