Canteen+Mural

After many afterschool workshops, countless lunchtimes & stolen recess moments a heartbreaking glaze based explosion has forced me to consider alternatives.

I have selectected students from the "pointy " end & GATS to assist in both murals

**__CANTEEN MURAL __**

- Sugar soap scrubbing completed by Mrs Woodland & yr 11 students MONDAY 9th May - NEW mural designs begun with GATS MONDAY 9th May- to be completed asap

- Undercoat to be painted by "pointies" pending my 4 periods of RFF lining up with students schedules - Scheduled to begin painting mural Monday 16th May w - 'Lead lighting' effect mimicked with acetate pinned within window frames (thanks 4 the idea VIV!! :D) - Painted letters on wall to be protected with acetate screwed into wall (thanks 4 the idea Cimen) - Grand opening pending cooridnation of the murals completion (vs teaching) & invitation of Ryde Council contacts - Please click below to view work in progress (btw they learnt photoshop from moi in yr8 ;-P)

Ebony Orrin y9 - currently working on completing & emailing her design

Yalda Yasir y9 - flikr inspired & a lovely composition - higher contrast suggested.

Belinda Te y9 - please note the painstaking attention to opacity-layering & mimicking of lead lighting (I am trying to get Belinda & Eb to collaborate

colour palette options  

**__WISHING TREE MURAL --> L OOOOOO N G term plan e.g. 2 year roll out? __** ! Work to begin AFTER cantten lettering mural AND FOYER - 2D + 3D PBEL CARE WISHING TREE. <span style="color: #11975d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; overflow: hidden;">- Could possibly write this into a unit of work e.g. yr 7 or 8 TM (stay tuned) <span style="color: #11975d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; overflow: hidden;">- Tree trunk to be painted onto with painterly bark textures -care ethos subtly embedded throughout <span style="color: #11975d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; overflow: hidden;">- Hollow 3D ceramic Visual Symbols embedded into the roots of the tree, as its scaffold e.g. winged love heart for 'care'- trophy for 'achieve' etc. <span style="color: #11975d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; overflow: hidden;">- 3D ceramic fruits/outcomes would also be embedded into the branches as focal points <span style="color: #11975d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; overflow: hidden;">- Each leaf could be a laminated shade of green with a student wish for positive change/PBEL ethos related/possibly created as guidance project/included within the booklet. e.g. 1 side for the wish & 1 side for the action (thanks RBHS!) <span style="color: #11975d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; overflow: hidden;">- Imagine the leaves growing as MHS does, with visitors, parents, council VIPS etc adding over time <span style="color: #11975d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; overflow: hidden;">- Imagine these leafy wishes branching out over the wall & becoming a canopy that hangs from the hideous A frame canteen roof <span style="color: #11975d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; overflow: hidden;">- Imagine kids getting engaged & taking ownership for their school grounds & THINKING/ACTING positive change! :D

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On location - plz excuse messy cutting atm time poor