Art - Lino Cutting

In art we have been doing Lino Cutting inspired by Sonja Terk Delauney.  We had to create a design that incorporate orphsim in it. Orphism is a type of art that uses a-lot a colour and shapes to make the picture. To start with we had to make a thumbnail sketch. After we completed the thumbnail sketch we had to split it up so it fits on 2 different pieces of lino.  We are doing our design on 2 pieces of lino so it creates a cool affect. Some techniques I have had to use so far is how cut the lino. I have also had to use a lot of complementary colours so it stands out more. Another technique I have used is with how and where I put all the shapes I have used. Something that hasn't worked so well was the fact the the fist lino cutting tool I used was to curved so I struggled to cut.  Something that I really like about my work so far is the design of my work. Here is a picture of my work so far:

Human Trafficking - Social Studies

We had to do a seel paragraph about human trafficking. Here is my paragraph:

Human Trafficking is the action of illegally transferring humans from one place to another, often they end up being forced into sexual or physical labour. Although the majority of human trafficking happens to adults there is still a huge amount of young kids who end up being beaten and sexually exploited. Human Trafficking is a major problem in countries such as; Belarus, Central African Republic, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, and Venezuela. Many people who are abducted and sold eventually end up in forced labour. Human Trafficking is still a huge issue despite it being illegal due to not enough countries taking actions and prosecuting the crime. 

Child Soldiers - Social Studies

In Social Studies we had to do a research task about Child Soldiers. Child Soldiers are Kids that are used for killing or committing any sort of violence. We had to create a map showing the ten most involved countries for using child soldiers. Here is the map that Jordan and I worked on collectively:  

Here is my Seel Paragraph about why children are used in War and how does this take away their Human Rights and Freedom:

Many Children are recruited to become soldiers at a young age.  By becoming a soldier these children are deprived of basic human rights such as the right to freedom. Child Soldiers are used in any way their commander wants, but they are mainly used for things such as killing, violent acts, sexual purposes, spies and multiple other things. These children do not get a say in what they do and due to them being young they are often manipulated into thinking they are doing the right thing. Many children join the military to avenge family members who have died as a result of a war. Children are still being used as soldiers in multiple countries. 

Math

In maths we have been doing various types of maths problems that we had to solve in groups of 4. For half the term my I was in a group with Jordan and Natasha but now I am in a group with Reign, Sofia and Jordan. We had to answer 2 questions about one of the problems we had to solve. Here are the questions:

1.   Describe a mistake or misconception that you or your classmate had I class. What did you learn from this? A mistake a Jordan and Natasha made was that they didn't fully understand the question therefor leading me to have separate answers to the rest of the group. I learnt that just because the majority of the group has a different answer doesn't mean your wrong and also to make sure to understand the equation.

2. Did you learn any new vocabulary or concepts?  No as I learned all the vocabulary and concepts in previous years.

Child Labour - Social Studies

In Social Studies we have been learning about Child Labour. Below is the work we had to complete to help show our understanding of Child Labour.

 Here is a map of the top 10 countries involved in Child Labour:

Child Labour Paragraph -
Children all over the world are used for free labour. Many families that live in countries with high rates of poverty are forced to send their kids into slavery to pay off their debt. The majority of the time the children have to work from dawn to dusk without breaks and loads of times they dont actually end up paying off their families debt. The slave master who use these kids are depriving them from multiple human rights, for example the right to education is stripped away from the children the second they step foot into their work area. Other human rights that are violated consist of; the right to equality, Right to life, Freedom from slavery and countless other human rights. As the years go by slavery is still common and still a huge issue in this world.

Sonja Terk Delaunay

In art we have been learning about Sonja Terk Delaunay and how she helped Orphism become a thing. I think that she is a very interesting person and I am looking forward to using her as a inspiration for my own work.

Design in the style of Mondrian 1931

2 Of Sonjas Art works:

Rythme Colore

What is Orphism? Orphism was a art movement obtained within cubism. It was started by a few French artist and emphasising the use of light and colour instead of the style of art that other famous artist use 

2 facts about Sonja: 

• Sonja is a French-Ukrainian Artist 
• She was adopted 
• She spoke multiple languages 
• She didn't do art for more than 10 years after husband death 

 Here is a picture of my own work:

Art

In art we have being designing work that is inspired by Michael Mew.  Our work had to include a focal point that draws the attention of the viewer. To make the focal point stand out more we had to add leading lines. Leading lines is just lines that lead your eyes to wherever your main point is. We also had to add a bird into out art as it represents our cultural narrative. The focal point of my work is the word Gold that I took from a magazine and the leading lines are the yellow strips as well as the edge of the other pictures I took from a magazine. To make the focal point stand out more I added purple in the background as it is the complementary colour of yellow. The bird I chose was the Mohua. A Mohua bird is a attractive bird that is also very musical.  Something I could work on is planning my work before I actually start it as I have a bit of trouble when I started to paint and add my bird. Overall I think I did a good job but there are definitely some things I could improve on like making everything a bit neater. Here is my work: