Art, Textiles & Photography
Churston Ferrers Grammar School
Welcome Back!
Maria Harris,
Head of Art, Textiles and Photography
Website: http://www.churstongrammar.com/
Amazing Stage Set for Wizard of Oz
Celebrating Students' Exam Results & Awards!
The department was very pleased with its results this year.
Top student at GCSE Art: Deborah Martin
Top student at GCSE Textiles: Rachel Holland
AS Art 88% A- B , Textiles 100% A- B ,Photography 72%
Top Student AS Art: Joint Verity Child & Emily Thomas
Top Student AS Textiles: Sophie Griffiths
Top Student AS Photography: Phoebe Sommerfield
Top student at A2 Art was Holly Ellard who obtained full marks at A2.
Top student at A2 Textiles was Sarah Craig.
Phoebe Sloper
GCSE Exam Piece
Verity Child
AS Controlled Assessment
Holly Ellard
A2 Controlled Assessment
Photography A2
Phoebe Somerfield
Textiles GCSE
Lexi Dart
Textiles A2
Sarah Craig
Fantastic New Art Block Near Completion!
Castle Drogo Visit
The Year 12 Art, Photography and Textile students had a unique opportunity to visit ‘Castle Drogo’ and see its art instillations, sculpture, fine art collection and tapestries. The castle is currently undergoing conservation work, allowing visitors the opportunity to go behind the scenes and see the castle from a variety of different angles.
The aim of the trip was to provide students with inspirational source material for their coursework theme of ‘Structure & Form’. We were allowed up to a viewing tower to get closer than ever before to some of the castle’s amazing features. We climbed 86 steps (20 meters) to look down on the building work taking place on the roof of the castle, the panoramic views of Dartmoor and beautiful the garden and grounds. Students took photographs, produced sketches and are hopefully inspired to create some great work back at school!
Please check out some of our photos from the day on Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/churstongrammar/albums/72157658967876206
Year 9 Textiles Pathway Visit the Clothes Show
In December, our Year 9 Art Textiles pathway, GSCE and A-level students went to the Clothes Show Live Exhibition at Birmingham NEC. The exhibition showcases many brands and designers that you cannot see on the high street, the latest trends in fashion and makeup, as well as being supported by some of the stalwarts of British Fashion and Textiles such as institutions like Liberty. Plus many of the colleges and universities that run post A-level Textiles courses were there for anyone interested in a career in Fashion or Product Design.
We also were able to see the runway show which was amazing and entertaining. It was a wonderful spectacle that brought together music, lights, dance and fashion. It was particularly interesting and educational for our Year 9 pathway group to see how ideas, seemingly unrelated to fashion, develop and grow through popular culture into items that can be designed to wear on the catwalk and then to our high street stores.
Success for Rotary Young Photographer Competition
Congratulations to Arthur Rogers, Jess Thomas and Melissa Gilmore who successfully entered the ‘Rotary Young Photographer Competition’. Entrants had to produce a portfolio of three photographs based upon the theme ‘Our Word is Beautiful’ and a brief explaining their inspiration. Arthur Rogers won the local heat and has been selected to enter the district stage of the competition.
Students attended the exhibition on Friday 11th December in the Flavel centre in Dartmouth. Along with receiving certificates and prizes students also received valuable feedback from professional judges.
Churston Welcome Rhino After Successful Alpaca Trail!
Following on from the successful Alpaca Trail in Summer 2015, Churston applied to decorate a rhino and have been triumphant and taken delivery of a rhino! The Great Big Rhino Trail, will cover Exeter and the English Riviera, and will run from 30th July to 9th October 2016 and promises to be bigger and better than previous trails. It is aimed at engaging communities with a mass exhibition of public art to raise awareness and funds to help Critically Endangered rhinos.
Our alpaca, ‘Cusco’, was very well received and is still in situ outside the school reception area. If you took part in the trail and wanted to find out whether you managed to solve the mystery phrase… it was:
THE TRAIL OF ALPACAS LIES HIDDEN IN THE BAY
Thanks to everyone involved!
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