Albion Primary School Workshops - making eels, ducks, fire in the grass and wattle

Today I met the children at Albion Primary School for the very first time.

I was very impressed with their politeness and listening skills and what wonderful artwork they made. It was lovely working with you today. I hope you like the project when it is completed dwon by the river.

Year 2/3 students at Albion Primary School, made wattle today. 

They did very detailed work and then painted it carefully with underglazes.

Everybody worked out their own way of doing it as well, so good individual thinking skills!!!!

The year 4/5's made eels for the river. we talked about how in late summer the eels were in the river and could be caught as food. Some of the class members had eaten eels or seen them being caught.

This class made some very cool-looking eels.

Above: sculpting the clay.

above: painting on the underglaze colours

Year 3/4's made images of the grass burning. This was a very tricky exercise as we had to show the grass and the flames all in the one picture. Most students did it very well. I have forgottent o photograph everyone's work, so I will post them after they are glazed.

Again some very individual finished peices. Everyone had a go at doing it their own way and experimenting with how to make the best effect with clay and the underglaze colours.

Quack! Quack!

Year 5/6's made the ducks and swans and a few ducklings.

The students worked out their own ways of making the individual feathers and also painting techniques. It was very tricky to get the duck's beak correct and the shape of the duck. Well done because our ducks are marvellous.

The first duck to be completed was this lovely spotted one.

Look at the detail on this duck!

Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!

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We made two extra swans for Aunty Alice!

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Information

Kororoit Creek - 

Wurundjeri Acknowledgement Project   2015

Brimbank Council have approved a 'Community Strengthening Grant for this project which will cover the costs of materials and consultation and involvement of Wurundjeri Elders with the project. 

Debbie has been working with Wurundjeri Elders to design the mural. The theme of the mural is the  six seasons that the Wurundjeri people acknowledged and organised their year of activities and food gathering around. This theme relates specifically to their use of the Kororoit Creek and their careful management of the natural environment so that it could sustain them and continue to regenerate. The educational aims are to give children an understanding of the Indigenous perspective of the environment and to acknowledge the heritage of the local land and the Wurundjeri People.

This project will be an artwork made onto the concrete cylinder that is down by the Kororoit Creek where many artefacts of the Wurundjeri People have been found.

Debbie will be organising this project in liason with Brimbank Council departments of Community Planning and Engagement  and Sustainability and Environment. Four local schools are involved  in making the ceramic pieces for this artwork; Albion Primary School, St Theresa's School, Ardeer Primary and Mother of God School.

here is our cylinder, on which the mural will be made using ceramics and mosaic. It is seven metres around and 120 centimetres high.