Lesson video

Hello, my name is Mrs. Mayes and I am so pleased you have chosen to learn with me today.

We are going to have a great lesson and I'm here to support you for any challenges you might encounter.

Let's get started.

Let's have a look at today's learning outcome together.

I can work collaboratively to make a mixed media artwork inspired by water.

That sounds really exciting, doesn't it? Here are some of the keywords for today's lesson.

I'm going to say the word and I would like you to say them after me.

Let's have a go together.

Mixed media, excellent.

Temporary, superb.

And large scale.

Let's have another go at that, large scale.

Excellent.

Well done.

Let's have a look at the meanings.

Mixed media means using more than one type of material to create an artwork.

Temporary means something that lasts for a short time and is not permanent.

Large scale, artworks that are much bigger than usual.

That sounds really fun, doesn't it? Here are our learning cycles for today.

We are first going to look at what is mixed media.

Let's get started.

Have a really good look at this artwork.

What materials can you see in the artwork? Here is the same artwork.

Artists will sometimes use more than one material within their artwork.

Did you spot that? Let's have a look a bit more closely.

Here, we can see paper, plastic netting and tinfoil.

When artists mix materials, we call it a mixed media artwork.

These materials have also been layered over one another.

Paper over paper, plastic netting over the tinfoil and tinfoil over the paper.

This artwork is called a mixed media collage because it uses both layers and different materials together.

Sometimes artists do not glue down their layers of materials.

This means that the collage might be temporary.

The materials can be taken away and used for something else after the artwork has been created.

Have a good look at this picture.

Why is this sand castle a temporary artwork? Just like the sand castle, a mixed media collage does not have to last for ever.

It can be a temporary artwork.

Now it's your turn to have a go at a question.

True or false? Artworks can be temporary.

I'm going to pause here to give you some time to think about your answer.

That was some really good thinking, well done.

Let's have a look at what the answer is.

It's true.

Let's have a look at why.

Some artworks are designed to last a really long time, but other artworks are designed to be temporary.

Lucas, Laura, Izzy, and Alex are going to create a mixed media collage.

This artwork will also be temporary.

Lucas is thinking about his artwork being temporary.

He has some really good questions.

"How will I remember what I made?" And, "How can I show people my artwork if it is temporary?" Do you have any ideas? Sometimes artists will record their artwork using photographs, but other artists might choose not to.

Laura, Izzy and Alex start by looking back at their plan.

Laura says, "We have painted paper to create our collage." Izzy has a question about that.

"Would that be enough material though?" Hmm.

Alex has an idea.

"Could we use some other materials too?" Lucas has a suggestion.

He says, "We don't just have to use paper.

We could use some brown cardboard.

This might be great for the rocks in the river." Oh, that's a really good idea, isn't it? Izzy has a suggestion, "How about some scraps of fabric in different colours? These greys and blues could be great for the sky." Laura also has a suggestion.

She says, "We have lots of green painted paper.

Could this be used for the hills in the distance?" Can you think of anything else green that they could use? Alex has found some tinfoil, netting, and food packaging.

What could these materials be used for? Hmm.

I think we could use them for the shiny sand and reflections on the water.

Did you think the same thing? It's your turn now to answer another question, what material might not be useful for a temporary collage? Is it A, glue, B, fabric scraps, or C, painted papers? I'm going to pause here to give you some time to have a think about your answer or you can pause the video.

That was some really hard thinking, well done.

Let's have a look at the answer.

It was A, the glue.

Because the collage is temporary, materials do not need to be glued together.

Here is task A, your first task of today's lesson.

One, in groups discuss which materials you could use for your mixed media collage.

You might use sentence stems to help your discussion.

I wonder if.

I think we could.

What do you think about using.

And could we find.

And two, gather your materials.

Anything that you might think will be useful for your collage today? You might want to think about gathering natural materials or some food packaging or recycled materials.

Remember, you can use fabric scraps and any natural materials such as twigs and sticks to help you.

Pause the video here while you complete that task.

Well done, some great suggestions for your collage there.

You might have suggested like Laura, "Remember, water does not have to be blue! We could use fabric scraps in different colours." You might have suggested like Lucas, "Recycled packaging like bubble wrap could be useful for the frothy water." What a great idea.

You might have suggested like Izzy, "I wonder if we could use some sticks and twigs for the trees in our scene?" Oh, that would make it look really realistic, wouldn't it? You might have gathered for your collage, recycled cardboard, fabric, recycled packaging, collage papers, tinfoil and food packaging and natural materials.

I can't wait to see how these now look.

Let's have a look now at our second learning cycle, we are creating a temporary collage.

Have a look at this image.

How has the artist layered materials in this artwork? Within a collage, an artist can layer materials over one another.

Some materials are see-through like this bubble wrap.

Other materials like this cardboard box are not see-through.

Artists can use see-through materials to create different effects in their artwork.

Bubble wrap can be layered over other materials.

So here we have some bubble wrap over fabric.

Here, bubble wrap over cardboard.

And here bubble wrap over some really brightly coloured paper.

How could this layer bubble wrap be used in your mixed media collage? This artist is experimenting by layering, see-through materials over other materials.

They are using the bubble wrap over some natural materials such as the stick and the leaves and also some netting, which is a little bit see-through and a little bit not see-through.

This creates different textures within an artwork and could be really useful for your collage today.

I'm going to now layer see-through materials over other materials.

Let's have a look at what that looks like.

Now, you are going to layer see-through materials over other materials.

Have a play around, see what materials look better over other materials and what textures you really like.

Pause the video here so you can have a go at that task.

Well done, that was some great experimentation.

Let's have a look at what you might have made.

Ah, so you might have layered some netting over some masking tape.

You might have layered some plastic packaging over natural materials and you might have layered some bubble wrap over coloured paper or sticks.

Artists can use several layers of materials such as bubble wrap to create their artwork.

Some artists choose to work on a small scale.

This means the artwork might be about the same size as a banana.

Some artists choose to work on a medium scale.

This means the artwork might be a bit bigger than a banana.

Some artists might choose to work on a large scale.

This means the artwork might be much bigger than a banana.

Let's see if you can remember that learning.

Which image shows a large scale artwork? Is it A, B, or C? Pause the video here so you have a chance to really think hard about that question.

Well done, let's have a look at what you answered.

It was B.

This artwork is very big next to the banana and the artist is going to work on a large scale.

An example of an artist who is known for her large scale artwork is Katharina Fritsch.

She creates resin sculptures with simple outlines and a bold use of colour.

Abdoulaye Konate, is a Malian artist renowned for his large scale artworks created with traditional Malian fabric.

He skillfully layers fabric to convey stories in his textile-based pieces.

Working on a large scale means that lots of artists can work together to create an artwork.

As artists work together, they might move around or change something that another artist has done.

Izzy and Alex have worked on this part of their temporary collage.

It's looking pretty good so far, isn't it? Izzy says, "We have placed some material on our large scale collage." Laura and Jacob take a turn to change and add to the collage.

"We have added to the collage, but we have taken away some of the fabric and used bubble wrap instead." Izzy and Alex talk to Lucas and Laura.

"We saw that you changed our part of the artwork!" I think that's made them feel a bit sad, hasn't it? Lucas and Laura say, "We did change some of your ideas, but we kept some too." When working collaboratively, artists may change or add to another artist's idea.

Izzy says, "It can be hard when other artists change your idea." Lucas adds, "It doesn't mean that your idea was bad, it was just different to theirs." Here is your final task for today's lesson.

Think about the large scale of your artwork.

You might want to use masking tape to mask out an area on the floor or a large table.

Task two is taking turn in groups.

Create your temporary collage using a range of mixed media you have gathered.

Here are some steps to help you with that second part of task B.

I cannot wait to see how your collages turn out and looking forward to seeing the really big, large scale artworks that you produce.

Pause the video here or I will pause to give you some time to complete that task.

Let's have a look at how you might have got on.

I think you did some really fabulous creating collaboratively.

You might have used painted papers.

You might have layered fabric within your collage.

You might have used a range of materials such as leaves and packaging.

You might have used see-through material to create extra layers.

And you might have changed or added to another artist's idea.

I wonder if you found that hard or easy.

Let's have a summary of today's learning.

You now know that artworks can be temporary and large scale.

You now know that mixed media can describe artworks that use a range of materials.

You also know that materials can be layered one over the other.

And you understand that my ideas might be changed by others and that can be a little bit hard.

Thank you so much for joining me for today's learning.

I hope you have made some beautiful artwork, bye-bye.