Year 7 Mini Monsters

Well done year 7...for the creative, interesting and original mini monsters you created this rotation. I am impressed with the tie dying techniques and accurate stitching.

Year 9 Hand Stitching

Here are some absolutely beautiful hand stitching pages from my current year 9 group. Well done Niamh Mahoney, Tayla Pilsworth and Jessica Heyes. Keep up the outstanding effort and work girls. Miss Mellor

Year 10 Hand Stitching

I am absolutely wowed by the effort demonstrated lesson after lesson by two of my current Year 10 students. I have a wonderful class of incredibly talented students who are developing their skills and confidence in this subject at a rapid rate. I will post lots of their work but the two pieces that really shone for me this week were:

Isabelle Bailey's Hand stitching shell page. I adore the colours, page composition and stitching detail. 

Ria Duncan's Exquisitely hand stitched shells. Ria's detail and array of hand stitches have been done outstandingly.

Well done girls. Excellent effort, quality of work and dedication. I am very pleased with you both. Keep up the good work. 

Miss Mellor

Year 9 creative mind maps

Hello again.

Welcome to a new and exciting term at ICC. We are lucky enough to be teaching G.C.S.E at year 9 this year and therefore you should expect a whole host of incredible work from our talented students.

Our first well done goes to Aimee Granell and Niamh Mahoney for their detailed, interesting and colourful mind maps filled with information and technique.

A fantastic start girls. Well done. The possibilities are endless.

Catering G.C.S.E

The standard and quality of work for this years Hospitality and Catering course has been exceptional. Here are two examples from the practical part of the exam. All elements were made from scratch including the sponge that went into the tiramisu. The accompanying paper work was both detailed and well structured. Well done Class of 2017.

Our hive of positivity

On Friday every student at our school dedicated two hours of their day to designing and making a bee to be displayed in our foyer. Here was the result. 600 beautifully coloured, designed and detailed Bees. A stunning display. Well done everyone.

#welovemanchester

Year 10 Textiles G.C.S.E

The girls have worked incredibly hard to create their final pieces based on their 'Textured Surfaces' coursework. Here you can see excellent examples of:

Reverse applique
Applique
Quilting
Printing
Couching
Tie dye
Embellishments

Well done girls. Very proud of you. Let's smash year 11!

Miss Mellor

Applique and Embellishment

Here are some examples of applique that I have been working on as sample pieces. I like the curved shapes and embellishments as they highlight the different fabrics and texture of the pieces.

Year 9 Sugar Skulls

Here are three examples of excellent 'final designs' from the final rotation of this academic year. Again we see fantastic designs, excellent use of colour and tonal shading and of course good annotation. Well done girls.

Design by Alisha Rainey

Design by Leah Hunt

Design by Olivia Smith

Elizabeth Pawle Inspired Embroidery Pieces

Elizabeth Pawle is my favourite artist at the moment. Her work is so beautiful, detailed and harmoniously coloured. She creates beautiful embroidered textiles, weavings and wall hangings using simple running stitches and french knots. I have been creating embroidery pieces based on her work this half term in order to inspire my year 10 students. What do you think?

http://www.elizabethpawle.com/

Year 7 Jon Burgerman inspired Masks

In year 7 we have been looking at the fantastic doodle work from Artist Jon Burgerman. The year 7 students have created their own masks based on their own doodle ideas/research. Here are a few examples. Students used cardboard, mixed media, paint, 3D card board layers and tissue paper. Fantastic work girls. Keep working well.

Lana Potter's Mask

Abigail O'Driscoll's mask

Mia Thornhill's Mask

Charlotte Lowe's Mask

Ellie Skeldon's Mask

Amy Blay's Day of the Dead Design

Here are is an example of Amy's shaded, detailed and annotated final design. Amy Blay is such a talented young lady who I am sure will succeed in whatever she chooses to do. Well done Amy, you truly are a super star. Keep up the good work.

Alisha Rainey's Day of the Dead Design Ideas

As the last rotation approaches I am thrilled to see the Year 9 work getting better and better. I am particularly impressed with the detailed, well annotated design ideas by Alisha. Fantastic work. Well done. Keep it up.

Year 7 Lichtenstein inspired drawing work

Here are two excellent examples of Pop Art drawing pieces from my Art lesson last week. The same image of Roy Lichtenstein's woman, created with the same media (pencil & watercolour) demonstrating such unique style. Well done Emily Rimmer and Emily Egan. You are very talented girls. Keep up the good work.

Josh Doab Playstation Controller Cushion

A huge well done goes to Josh in year 8 for the designing and making of his excellent Playstation controller cushion. Josh completed this during the last technology rotation. Aside from trying his best and being 100% optimistic at all times Josh lets nothing stand in the way of his vision and creativity. Well done Josh. You are a superstar. Keep up the good work.

Year 8 Pop Art Cushions

We are now at the end of the third Textiles Year 8 rotation and I must say the quality of work just keeps getting better and better. Here is an example of some of the most creative design ideas/final pieces from the last rotation. I am particularly pleased with the use of Reverse Applique, Batik and Applique which the three students below have completed accurately and skillfully. Well done Rowan, Alex and Josie. Keep up the excellent work. 

Rowan Platt's cat cushion with applique and 3D features. 

Alex Fouracre's Youtube design with Reverse Applique. 

Josie Cross' Mini Mouse design with Batik, a zip and 3D bow. 

Year 9 Art Homework

In art at the moment we have been looking at vintage and contemporary advertising. The students were set the task of recreating a contemporary advert in their chosen media.

Here are some fantastic examples. Well done girls, you are very creative and talented.

Katie Santi-Collage and water colour. 

Amy Blay-Pencil Crayon and fine liner. 

Kimberley Magee-Pencil Crayon and Pencil. 

Shannon Byrne Year 11

Shannon Byrne is basing her Component 2 samples on the work of artist Rebecca Chapman at the moment. Shannon has a distinct colour style which can be seen in her sample work. I adore the bright colours, contrasting materials and use of black stitched flowers over her layers of appliqued fabric. These are fantastic samples. Well done Shannon you have demonstrated accuracy and skill and are very talented. Keep up the good work.

What's in the Box?

I am very excited about an upcoming school trip I am taking a group of students on this week. 4 students who are talented cooks are joining a host of other schools at Salford City College to complete in the 'what's in the box' challenge. The students will relieve a box of ingredients and make a meal to win a prize. I shall post some photos at weekend.

In the meantime, good luck everyone.

Tom Rice Year 9 Graphics Valentines Day Card

Tom Rice gets creative with his Year 9 Pop Up Valentine Card and Envelope. Well done Tom. You got the Star Student Award for this rotation.

Mr Neilson