STUDENT OF THE MONTH

  Fionnuala Fahey of Year 2 is the first ART student of the month in 2012. Fionnuala has been an excellent student since she first stepped into the artroom. She is extremely focused on her work and does not allow herself to be distracted at any stage. She always does her homework and is a helpful and polite student at all times. Her shoe is based on the theme of ‘Sweets’ and is made from the simplest of materials – recycled card, masking tape and wallpaper paste. It is well made and shows Fionnuala’s creativity. Behind her finished shoe we can see her sheet of preparation,  which shows her research and development, a very competent piece of work. No doubt Fionnuala will do very well in her Junior Cert project next year!

The art teacher Mrs. Slattery would like to take this opportunity to thank fellow student Stephen Keane who helped out when we were stuck for a packet of wallpaper paste. Stephen is very generous and helpful, he offered and remembered to bring in a packet!

Niamh Ryan of Year 2 is ART student of the month of December 2011. Niamh has been working very consistently, she is well behaved in class, gets on with her work and is well prepared for class. Her calligraphy piece – the first time herself and the class did calligraphy – shows excellent penmanship and good planning. Keep up the good work!

Here are examples of other calligraphy pieces by fellow students of year2

For the month of Novemenber the LCA2 class of 2011/2012 has been chosen as ART class of the month! Normally this award goes to a single student but in this instance the whole class deserves this distinction. Ben, Rachel, Dan, Felipe, Ramon, Kevin and Sean have all shown genuine interest in the subject of art and have put great effort into their work. Never before has an LCA class been so co-operative, pleasant, dedicated and a pleasure to work with. Keep up the good work and behaviour and make sure you attend classes!

For agricultural studies the students developed beautiful and unusual garden designs which they gave visual expression in the artclass. They also actively contributed to the improvement of the school grounds by decorating terracotta pots with tiles, planting them with spring bulbs and identifying a suitable spot where to place them. I look forward to seeing them flower in the spring!

Shane Armstrong of Year 1 is ART student of the month of October 2011. Despite the immense difficulties Shane faces on a daily basis he has been able to keep up with class work and homework. Shane did an excellent job developing his initials into a Graphic Design for his art folder, then painting in the resulting shapes in a precise and controlled manner. For the front of his Culture Studies Copy, Shane chose Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Bedroom at Arles’. He took great care to re-create this painting as faithfully as possible while still putting his own stamp on the work. Van Gogh, in his last letter to his brother Theo in 1890 said:’ Well, my own work, I am risking my life for it and half my reason has gone’. Art was tremendously important for van Gogh and we feel that it has a similar standing and importance in Shane’s life – it is his favourite subject and he makes a huge effort in every way. We look forward to more of the lovely work that Shane will no doubt produce! Well done Shane.

Take a look at the other great work that is done in Shane’s class

Conor Gabriel of Year 4 is ART student of the month of September 2011 for his excellent Junior Cert Art project. As soon as the project themes came out Conor set to work. He always was well prepared for every class, had his research and preparatory work done at home and used every minute of class time. He met all the deadlines! He interpreted his starting point – War and Peace – in a very interesting and unusual way by investigating allegories for War and Peace in Peter Paul Rubens’ painting ‘Minerva protecting Pax from Mars’.

Well done to Conor and his class mates on the excellent Junior Cert results! Keep up the good work in the Senior cycle! To view more project work please go to the Year 3 webpage.

Emily Welch of Year 2 is ART student of the month of April for the great sheet of preparation and support studies she did for the FOOTWEAR FOR LADY GAGA project. Commendable is the fact that Emily made a copy of Salvador Dali’s ‘Burning Giraffe’ for her support studies sheet, rather than simply printing it out. Emily works not only hard but also consistently,  in class, and for her homework. She is in an excellent class and many of her classmates could also feature as Student of the Month.

Django Stapleton of Year 1 is ART student of the month of March. He produced a wonderful copy of a Magritte painting as the front cover of his Culture Studies Copy. It is obvious that he put a lot of time and effort into his work! He also wrote very well about the artist and why he chose this picture AND he did an excellent second reproduction of a Magritte painting. On top of that Django’s attendance and punctuality to class has greatly improved. He has not been late or absent recently. Well done Django, keep up the good work!

To view the excellent works done by his fellow students please go to the YEAR 1 page

Lauren Jamie of YEAR 2 is ART student of the month of February for her drawing of a shoe. Lauren concentrated hard on the work she was asked to do and the resulting drawing shows it! She has used strong tonal contrast in her drawing which makes a great impact and makes the shoe look very real.

While Lauren has been singled out in this positive manner, it has to be said, that the whole class has been doing excellent work. Their work can be viewed on the YEAR 2 page. Keep it up!

Well done Lauren