Textiles – Year 5

Year 5 have been learning about landscapes and what they are. They looked at a variety of different landscapes and talked about their features.  They then looked at some landscapes created using different materials by famous artists. Year 5 concentrated on a series of images of Garrowby Hill created  by local artist David Hockney from Bradford. In pairs they talked about the landscape and what they could see in the foreground, middle ground and background. They also discussed the use of the horizon line and vanishing point in the compositions. Next, they looked at Hockney’s use of colour and texture and pattern to create movement through the landscape.

Year 5 had opportunity to explore mark making and creating different landscapes in the pages of their sketchbooks before creating their own textile landscape which had to incorporate a vanishing point, horizon line and textured fields using stitching and fabric. Their landscapes were sewn onto a small piece of hessian to create a natural frame around the sewn , finished piece.

Amazing work year 5! Well done!

What The Student Says

" I really enjoyed looking at David Hockney's landscapes. His use of colour and pattern is unusual." "I never realised that a landscape picture can have so many different parts to it like foreground, middle ground, background, horizon line, vanishing point." " I still find it hard to thread my needle but I liked learning different stitches to create marks in  my landscape." " I am pleased with my finished piece. I think it looks like a landscape."

What skills were developed?

  • threading a needle
  • knotting thread
  • running stitch
  • blanket stitch
  • measuring my thread
  • cutting thread
  • creating an interesting composition with a horizon line and vanishing point
  • contrasting use of stitching to make texture in the landscape

What the Teacher says

Year 5 enjoyed learning about local artist David Hockney and the many different ways he has produced art over his long life. They created some beautiful textile pieces in response to looking at Hockney's Garrowby Hill. Some of the children found sewing very relaxing and enjoyed working on a progressive piece over time. Their sewing skills definitely improved from the beginning of the project to the end. Amazing work!

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