Nature Art - Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy

We were inspired by a British artist - Andy Goldsworthy We are thinking about the Character Strength of Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence. 

Our criteria was to be creative, take a good photo and give our piece a good name. What do you think? 

By Soma, Chloe, Marigold, Zoe and Charlotte

The Beauty of Nature by Lucca, Leo K and Ethan B

Nature's Circle by Otto B, Tommy, Marlon, Haru and Shuyang

The Campfire of Gratitude by Willa and Esmé-Rose

By Cam, Jasper and Sammy

The Campfire of the Village by Hannah and Ethan Q

Heart of Nature by Finn and Archie

By Amelia W and Marcia

Best Friends Fur-ever by Scarlett and Rézi 

The Flower of Fire by Willow, Nikita, Cara and Violet

Nature's Cold Sun by Greer, Amber and Bella

The kai of Whetukairangi by Samuel and Tui

Firefly's Holiday Home by Monty, Lakham and Jack

By Henry and Liora

Natural Circle by Oscar

The Ant Kingdom by Rowan and Teddy

The Four Leaf Clover of Creativity by Locky, Leo M and Zen

The Mona LEAFa by Nicolas, Luca and Oli

Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence - Nature Art Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy

We have been spending time looking closely at precious things in nature. We have looked at the shape, colour, texture, markings etc. Here we are with our precious items. 

We were inspired by the work of Andy Goldsworthy and created our own environmental art. 

By Dante, Sam, Alfred, Leo M and Zen

"Nature Rules" by Nina and Anneke

By Archie, Darragh and Finn

By Arthur and Hannah

"Rainbow of Nature" by Cara, Nikita and Violet

"Mataora - The Bird of Destiny" by Lisa, Olive, Ella and Isabella

"The Flower of Gold" by Ethan and Bella

By Fabian, Leo, Shuyang and Haru

By Otto, Tommy and Marlon

"The Mushroom Shrine" by Nicolas

Peninsula Walk

We had a wonderful day exploring the peninsula. We explored rock pools, had a long lunch at Breaker Bay, made artworks inspired by Andy Goldsworthy and visited O-rua-iti Pā. We had to use Grit for our long walk. 

Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence- Art Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy

We have been inspired by the artwork of Andy Goldsworthy and have created our own environmental art. We have been thinking about the Character Strength of Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence.

By Marnie and Cleo

The Character Strength of Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence is about an emotional experience, and appreciating beauty around us and in other people's skills and talents.

We have been doing close observations of precious things in nature, looking at all of the wonderful colours, shades, shapes and uniqueness of the objects. 

By Sam, Finn and Alex

This is our child developed Character Strengths poster: