Places by water
Art Making Activities

Activity 1: Charcoal drawing of waterfall water scene
Think about the movement of water. What kinds of lines would you use to show water sitting in a still pond or lake and how is this different from a waterfall or fast flowing river? Look closely at the painting, Near the Moulin des Rouats, Avallon. Experiment by drawing an imaginary waterfall that flows into a small pond or lake. Draw this imaginary scene using charcoal. Remember to show the movement of water using your charcoal lines. You can smudge the charcoal to make softer grey areas. Think about the things that might be around the waterfall and the lake, are there trees or rock edges? Draw these detail as well to create a whole landscape scene.

Activity 2: Build a lighthouse using papier mache
Look closely at the artwork Historic Lighthouse by Max Miller. Using a tall cylinder like a bottle (do not cover to the top of the the neck of the bottle) you can cover this with layers of torn newspaper strips. First add some vaseline jelly (or glad wrap) to outside to prevent the paper from sticking. Use PVA white wood glue diluted with water or wallpaper glue (like cel mix) to paint on each of the strips before applying them to outside of the bottle. A good idea is to use different colour/types of paper for each layer so that you can tell where you need to add more paper. Best to build 3 layers of paper then leave to dry for a few days in a warm dry place. Remove form carefully from the bottle and trim the edges at top and bottom with scissors. You can add an empty round plastic yogurt container (taped to base form upside down) to make the space for the lights/ platform shape. It might be possible to cut out some spaces in the container so you can see through to the centre. Scrunch up a small piece of red cellophane and this can be your light beacon.

Activity 3: Build some sail boats or ferry boats using paddle pop sticks or matches and craft glue
You can cut the sticks if you need smaller lengths. Start with the bottom of the boat and gradually build each of the 2 sides separately. When you are happy you have slightly rounded sides of same length leave this to dry for a few hours before you stick them together to make the hull of the boat. Then place some crossover sticks from one side to the other to make a flat floor on top of the hull. Leave to dry again before adding masts or the captains cabin. Tip It is easier and quicker building this with the aide of a hot glue gun but you would need to have permission to use this.