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In todays class we did drawings for each other in pairs, i did a drawing of my class fellow while not looking down on the paper. It was hard not to look down what i was drawing and not try to fi what i was doing , it was a fun activity .
there is so many different materials that can be used with Art , paper is one of them , there is so many ways we could use it, the material is not the important aspect of the art or how it is presented to children but what they could do with it provokes inquires and ask questions. Children experiments with materials , through experiments we discover how things works, its not what the individual child could do but how we could invent together.
(Pacini_ Ketchabaw, Kind S & Kocher L pg.14)

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Reference:

https://www.hume.vic.gov.au/Home https://www.hume.vic.gov.au/Home

Pacini-Ketchabaw, V, Kindi, S & Kocher, LLM 2016b, ‘Thinking with materials’,

Encounters' with materials in early childhood education, Routledge, New York,

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Pacini-Ketchabaw,V,Kindi, S & Kocher,LLM 2016b, 'Thinking with materials,' Encounters with materials in early childhood education, Routledge, New York, pp,1-21

Pelo, A 2016, The language of art:inquiry-based studio practices in early childhood settings,Redleaf Press,
ISBN: 97816055544588

Vecchi, V 2015,'Poetics of learning, in L Gandini, L Hill, L Cadwell & C Schwaklkl (eds), In the spirits of the studio:learning from the atelier of Reggio Emilia,2nd edn, Teachers College Press, New York, pp.17-41.
EISBN:9780807773666

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Testaflora-Big Fish

Workshop 2010

As I have only been living in this area for about a month, this community is still very new for me, I am glad this assignment gives me a chance to explore and research my area.

I researched and found a beautiful sculpture remarkably close to me, I went to the site, asked a few people to show them a picture of sculpture where I can find that! Testaflora-
Sadly, this sculpture has lost its beauty, the symbolic representation of diversity, history, and changes in the community, no one can understand the representations of seeds and pods in the sculpture as they are not even there anymore. I have noticed the eucalyptus pods and brachy chiton pods from Australia and the Pacific, I have noticed the lost coloration and magnificent skill of composition and design.

I wonder Hume City Council revisit this place and reflect on the value and purpose of this Artwork.

I wonder if this Site can be a reflection tool for my children to respect our environment.

Sadly, this sculpture has lost its beauty, the symbolic representation of diversity, history, and changes in the community, no one can understand the representations of seeds and pods in the sculpture as they are not even there anymore. I have noticed the eucalyptus pods and brachy chiton pods from Australia and the Pacific, I have noticed the lost coloration and magnificent skill of composition and design.

I wonder Hume City Council revisit this place and reflect on the value and purpose of this Artwork.

I wonder if this Site can be a reflection tool for my children to respect our environment.

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this is the first site I have chosen is a local library, Broadmeadows Library, which is about 1 kilometer from my house.

This Library is in the Hume Global Learning Center. It has very spacious study areas and meeting spaces, public PCs and WIFI, an area for children with gaming consoles and collections of books in many different languages.

The object what makes me choose this site was a sculpture of a tree.

The Galgi-ngarrak Yirranboi Tree.
The Galgi-ngarrak Yirranboi Tree sculpture was named by local Gunung William – Balluck Elder Norm Hunter, who has since joined the Spirits of his ancestors.

The Name means: Backbone of Tomorow” the tree represents growth in the rapidly developing Humme community, as well as the establishing of the new roots by many migrates and refuge who lies in the region.

What surprise me to know that how many different nationalities involved in this piece of Art and most of the plant material used in this Art work is indigenous to Broadmeadows There are basket makers from Indigenous Australian, Hmong, Samon, Maori, Cook Islander, Turkish, Vietnamese, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Kurdish and Filipino background people who worked with Artiest Wendy Golden. The Galgi-ngarrak Yirranboi Tree sculpture was named by local Gunung William – Balluck Elder Norm Hunter, who has since joined the Spirits of his ancestors.

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All these different materials and ways of doing Art has a purposeful place in our classroom and to explore, investigate and learn. It makes us think what they can learn through the materials and how we as a teacher can facilitate that learning , the relationships materials has with how we can provoke conversations, questions and injuries. Art is never wrong and through different mediums children and adults can express themselves, its not only enhance my future teachings and practices. To create is to step into the unknown with the improvisation at the heart of the endeavour"
(Pacini-Ketchabaw,Kind & Kocher 2017,pg. 7 )

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Understanding paint,
a)- As non-human other.
- A material to explore senses.
- A tool for thinking and creating
b) Histories of paint go back so long ago as marking on rocks bark using minerals and organic based pigments, and bee wax, we have seen paint develop over time into various verities and textures.
c) Create Artwork explore paint as a medium, express themselves,Move others with a message.
Reflect critically.
I got to know the different types of materials used to as paint and how it has evolved through time.
thinking of all the paint we could used that is in our everyday household and we probably wouldn't think to use. there is so much material that can be used as Art, we can treat these materials as active and participatory. they set things in motion, incite questions and produce ideas.(Pacini-Ketchabaw, Kind & Kocher 2017,pg. 11)
Having a space for children to create (atelier) having all different mediums such as paint, paper, clay, play -dough, davne, music, etc. In the reading " In the spirits of studio" one of main beliefs of Reggio Emilia was being able to accept new ideas to poetic languages (visual, music ,dance, poetry ,architecture design) was an important learning process.
Gandini L, Hill L, Cadwell L, Schwall C & Seidel S 2015 pg. 18)

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In todays class we discussed light and what memories it held for us . My memories of light in my childhood, was always having bright rooms and big windows and the light coming in the rooms.
the concept of light is something children are able to explore in a creative way through a range of light such as Translucent, shadow, colour mixing reflect or transparent.
Light play is a great resource with idea on how to use light with children and what activities you can set up.
Light  Play , let children investigate the properties of light and how it interests with different materials .
light play encourage collaborative play, creative experimentation and discovery based learning. ( Light play education resources 2017,pg.1)

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Making a stopmotion video a completely new experience for me. i have tried to link my video with my community Art work which was not in a good shape .
I used clay as a material to recreate a community art work .
(Testaflora)
i struggled a little bit and tried several times to get the hold of stopmotion video.
finally i have managed to record 10 sec. video which can convey my message to recreate the the local community Art work .

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Clay has been a material that i dont usually work with or provide the children with as i think of it as a material that is too hard. Clay is something which that i will definitely explore and want to include in. my future practice. looking at clay in the class and reading about, it has expanded my knowledge and has given me ideas how i can investigate it further and together with children explore this concept of Art .
How can we support and provide opportunities for children to tell a story through material .
We discussed in small groups this question and how we could include Aboriginal Art in our services, in a respectful and meaningful way and these are some of the answers we came up with .
- providing them the variety of open ended materials where they can choose what to  use .
_ Let them explore different medium/textures of materials.
_ Taking children for excursions to Art galleries.
_Having local artist invited to the service. Being a mentor.
-Letting children learn from each other .
_ Displaying their Art in a meaningful and respectfully.
additionally using Art to encourage children to explain their Art to others.
_ reflecting on their materials and experiences that we are providing  to children and notice on the learning involved.
_Allowing children enough time to come back to their work any time during the day .