Tag: Art

Duffy birthday hats

We created birthday hats to wear at Duffy’s 30th Birthday. We used paper to make our hats and markers to design them. For my Duffy birthday hat, I used origami. Someone in my class made triangles and I connected them together using tape. I cut out hearts and confetti, and added them on my crown. I ordered them in the order of hearts, confetti, hearts, and so on. But there was one space left so I wrote 30 to represent how long Duffy books have been in homes. Lastly, for the final touch, I added glitter on the tips of my crown.

I enjoyed this activity because I got to use my creativity and imagination to create my birthday hat.

Tivaevae Design

We were challenged to create a tivaevae design to celebrate Cook Island language week. To create my Tivaevae design, I had to do some research to be able to create one. I saw that all of them had flowers of different colours and leaves, so I decided to add a bunch of flowers with a variety of colours. I also saw, that all the tivaevae designs were symmetrical. So I made sure to line up my flowers to the correct spot. I thought about what gradients I should use, so I tried to keep it as natrual as possible.

I enjoyed this activity because I got to use my creativity to create a tivaevae design, and while I was doing it, I learnt some interesting facts about tivaevae. Like, did you know that they are hand sewn!

Matariki Stars

L.I: To plan, design, and create a class star for Matariki that tells a story.

To create this star, I had to find a story for it to tell. I decided to do the time when Maui fished up a big fish, but now known as the North Island. The story goes that when they went fishing, they had no bait so Maui punched his own nose and used his blood as bait. He covered his hook with his blood and hauled it down into the sea. And that’s why there’s a red outline around the hook. And the 9 stars above them are the Matariki stars. Whose names are Matariki, Waiti, Waita, Waipunarangi, Tupu-a-nuku, Tupu-a-rangi, Ururangi, Pohutukawa, and Hiwa-i-te-rangi.

I enjoyed making this star because I learnt another Maori myth while making this.

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