Henry Moore Models

It's been so busy in Year 6 that we forgot to blog about our fantastic clay models! Using Henry Moore as our inspiration, we used clay to create human figures as if they were sheltering from the bombing in the Underground.

 

To begin with, we rolled our clay into a ball and used the five star method to pull out the different limbs of the body.

 

 

We then began to shape the body using the correct proportions and placing our figure in an appropriate pose. Some of our positions included reading, sleeping and cuddling. We knew that being underground during the bombing was probably an unsettlling experience so we considered that our character might look upset or bored.

 

It was then time to add extra details. We used the clay tools to make impressions on the clay.

Bethany P had a very interesting idea for her model - she tried to make it more abstract by taking on board the stylistic choices of Henry Moore's work.

Finally, we used slip to add on extra details such as books. Here, you can see that the hair has been added on to this figure using a slip method.

 



And here is a small selection of our finished models. I'm sure you'll agree that they look great!