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Knockavoe School 10 Melmount Gardens

£500 funding received from Ulster Scots Agency

22nd Feb 2022

Ni100 Competition- Knockavoe School

Category B- Special Education: Post-Primary

 

At Knockavoe School we decided to look at 2 famous Ulster Scots personell.

Cecil Francis Alexander - a hymn/ song writer who lived in Strabane and our entry focuses on the hymn ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’. The entrant used a digital camera to photograph natural forms and collaged this with a mirror image of a guitar. The overall work was then photographed and uploaded onto GIMP software to be digitally manipulated.

Hans Slone - a famous naturalist and collector who was celebrated by the second entrant. The entrant used a marbled ink background and a block printing technique on Gelli plates to create a layered print showcasing the interrogate beauty of the natural world.

We used the funding to purchase specialist printing materials such as Gelli plates, block printing ink, rollers, printing paper &marble inks to encourage learners to explore the qualities and experiment with new and creative processes.

 

Well done to our two secondary pupils... what a great achievement!