As part of the 4^th Form artists curriculum, the pupils were given the golden opportunity of having a ceramic workshop with local potter Hiro Takahashi.

Inspired by the theme, 'In the Garden', the pupils created a personal response based around the 'Tree of Life'. They produced some beautiful and delicate pieces throughout the morning which will provide a strong starting point to their theme. Hiro showed the pupils several her specialist techniques which provided inspiration for their work.

After lunch we departed for Salisbury to visit the renowned sculpture park Roche Court. This is a now annual visit that we do and it never fails to surprise and impress us. Once we were there, we toured around the gardens visiting work by well-known artists such as Richard Long, Gillian Ayres and Phylidda Barlow amongst many others. Pupils recorded their thoughts and were very engaged with the work and the questions proposed to them.

It was a wonderful day packed full of practical and visual art and we were very impressed with how the exciting 4^th Form responded to it.

Seamus Harkness - Art Teacher

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