1C Gunta Stolzl

Lesson: Art and design

Class: Year 1 - 1C Year: 2021 - 2022

Gunta Stolzl - Weaving

This term we have been learning all about an artist called Gunta Stolzl, a German textile artist who played a fundamental role in the development of the Bauhaus school's weaving workshop. As the Bauhaus' only female master she created enormous change within the weaving department as it transitioned from individual pictorial works to modern industrial designs.

We started off this unit by studying the her work and creating a fact file. We then had a go at creating our own looms using a sheet of paper and cutting strips of paper to practise weaving in and out, under and over.

As our topic was all about the seaside, we explored what the environment looks like beneath the ocean and sketched our very own under the sea scene in our sketch books using sketching pencils, oil pastels and coloured pencils. We then used this design to choose different colured and textured fabricks to actually weave our under the se scence.

Once this was completed, we observed our sketches and created sea creatures using felt, googley eyes and sequins. For this had to ensure that we studied the shapes of the creatures and choose fabricks that would capture the textures of the creatures too.

We absolutelty loved this unit of work!