More Dancing kids

The dancing children are out in Moller Fountain Park. Each morning we take them out and put them in a different position. Solmaz and Hamish emailed Mr Mayor and asked why the he hadn't turned on the fountain. The next day 2 men were sweeping it out and on Thursday we met the fix it men and watched the fountain being turned on. So we put our dancing kids around the fountain in a circle. Unfortunately we have had heaps of rain, so we have had to bring them in early some days. We even put 2 out one day under an umbrella.
The dancing kids look fantastic and we are getting lots of comments in the paper and emails. One lady rang the school and we got 10 toots and 35 waves.  Solmaz

Duncan Leask

Duncan Leask is an artist. He collects metal and turns it into art. He is working on a gate for the Refinery Gallery. He loves metal art. One of his favourites is the circuit board on the window, it casts a green colour on the tool bench. “I love green,” said Duncan. Duncan plans up his ideas on the back of old envelopes. He has a dark studio workshop full to the top with junk,treasures and ideas. He displays his art out in the garden and in the gallery.

Written by Tanisha Dense September 9th 2008

Duncan Leask

Duncan Leask works at the Refinery Gallery with other artists. You’d think that artists only use paper or paint to ice or clay, but metal looks so much better because it’s economical. Duncan Leask has millions of ideas and thoughts. He doodles and plans on paper and wood. His studio workshop is up the back of the Refinery Gallery. 
Written by Hamish September 9th 2008

Dancing Kids

Instead of the spring lambs we usually put in Moller Fountain Park, this year we are painting dancing children.  We have just completed a unit on The body in Action and learnt all about the skeleton. The children have painted great body shapes, using their knowledge of the human body to get the arms and legs the right lengths.
We wrote to Nelson Pine Industries and they kindly donated MDF board for the dancing kids. Talley's arranged for it to be delivered to school. When the rain stops we will put them out in the daffodils.