School Cultural Expressions
Students design and create wonderful products, which are inspired by their cultural heritage.
It requires a full understanding of what culture actually means.
Culture describes the development and organisation of human societies.
Culture can be ethnic, religious or historical, and includes the values, beliefs and ways people live.
(Sub-cultures are yet another fascinating aspect of human society.)
2018
Alex designed and created this very cool skirt reflecting her Scottish ancestry. Mikaela has produced a wonderful take on the Filipino bodice sleeve,beautiful linen
I love her take on a kilt sporrin.
and delightful sequin/bead decoration
Sherena brought her Tongan culture to a velvet sheath dress through attached tapa cloth. It looks stunning on her!
2017
Josephine has created a cool tote bag, inspired by her Tongan heritage.
She has tie-dyed fabric to reflect tapa cloth, then screen printed fab pacifika patterns in gold paint. Amy focused on her Scottish heritage. She researched plaid fabric, then painted her own idea of an abstract style of plaid design. Very effective.
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Sylvia designed and constructed a wonderful dress garment, which expressed her Tongan and Samoan heritage. Her screenprinting is quite exquisite.
2014
Caryl's Filipino-inspired garment incorporated aspects of the traditional baro't saya and the barong tagalog, creating a highly suitable contemporary dress
Foi constructed a cool screen-printed hoodie, which
expresses both her Tongan & Catholic cultural background, Zoe focused on her Irish ancestry. It may not be easy to see, but she printed a celtic symbol on the chiffon shirt. Fabulous work, a born designer, that girl.
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Lovely summer dress made by Gabby, reflecting her Cherry, created her contemporary version of a Korean hanbok.,another born designer! Maori heritage.
Fantastic 2017 Year 9 students painting designs for their skirt projects, which reflect cultural heritage. They had such fun!
Click HERE to take in a very interesting site, which relates to 'Cultural' stories as to what we wear. There is just so much wonderful information to read!
This is an interesting article about 'Cultural Appropriation'. It reflects on the appropriate culturally respectful ways to approach this issue.
A beautiful look at a Hanbok, Korean traditional dress.
A Sewists' fusion of her Japanese and Scottish cultural heritage