Is it our faith journey?
Preparing the project
Preparing the project
During the project, the pupils in 2nd Class worked with Monaghan based artist Marc Kelly. They studied local church buildings and ruins.The class visited some of the church sites in the parish to help plan and give focus to the project ahead.
Drawings of church windows
Drawings of church windows
Researching the topic
Handwritten reflection on the process
Children experiment with materials to create church windows
Using paint to create colourful windows pieces
Working collaboratively to create artistic church windows
Working with wooden pieces to create church structures
Working with wooden pieces to create church structures
Designing and building
Designing and building
Measuring and calculating
Measuring and calculating
The site visits were the starting point for the children who create different styles of church buildings and church windows based on their observations. They used wood, paint, buttons, glitter and glue.