Mural Artwork

In Marama we did our mural art work. It was a long process, and a really fun one. On my mural I had these things:

• The New Zealand Flag - Because I am from New Zealand.
• The Irish Flag - Because I am partly Irish.
• The Ocean - Because I like to swim.
• Flowers - Because I like flowers.
• Camera - Because my great great great grandmother might have been the first female photographer in New Zealand.
• The Sun - Because I like Summer.
• Diamonds - Because diamonds are my birthstone.
• Piano - Because I play piano.
• Music Notes - Because I like music.

Everything in my mural has a meaning. 

Here is what we had to do to make the mural:

1. First we had to fill out a sheet of different symbols we might have on our mural.
2. Then we drew out our mural in our books, and coloured it in.
3. After that, we drew our murals onto our good piece of paper.
4. Then we had to do a watercolour practise. 
5. Now, we painted our mural.

I think that the thing I did best in this art project was painting the mural. It took me a long time, but it really was worth it. I think that if I did something different in this project I would most likely have spent more time on it because I think I really over-estimated our time. The hardest part for me was probably painting my ocean. It consists of lots of wavy lines, and took quite a while, about two hours.

The learning powers I used in this project were these:

• Resilience

I used Resilience because it took a very long time, and every time I drew something wrong, I had to try again, which eventually got quite frustrating.

• Creativity

I used Creativity because I had to be very creative so I could find ways to make different things pop, and make sure that it looked good with the colours and patterns I chose. 

• Being Me

I had to be myself during this task because I had to design it to do with ME, and my family and history.

I really enjoyed this project, and I hope to do something like it again.