2nd and 3rd Year Classical Students make quality models for Classics Arts competition

Well done to all 2nd and 3rd Years Classical Studies Students. Students participated in a Classical Art competition. They were asked to chose a creature or character from Classical Studies and create a model using toilet roll.

I was so impressed with the high standard of art work and the range of Classical characters chosen. It was very difficult to decide on a winner. Ms. O' Reilly and Ms. Mahon acted as judges and together we reached the difficult decision.

Congratulations  to first place winner Ciara  (3rd Year) and Sadhbh (3rd Year), Sveltlana and Andrew (2nd Year) who all came in second place. You will see the winning models below. Please visit the Classical Studies room to view all the other models, including a Cyclops, Minotaur, Spartan warrior, Roman soldier, Hydra, 3 Fates, Dido, Helen of Sparta, Parthenon and many more.
 
Well done to all of you who participated and thanks to Ms. O' Reilly and Ms. Mahon for judging.  (Click on thumbnails to open an enlarged version of image.)

Ms. Donohoe
 

I decided to do Triton the son of Neptune (G-d of the Sea) because we had just had a recent discussion about him. His body was made out of toilet roll. For his head I got some newspaper and rolled it into a ball. I covered the newspaper with a hanky. To make the hair I used a needle and thread and threaded the wool on.

Ever since 1st Year Classics, I've loved the myth about Persephone being abducted by Hades and forced to marry him in the underworld. When we were asked to make a model of any classical creature I immediately thought of Persephone. I based my idea on a corpse bride. The body is made of toilet roll and her head is made from clay. The material for the dress and veil was from the Art room.

I choose to do Athena because she is one of my favourite g-ddesses. I used a picture of her and stuck it to the toilet roll that we needed to use. I decided to leave it in black and white. To make her robe, I used some old tights and decorated it with some jewellery. I made her staff with a paintbrush and her shield with a sea shell. I decorated both with silver and gold marker. I put a picture of the Medusa on it instead of the owl that is usually shown on Athena's shield.

I chose to make a harpie because I thought it would be fun to make the wings and the feathers. I used two toilet rolls, a few pages of newspaper, and a sheet of Ms. Mahon's crepe paper. I cut a toilet roll in half for the wings and cut out little triangles from a newspaper for the feathers. I covered the harpie in orange crepe paper and used orange pipe cleaners for the arms and legs. For the claws and face, I used tin foil, which is really hard to stick on...I really enjoyed makingmy harpie!

[Photos: Ms.Donohoe]