Community Projects:

Gardenvale Primary School 2005

YEAR 6 MEMORIAL CERAMICS PROJECT:
Last Thursday, two ceramic artists visited Gardenvale Primary School to assist with the Year 6 Memorial Ceramics Project which was started in 2004.
Lilach Mileikowski, a parent at our school and Steve Howkins, a ceramics teacher who has taught in the UK and at TAFE colleges, set the Year 6 students working on their amazing buff raku totems. Students used 100ml PVC pipe as a sleeve for their clay cylinder and they then proceeded to create some extremely terrifying faces, intended to ward away any ?evil spirits? from our playground! Buttons, lids, gumnuts, sate sticks and toothbrushes were just some of the objects used to embellish the design and the results are really fantastic! Once bisque fired, the students will then glaze and decorate the totems, which will be placed in their position in the Senior School courtyard in Term 4. Stay tuned for further info!!!!!
Michele Jones ? Visual Arts Co-ordinator

Gardenvale Primary School 2004

YEAR 6 MEMORIAL CERAMICS PROJECT:
Well the moment finally came last Wednesday, when our Year 6 2004 commemorative tiles were added to the library entrance inside the courtyard on the Senior Campus. Lilach Mileikowski, (a ceramic artist and parent at our school), and her husband Danny, (a landscape designer) attached the tiles to the existing brickwork and the stunning terracotta, pale green and white glazes, blend in perfectly with the heritage colours of the surrounding buildings. These tiles will be a wonderful way of remembering the students who graduated in 2004 and it is hoped that when they return for visits in the years to come, they will be reminded of their years at Gardenvale Primary.
A new project for this year’s exiting Grade 6 students is in the pipeline, but if anyone has an excellent idea or has seen a similar idea at another school, we are very keen to hear from you!! 
Thanks of course must go to Lilach for her amazing expertise, support and advice and for giving up so much of her time to get this project up and running! Thank you Lilach!!!
Thanks also to Danny for gluing the Tiles! Gardenvale Primary
School is extremely fortunate to have parents who have such
visions for celebrating our students’ achievements.
Onward and Upward Gardenvale!
Michele Jones  -  Visual Arts