We looked at examples of Mr Ferris's own work for inspiration and then the children began work on their piece:

All of the panels had had a layer of black paint applied, so for the Years 6s, who were away last week, the emergence of the underlying colours was a surprise.

The pupils worked with great focus and I was really impressed by the variety of ideas and designs.

Each of the three 5/6 classes took part in this project so there are nearly ninety panels in all:

The finished panels look amazing individually and even more as a group. Here is a closer look at just a few of them. We are grateful to Mr Ferris for leading this workshop and can’t wait to see our work displayed at the festival in a few days: