At the beginning of 2024, Our Cultural committee was looking for ideas for our school and Ms Julie and I thought it would be a great idea for the whole school to get involved with the creation of a huge Rainbow Serpent on the boring wall near the office door.
We used the colours of the Seasons that are around the school as our inspiration and our amazing Serpent started to take shape. Every student from Kindy to Year 6 had the opportunity to work on the artwork. While we painted, we explored the cultural significance of the Serpent and the different painting techniques of our First Nation People.
It took a while to get the Serpent installed on the wall, and then we added three circles to fill in the gaps. The three circles are designed around the hand of Ms Rotondella, Miss Sudholz and Mrs Dowding, using the same colour set as the Serpent and includes a different range of lines and patterns inspired by our cultural history.
The huge art installation not only enhanced the boring brick wall but gave us the opportunity to create lasting memories around our school, that reflect on our national history.
