The start of the year can sometimes seem a little slow in terms of creativity - it takes a while to sit with ideas before we know how they will manifest. I urge my students to be persistent in the face of challenge, and to find ways of being creative in everyday life. I recently read a quote from Don Dunstan: "Only the finest artists, it seems to me, retain that spontaneity and freshness of vision that illuminates the art of young people". The students at Gladstone High School are no exception, producing such diverse art, with different styles, subjects and meanings, and interpreting art in so many ways. Here is a little example of some of the exciting work our students have produced so far this year, ranging from painting and printmaking, to sculpture and illustration. 

Jackie McAllister, Visual and Creative Art Teacher.