{"id":27678,"date":"2024-05-28T16:51:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T16:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/?p=27678"},"modified":"2024-05-28T16:51:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T16:51:25","slug":"colourful-creative-coos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2024\/05\/28\/colourful-creative-coos\/","title":{"rendered":"Colourful Creative Coos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the art area outdoors we have been learning about a Scottish artist called Steven Brown. We have explored some of his Mccoo pictures and a couple of his Mczoo animals. \u00a0We talked about how beautiful and colourful they were and that he uses lots of colours.<br \/>\nA few of the children were familiar with the Mccoo and had recognised it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c my granny has that in her house\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI have seen that before\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28121704\/52B93808-EAA7-40FA-BEB6-FA0C486660D7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27679\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2024\/05\/28\/colourful-creative-coos\/52b93808-eaa7-40fa-beb6-fa0c486660d7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28121704\/52B93808-EAA7-40FA-BEB6-FA0C486660D7.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"52B93808-EAA7-40FA-BEB6-FA0C486660D7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28121704\/52B93808-EAA7-40FA-BEB6-FA0C486660D7-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28121704\/52B93808-EAA7-40FA-BEB6-FA0C486660D7-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27679\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28121704\/52B93808-EAA7-40FA-BEB6-FA0C486660D7-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28121704\/52B93808-EAA7-40FA-BEB6-FA0C486660D7-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28121704\/52B93808-EAA7-40FA-BEB6-FA0C486660D7-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28121704\/52B93808-EAA7-40FA-BEB6-FA0C486660D7-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28121704\/52B93808-EAA7-40FA-BEB6-FA0C486660D7-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28121704\/52B93808-EAA7-40FA-BEB6-FA0C486660D7.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today we decided we would design our own Mccoo and work as \u00a0a team to make a big, huge one. We gathered our resources and had a discussion on how we were going to begin. Firstly we drew a big circle for its head and then some horns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122059\/1104B10B-37C1-47BA-B0A1-2A1BFAD71067.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27680\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2024\/05\/28\/colourful-creative-coos\/1104b10b-37c1-47ba-b0a1-2a1bfad71067\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122059\/1104B10B-37C1-47BA-B0A1-2A1BFAD71067.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1104B10B-37C1-47BA-B0A1-2A1BFAD71067\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122059\/1104B10B-37C1-47BA-B0A1-2A1BFAD71067-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122059\/1104B10B-37C1-47BA-B0A1-2A1BFAD71067-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27680\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122059\/1104B10B-37C1-47BA-B0A1-2A1BFAD71067-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122059\/1104B10B-37C1-47BA-B0A1-2A1BFAD71067-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122059\/1104B10B-37C1-47BA-B0A1-2A1BFAD71067-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122059\/1104B10B-37C1-47BA-B0A1-2A1BFAD71067-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122059\/1104B10B-37C1-47BA-B0A1-2A1BFAD71067-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122059\/1104B10B-37C1-47BA-B0A1-2A1BFAD71067.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had a variety of resources to choose from including pallet knifes which Steven Brown used for various of his \u00a0own pictures. The children used their fine motor skills to create different marks and shapes on the cow, we even managed to mix some of our colours together creating even more beautiful vibrant colours. The children took turns and shared the colours and utensils<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122641\/FC3799E8-319D-445F-8383-7985F5A1C02F.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27681\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2024\/05\/28\/colourful-creative-coos\/fc3799e8-319d-445f-8383-7985f5a1c02f\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122641\/FC3799E8-319D-445F-8383-7985F5A1C02F.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FC3799E8-319D-445F-8383-7985F5A1C02F\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122641\/FC3799E8-319D-445F-8383-7985F5A1C02F-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122641\/FC3799E8-319D-445F-8383-7985F5A1C02F-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27681\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122641\/FC3799E8-319D-445F-8383-7985F5A1C02F-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122641\/FC3799E8-319D-445F-8383-7985F5A1C02F-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122641\/FC3799E8-319D-445F-8383-7985F5A1C02F-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122641\/FC3799E8-319D-445F-8383-7985F5A1C02F-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122641\/FC3799E8-319D-445F-8383-7985F5A1C02F-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28122641\/FC3799E8-319D-445F-8383-7985F5A1C02F.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cwhats it going to be called.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201dcan I think of a name\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The children then began rhyming off all there friends names.<\/p>\n<p>Finally it was dry and we could cut our cow out and add some other details \u00a0to our own cow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28123739\/88D50F90-562B-4904-B022-8C1F3BDF7060.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27682\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2024\/05\/28\/colourful-creative-coos\/88d50f90-562b-4904-b022-8c1f3bdf7060\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28123739\/88D50F90-562B-4904-B022-8C1F3BDF7060.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"88D50F90-562B-4904-B022-8C1F3BDF7060\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28123739\/88D50F90-562B-4904-B022-8C1F3BDF7060-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28123739\/88D50F90-562B-4904-B022-8C1F3BDF7060-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27682\" 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were \u00a0then back to thinking \u00a0about a name .<\/p>\n<p>Then we heard at the National Museum of Rural Life in East Kilbride there had been two calves born. We looked this up\u00a0and we decided we would call our highland cow Ishbel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the art area outdoors we have been learning about a Scottish artist called Steven Brown. We have explored some of his Mccoo pictures and a couple of his Mczoo animals. \u00a0We talked about how beautiful and colourful they were and that he uses lots of colours. A few of the children were familiar with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2024\/05\/28\/colourful-creative-coos\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Colourful Creative Coos<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38008,"featured_media":27683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447273,2508,447347],"tags":[447346,447364,447323,446704],"class_list":["post-27678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creativity","category-expressive-arts","category-imaginative-thinking","tag-creativity-expressivearts","tag-scottish-artist","tag-team-work-makes-the-art-work","tag-turn-taking"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/cartmill\/uploads\/sites\/13750\/2024\/05\/28124627\/86FCD5F4-37EC-4EAE-91A7-335552366A7B-rotated.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27678"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27686,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27678\/revisions\/27686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}