CURRICULUM// ART & DESIGN
WINNING DESIGN
Sixth form student Florence Colbeck
has produced a winning design for the
entrance foyer at Pocklington School’s
new Art and Design Technology Centre.
After numerous designs were submitted
by pupils of all year groups, Florence’s
design was selected from a shortlist of
ten by the architect of the new building,
Simon Mitchell, and Pocklington
School Headmaster, Mark Ronan.
The design was then laser cut into
core-ten steel and positioned in
the entrance to the new building.
Florence’s intricate drawing is a take
on the Pocklington School crest with a
nod to both art and design
in the written expression
‘inspiring creative minds’.
Her drawing showed great
accuracy and skill which
particularly impressed the
judges.
Florence studies A Level
Art where she is currently
working on her Personal
Investigation. She achieved
an A* at GCSE level
and continues to make
outstanding progress in
the sixth form. Her career
aspirations are centred
around studying Art History
ROYAL MAIL COMPETITION
STAMP DESIGN FINALIST
First Year pupil Ben Marson was chosen as a finalist in the Royal
Mail’s Christmas Stamp Design Competition from over 200,000
entries.
This is a hugely popular Christmas competition, which offers a
prize that money can’t buy; the opportunity for two lucky winners
to see their designs made into one of the 1st or 2nd class stamps
used in the UK. Only three times in the Royal Mail’s 500 year
history, have children’s designs been used on UK Christmas
Stamps.
The design brief set by the Royal Mail was: ‘What does the
Christmas season mean to you?’ After careful thought, Ben came
up with the design of a snowman on a dark snowy night. His
inspiration for the design came from his first memory of Christmas.
Ben was thrilled to have been chosen as one of the finalists.
“I can’t believe I did so well, considering how many people entered
the competition. It was totally unexpected but very exciting,”
he said.
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at either the Courtauld Institute of Art
in London or Cambridge University.
Dan Cimmermann, Head of Art at
Pocklington School said: “Florence’s
design looks fantastic in the foyer and
is a credit to her. To congratulate her
we have presented her with a set of oil
paints, which I’m sure she will put to
good use in her future studies.”
Florence commented: “I was delighted
that my design had been chosen from the
shortlist. I’m frequently inspired by Art
History for many of my creative pieces.
So when looking at the traditional crest
on the school blazers, I knew this was
something I wanted to centralise the
design upon, but done in a way that
is as modern as the new Art & Design
build. I feel that the wheatsheaf and
filigree elements that inspired me from
the School crest work exceptionally
well with the core-ten steel and I’m
immensely pleased with how effective
the finished piece looks as you walk in
the new building.”