--- title: "Year 2 Art - Artists are Explorers and Collectors" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-09-13-year-2-art-artists-are-explorers-and-collectors" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Year 2 Art - Artists are Explorers and Collectors ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/b214c6b4-62b0-4d12-a077-778e23264c42.jpg) 13 September 2026 Artists are Explorers and Collectors! Our Year 2 artists took their learning outdoors this week to discover how nature can be transformed into art. Inspired by artists who collect natural materials, the children explored our school grounds to gather a wonderful variety of leaves, twigs, pebbles, vibrant flowers, and berries. Working with fantastic focus, they carefully considered shape, colour, and texture to design their own temporary masterpieces. The children worked so hard on their compositions, experimenting with patterns and arrangements to bring their natural treasures to life. Take a look at the photos below to admire some of their incredible, creative artwork! ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/b214c6b4-62b0-4d12-a077-778e23264c42.jpg) [Year 2](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/year-2) [Art and Design](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/art-and-design) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/f1424e67-d920-4ff2-a166-cc21a2eb65a3(1).jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-09-10-year-3-art-gestural-drawing-with-charcoal) Previous ### [Year 3 - Art - Gestural Drawing With Charcoal](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-09-10-year-3-art-gestural-drawing-with-charcoal) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_0026(1).jpeg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-09-14-autumn-clubs) Next ### [Autumn Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-09-14-autumn-clubs) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)