Phillippa Dudgeon, Head of Art & DT at Donhead Preparatory School sent us a fabulous selection of work by her pupils.

Phillippa says: “Originally inspired by the Dorset based artist, Peter Rush, these comical looking birds were made by our year five boys, here at Donhead Prep School in Wimbledon. They are made from chicken wire, aluminium wire (the legs), paper towels mixed with cellulose powder (that’s the key ingredient!) and ink spray & fimo for the finishing touches. So far, they have been compared to Quentin Blake’s illustrations & the birds that features in the children’s film, “Up”…enjoy!”

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Megan Boyd

Scottish Fishing Fly Maker

In a cottage in northern Scotland, Megan Boyd twirled bits of feather, fur, silver and gold into elaborate fishing flies — at once miniature works of art and absolutely lethal. Wherever men and women cast their lines for the mighty Atlantic salmon, her name is whispered in mythic reverence, and stories about her surface and swirl like fairy tales. With breathtaking cinematography and expressive, hand painted animation, Kiss the Water adheres to and escapes from traditional documentary form, spinning the facts and fictions of one woman’s life into a stunning film about craft, devotion, love, and its illusions.
Enjoy the preview of Kiss the Water below – the film is sure to inspire.