By Sheila Ceccarelli

Articulated Beasts

During the first two sessions at D&T and Making Club, I introduced children to the use of pliers and the manipulation of wire whilst working on a set brief ‘to make an articulated beast’.

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“Rachel has contributed some great resources to AccessArt and we really like how this idea captures the concept of ‘returning’ – something that school children will have processed over the past year. We love how this activity encourages hands to feel and move paint about freely – to experience its qualities and tactile nature. You could try this in your setting using different migratory birds such as Ospreys or Swifts as inspiration, with the children looking at images of these birds before trying some observational drawing.” – Rachel, AccessArt.

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