Plinth People: Sculptural Self Portraits

By Paula Briggs

In the AccessArt Art Club for ages 8, 9 and 10, we’ve started a body of work (sculpture, collage, painting, drawing) which is loosely autobiographical. The idea is that by the end of the term, the children will have each made several small artworks based upon their own likes, dislikes, etc., and the children will then make a cardboard suitcase which will both house these collections and provide a pop-up gallery for each child.

This week, we started by making autobiographical sculptures.

 

Elspeth hugging "Lavvy"
Elspeth hugging “Lavvy”

 

Preparation

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