Exploring Materials: Plaster and String
As part of a series of workshops for AccessArt’s Experimental Drawing Class on exploring materials, artist Rachel Wooller led a session on exploring plaster and string.
Sculpture in Primary School
Flat Yet Sculptural? Drawing, Collage, Construction
Following on from using the grid method to scale up simple drawings, children worked on collage and construction to transform their drawings into sculptures.
The Friendship Tower by Rachel Scanlon
A 3D workshop inspired by the onset of the world cup and discovering more about other nations. by Rachel Scanlon
Transformation Project: Snippets of Inspiration
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, […]
Gothic Revival: Craft Techniques for the Class Room Inspired by the Leach Firm of Cambridge
How to Make a Tessellated Design ‘Pouncing’: A Simple Technique to Transfer Patterns onto Plaster Tablets Gilding and a ‘Touch of Gold’ Painting on glass The Firm In 1862 Frederick Leach started F. R. Leach & Sons, artist-decorators who worked with the best-known Victorian architects/designers including William Morris, Charles Kempe and George Bodley. Their expertise […]
Literacy Boost Project: James & the Giant Peach Garden by Cordelia Spalding
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Exploring Portraits with Eleanor Somerset
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Design Lab: Phoebe Cummings at the V&A
Students, from the DesignLab at the V&A, London, worked with artist Phoebe Cummings over a three month period to create a site-specific, group piece, from unfired clay which was inspired by the historical 2D designs found on 19th century British tableware in the collection.
The Cardboard Project by Andee Collard
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Quick Clay Figurative Sketches
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Layers in the Landscape by Emma Davies
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From Drawing to Collage to Casting – Mural Design with Primary Schools
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