Sculpture from Sculpture
Inspired by sculptures by Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Jacob Epstein and looking at ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ shapes, students created their own constructions with help of artist Anne-Louise Quinton.
Sculpture in Primary School
From Bones and Body to Structure and Form – by Melissa Pierce Murray
Artist Melissa Pierce Murray worked with teenagers from AccessArt’s Experimental Drawing Class on a series of workshops which physically explored drawing and sculptural responses to form, forces and anatomy.
Making Sculptural “Wild Things” (Session 2 & 3)
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Making Sculptural “Wild Things” (Session 1)
This resource forms part of a series which enable primary-aged children to explore drawing and making inspired by Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are”.
To Construct…
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Year 3 Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake Homework
A year three homework brief to ‘make or draw a Roald Dahl character inspired by Quentin Blake.’
To Colour….
As part of Sensory Spaces: An Autism Friendly Project, artist, Sarah Evelyn Marsh ran two sessions exploring the theme of colour. What does colour smell like? What does colour feel like?
Magnets and Forces
Secondary school students are likely to study properties of magnets in their science classes, but in this workshop, artist Melissa Pierce Murray, encourages teenagers to explore playful and aesthetic responses to magnets, rather than analytic and quantifiable ones. Using artistic and scientific approaches together aid in developing curiosity and imagination.
Two and Four Legged Creatures
Two and Four Legged Creatures with oil based clay over a simple wire armature to make delicate, extended structures. A one hour, artist led session with Melissa Murray.
Making a “To Scale” Gallery
This resource shares the process by which 6 twelve year old children created a shared architectural model working in foamboard, working alongside Paula Briggs. The model was based upon an existing house, which was measured and scaled down.
Sensory Spaces: An Autism-Friendly Project
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To Conceal….
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The Winter Tree Challenge: A Combined Sculpture & Drawing Project!
This post shares an hour long session at the AccessArt Art Lab, in which the young teenagers (12 and 13 years) worked on two projects simultaneously: a shared winter forest drawing in charcoal, and a sculpture challenge to make a winter tree. The time and material constraints resulted in an energetic and inventive session. By Paula Briggs
Sculptures with Personality, Inspired by Anglo Saxon Houses
This resource shares a 3 hour session with Year 6 children from Barton Church of England Primary School. Children were studying the Anglo Saxons and we thought it would be a good opportunity to explore making skills.
Led by Paula Briggs, children to “make sculptures inspired by” an Anglo Saxon Village.
To Connect…
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