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| Textiles | Painting & Collage |
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| Workshops use textile painting on silk, cotton or rip-stop nylon. Fabrics can be further embellished using various collage techniques with a wide range of found & bought materials. |
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| Banners |
| Wall-based art |
| Indoor installations |
| T-shirts |
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| Textiles | Embroidery & Applique |
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| These workshops usually use rip-stop nylon & felt with multi coloured embroidery thread. We explore various tecnigues of applique and learn a range of embroidery stitches depending on age. |
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| Banners & Sails |
| Outdoor classrooms |
| Wall hangings |
| Indoor installations |
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| Banners, Sails & Flags can be made to a variety of shapes & sizes. My favourite are the 5-8 meter high self supporting Sails I have made with numerous groups. We use either fabric painting or reverse applique on rip-stop nylon or Tyvek fabric. |
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| Kites are fun to make & fly. Learn about the science behind how they fly, cultural influences from around the world, their history and improve your design & technology skills. You will have a choice of kite styles and individual or group kites, depending on the structure of your project. |
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| Sled Kites |
| Tetrahedral Kites |
| Octagon Kites |
| Kite installations |
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| Create simple or ambitious sctructures using willow, tissue paper and a wide range of other materials of your choice. 2 or 3 dimensional objects can be made. Suitable for indoor & temporary outdoor work. Workshops for all kinds of festivals and celebrations. |
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| Indoor wall hangings |
| Festival decoration |
| Lanterns |
| Outdoor sculptures |
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| Sculpture | ModRoc or Model Magic |
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| Two simple fun and accessable ways of working in 3 dimensions. ModRoc is extremely versatile and responsive, messy but easy to clean up. Model Magic is wonderfully versatile for small scale detailed sculptures. Unlike ModRoc it is very clean requiring no real use of water.. |
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| Small-scale sculptures |
| Larger sculptures for indoors or outdoors |
| Relief wall-plaques |
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| Sculpture | Clay Modelling & Casting |
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| Clay modelling is a rewarding technique that is immediately accessable. The work can be made permanent by a variety of casting techniques depending on your desired end use. There are endless ways these materials & techniques can be used within your project. |
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| Wire sculpture |
| Wire drawings |
| Craft-based objects |
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| Sculpture | Wire Work sculpture |
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| Working in wire is a fascinating technique. Wonderfully creative objects can be made from different types of wire. It offers both challenges and rewarding end prodults. Younger children can work in 2D while over 16's take on more challenging 3D projects. |
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| Wire sculpture |
| Wire drawings |
| Craft-based objects |
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| Murals can be worked on in-situ or in the studio on boards and installed after completion. A wonderful way to make a grand statement and suitable for everyone to get involved. As big and bold a project as your imagination. You can make self supporting mural installations if you have no wall to use. |
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| Indoor wall murals |
| Outdoor murals |
| Self supporting murals |
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| Mosaics are wonderful to make, durable and visually stunning to look at. They can be installed in many different ways and there are a variety of techniques to use for different situations. Mosaics can be made using luxury porcelain tesserae or the broken tile technique following the Gaudi style. |
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| Interior mosaic |
| External mosaic |
| Mosaic room diverders / screens |
| Mosiac window panels |
| Mosaic wall plaques |
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| Carnival Costumes & Walking Floats |
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| Workshops to make carnival costumes and walking floats can use many different styles and materials. Fun walking floats for children or extravagant costumes for adults. All kind of designs can be made to follow your carnival theme. |
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| Carnival costumes |
| Walking floats |
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| Learn the most important skills in making creative drawings. Accessable and fun for adult beginners and children alike. Draw and paint in the studio or out in the field - workshops can be for their own sake or as a starting point for a more involved project. |
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| Tried & tested workshops for festivals |
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| Guarenteed to fly and fun to make. Design and make your sled kite to fly and take home. xxxxxxx xxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xx |
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| Age | 8+ |
| Time | 25min+ |
| Safety | parental guidance when flying |
| Child-parent friendly |
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| Brighten up any festival or event. The workshop can be arranged for people to make their own flags to take home or contribute to a community 'forest of flags'. |
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| Age | 6+ |
| Time | 25min+ |
| Safety | parental guidance with scissors |
| Child-parent friendly |
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| Peg Puppets or Fridge Magnets |
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| Delightful bugs, butterfiles & insect puppets on a peg. Easy to make with room to use your imagination. Take away on a decorated stick or magnet for your fridge. |
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| Age | 6+ |
| Time | 15min+ |
| Safety | parental guidance with scissors |
| Child-parent friendly |
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| Decorative Hats - follow your imagination or follow a theme. Designs avaliable for boys & girls. Easy to make and great for parents & children to have fun together. |
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| Age | 6+ |
| Time | 15min+ |
| Safety | parental guidance with scissors |
| Child-parent friendly |
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| Graffiti 'Wildstyle' writing |
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| Working on paper or canvas with special marker pens learn how to improve your Graffiti writing with help from the artist. We can set up a graffiti wall to make it even more fun. |
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| Age | 6+ |
| Time| 15min+ |
| Safety | non toxic markers used |
| Child-parent friendly |
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| Clay or Plastercine modelling |
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| Model in clay to release you wildest imagination. An easy accessable way to make 3-dimensional sculptures. Or we can use Platercine for more colourful sculptures. |
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| Age | 6+ |
| Time| 15min+ |
| Safety | child friendly materials used |
| Child-parent friendly |
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| Greetings Cards & Gift Boxes |
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| Make your own greetings cards and decorative keep-sake box for a special occassion or simply have fun gluing & sticking with decorations galore. |
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| Age | 6+ |
| Time| 15min+ |
| Safety | parental guidance with scissors |
| Child-parent friendly |
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| Use special glass paints to decorate your own sun-catcher, picture frame or glass vase - the choice is yours. Accessable & easy to learn. |
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| Age | 8+ |
| Time| 20min+ |
| Safety | non toxic materials used |
| Child-parent friendly |
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| Use special ceramic paints to decorate your own mug or plate or bowl - the choice is yours. Accessable & easy once you learn the basics. |
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| Age | 8+ |
| Time| 20min+ |
| Safety | non toxic materials used |
| Child-parent friendly |
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| Examples of Public Art Projects |
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| Glass painting can be used to realise quite ambitious ideas. This highly colourful glass-painted window was made entirely with glass paints. It has been permanently installed within the fabric of the building. Glass painting can be done on either glass or acrylic. |
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| Large-scale windows |
| Suspended panels for atriums |
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| Textile Painting & Reverse applique |
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| These two techniques can be used together or on their own to make large-scale Banner or Sail installations. They have the power to transform any indoor space, and create a dynamic festive atmosphere at outdoor festivals, carnivals and community events. |
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| Self supporting Banners in various shapes & sizes |
| Self supporting Sails up to 6 metres high |
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| Great technique for using in areas prone to high levels of vandalism. A verstaile technique that offers durable, sustainable and long lasting artwork. |
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| An excellent technique to enable participants to have direct involvement in public art. Use bronze or aluminium cast plagues of images sculpted or drawn by participants. |
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| Bronze or aluminium casts |
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| A great technique for involving participants in public art. Use traditional Italian glass tessarae or the broken tile technigue to create stunning durable images. |
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| Indoor or outdoor mosaics |
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| An excellent technique to enable participants to have direct involvement in public art. Painting can be done on almost any surface. |
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| Internal or external walls |
| Fibreglass cows |
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| Primary & Secondary Schools |
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Bringing art into your school offers the whole school opportunities for greater creativity. If you would like to invite me to work with your pupils click here to find out more, or complete the booking form. |
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| for community arts based projects |
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I have the experience to deliver professional & proactive project management. I am able to plan and deliver multi-disciplined arts projects that meet your objectives. I am able to collaborate with a wide range of experienced freelance artists with diverse art forms to offer you an exciting & creative project rich in content and creativity.
If you would like me to project manage for you please contact me or complete the booking form. |
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