| Workshops for Schools
The Makers Guild in Wales organises workshops for schools to fit in with the National Curriculum Fothcoming events are shown below. |
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| Surface decoration techniques on clay | |
| Please telephone Craft in the Bay to arrange dates. |  |
| This workshop is available to sixth form groups studying art and design. Potter Morgen Hall will teach students how to create a fascinating array of pattern and design on clay surfaces using coloured slip. Techniques include; slip marbling, feathering, slip trailing and slip printing using newspaper and latex resist. Students will be able to explore these processes on flat slabs of clay and Morgen will show examples of how they can also be applied to three dimensional clay forms. Students have the option of providing Morgen with black & white designs, which can be hand drawn in black ink, or could be computer print outs, based on their project work, that she can use to create vinyl and rubber stencils prior to the workshop. These stencils can be used with the coloured slip to create positive and negative designs on the clay surface. Morgen will show how all of these techniques can be applied to course work and how designs evolve from their source material such as patterns in nature or within the urban environment. |
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| Recycled jewellery design | |
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| Suitable for Key Stages 3 upwards. Recycling is always a popular subject and this is a wonderful opportunity to learn how to create innovative wearable designs using plastics, wire, card and fabrics. Adaptable to endless themes such as specific cultures, urban or natural environment, music, carnivals - the day can be individually designed to support your school project work. Students will learn how to cut, twist, layer, weave, stitch and many more techniques to create colourful jewellery and accessories. All materials will be provided although students are welcome to bring along bits of wire, thread, old beads etc that they have been collecting. |
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| Weaving | |
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| Suitable for Key Stages 2 upwards. An endless assortment of materials can be used in weaving - from man-made materials such as plastics and wire to natural grasses, twigs, papers and threads. Students will be able to explore how these materials can be woven together on a simple card loom to create variations in colour and texture. Individual weavings can later be combined to create a stunning wall hanging. |
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| Sculpture in wire | |
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| With reference to historical and contemporary sculpture, this workshop will explore structure and form through bending and twisting malleable wire to create three dimensional forms. Adaptable to support your school project work. Suitable for Key Stages 3 upwards. |
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| Constructing in card | |
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| A versatile material (and cheap!) - this workshop will look at different ways of constructing three-dimensional forms in cardboard, such as the human figrue, animals and masks. Papier mache will be applied to add more detailed form to the sculptures and give different textures and patterns to the surface. Suitable for Key Stages 2 upwards |
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| Clay sculpture | |
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| During this workshop students will have the opportunity to explore handbuilding and modelling processes in clay to create sculptural forms. Adaptable to your school projects, the workshop will look at the work of other artists in relation to the skills being covered. Clay work can be left at Craft in the Bay for firing and returned to the school at a later date (usually allowing 2 weeks for drying and firing). Suitable for all Key Stages. |
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| Artist in residence at Craft in the Bay | |
| Tuesday 17 June - Saturday 21 June |  |
| The exhibition space at Craft in the Bay will be transformed over a period of five days into a growing installation of creativity. School groups are invited to come along and work with our resident artist to help create a sculptural structure made entirely from recycled materials. The installation will then be left on show in the gallery until Sunday 29 June. This is a fantastic opportunity to use up all those boxes of plastic bottles, carrier bags, fabrics and all the other recycled bits and pieces you have lying around the classroom - and work with an artist to assemble it all together! The theme of the project is the coast - linking in with our previous exhibition of work from the Channel Island of Jersey. Artists from Jersey will be exhibiting furniture, glass, textiles and ceramics - each artist sharing a passion for the colours, textures and forms of the natural coastline. We can cater for groups of 12 pupils at a time - two hour sessions. If you wish to bring a full class then we are happy to rotate groups and provide activity sheets and drawing paper for the children to explore the work in the craft gallery. A great chance for them to learn about the contemporary crafts being produced in Wales. There is a small charge of £2/head per workshop. Please telephone the Education Officer to discuss and book dates for your visit. |
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