The Ark was a hive of activity last week as a number of exciting new projects got underway including the first of our summer schools Material World with artist Brigid McClean, and the Summer Residency at the Red Stables Environmental Sculptures with artist Jole Bortoli.
Material World with artist Brigid McClean
15 children attended the summer school Material World which explored the beautiful and detailed craft of felt making. Artist Brigid McClean demonstrated the basic skills involved in working with felt and using tactile, natural materials to create pieces of art. The children first worked together to make a large 2D piece of felt using many different types and colours of wool including llama, mohair and angora.
This piece inspired the children to create a 3D model of a volcano made from felt and other materials. The idea for the model came from the historical eruption at Pompeii which the children researched using books and pictures. They even drew their own plans of how they would create the finished product.
‘We’ve even made little people running away from the volcano!’ explained one enthusiastic student. The resulting piece was certainly a success as I’m sure you’ll agree.
The children also worked on their own individual 2D and 3D pieces, making felt flowers, flags and even animals!
Adults were equally complimentary about the week, with one parent commenting: ‘It’s restored my faith in summer schools!’
Environmental Sculptures with artist Jole Bortoli
The project with Jole Bortoli at The Red Stables involved taking the children into the beautiful surroundings of St Anne’s Park, Clontarf, and using found and natural materials to create interesting sculptures. Children were encouraged to explore the parkland to find materials for their sculpture. The aim of the project was to make children more aware of their environment and the amazing artistic resources which it can provide.
The children had a great time researching and doing rubbings and drawings for the pieces which they eventually completed either individually or in groups.
The project was thoroughly enjoyed by all and one parent commented that she would love if there was a similar course for adults! One of the students took the time to write a lovely thank you email saying: ‘I was one of the people doing the Red Stables workshop and I would like to say it was very good fun the teachers were nice and I would do it again if it was on. Thanks for the great time.’
These sculptures will be on display at ‘The Rose Festival’ in St Anne’s Park which takes place this coming weekend, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July. See http://www.dublincity.ie/ for more details.
Material World with artist Brigid McClean
15 children attended the summer school Material World which explored the beautiful and detailed craft of felt making. Artist Brigid McClean demonstrated the basic skills involved in working with felt and using tactile, natural materials to create pieces of art. The children first worked together to make a large 2D piece of felt using many different types and colours of wool including llama, mohair and angora.
This piece inspired the children to create a 3D model of a volcano made from felt and other materials. The idea for the model came from the historical eruption at Pompeii which the children researched using books and pictures. They even drew their own plans of how they would create the finished product.
‘We’ve even made little people running away from the volcano!’ explained one enthusiastic student. The resulting piece was certainly a success as I’m sure you’ll agree.
The children also worked on their own individual 2D and 3D pieces, making felt flowers, flags and even animals!
Adults were equally complimentary about the week, with one parent commenting: ‘It’s restored my faith in summer schools!’
Environmental Sculptures with artist Jole Bortoli
The project with Jole Bortoli at The Red Stables involved taking the children into the beautiful surroundings of St Anne’s Park, Clontarf, and using found and natural materials to create interesting sculptures. Children were encouraged to explore the parkland to find materials for their sculpture. The aim of the project was to make children more aware of their environment and the amazing artistic resources which it can provide.
The children had a great time researching and doing rubbings and drawings for the pieces which they eventually completed either individually or in groups.
The idea of the project was to encourage people to use re-cycled objects to create art work. One of the pieces made was a cow fashioned from a colander, waste paper basket and re-assembled desk lamp. Another was a ‘tree’ made out of a piece of felled wood, wire and paper.
The project was thoroughly enjoyed by all and one parent commented that she would love if there was a similar course for adults! One of the students took the time to write a lovely thank you email saying: ‘I was one of the people doing the Red Stables workshop and I would like to say it was very good fun the teachers were nice and I would do it again if it was on. Thanks for the great time.’
These sculptures will be on display at ‘The Rose Festival’ in St Anne’s Park which takes place this coming weekend, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July. See http://www.dublincity.ie/ for more details.
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