Schools Screen Print

We've been having a lovely time printing banners at Sawston Village College with Year 8 during their activity week.  I think the Bard would approve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you'd like to do something similar, email me at prickwillowartspace@gmail.com

Screen Printing with Library Presents

 

Link : https://youtu.be/bJK2I9kL_SM

Coral at Bottisham V. C.

These banners are the culmination of a few weeks work with a small group of students at Bottisham Village College.

They did the idea development, the research, the drawing, the cutting, the dyeing and finally, of course, the printing.

There's only one word to describe them and that is:

 

                        BRILLIANT! 

 

3 Banners, ± 1m x 1.5m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printing Book Bags At the Howard

 

 

My two most favourite things coming together - literacy and screen printing at the Howard  Community Acadamy.  

Book bags printed by 7 and 8 year old children from some of their favourite books.

And a very expressive Harry Potter!

Princess Skirts

Confession: I have a really soft spot for girly, meranguey, tatty, princessy things.  Perhaps it's  because I never wore them when I grew up. I was dressed in little modern A-line dresses made by mother.  They were lovely, cute and stylish but, I guess, we always long for what we didn't have. 

So, over the years, at every possible opportunity, I have done these quick fairy skirts with lots and lots of little girls working with their Mums... and sometimes little boys like to have one too.

 

 

These pictures were from an event in Milton Country Park. Honestly, I can't remember what year it was, who sponsored it, or what the event was for, but it was definitely long before lockdown.

 

Perhaps these 'Frozen' braids can give you some idea of when it was.

There was a lot of creative mayhem going on inside our tent - we had a few different diy costume making options. 

This one was pretty popular and by the end of the day, there was a whole sea of little girls in tutus all over the park.

 

I know it's a very gender specific and possibly  not a very P.C. activity, but there were a lot of very happy little girls that day!

 

 

 

Stapleford School Banners

In our 'new normal' it's difficult to remember that not so long ago we were able to do projects like this. Nowadays I get antsy if I see people standing too close in a movie, let alone across a table, screen printing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In the spring term, I worked one to one with every child at Stapleford Community Primary School to print these banners for the school hall. The final project went up just a few days before we went into lockdown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was another brilliant project organised by Leslie Morgan, Arts Development Officer for Sawston and Bottisham Schools area and generously funded by Arts Society South Cambs. Polly Bodmer who is the Young Arts representative of the society was a very hard working volunteer, right hand woman and general creative consultant. 

 

Thank you, fabulous Polly!!!

 

 

 

Histon Feast Print Workshop

Another busy and popular screen print workshop at Histon Library for the Histon and Impington Feast day.  I will let the pictures speak for themselves:

Here's a great description from Cath who organised the project: "So, nearly 60 took part: lots of children, little ones helped by parents, and all ages up to eighty plus, a few keen artists but mostly people who had never done anything like this before and were thrilled with their success. Watch out for our bags around the village!"

Thanks to the Friends of Histon Library for organising this. Keep an eye out for their book sales - they have a massive collection of very good books!

Library Presents - Screen Printing Tour

Some great book bags from Library Presents workshops in Chatteris.

We were lucky to have Moira Millman participating in this workshop - for more of her illustrations see http://www.moiramillman.co.uk/

And from some other workshops in this series:


 More workshops to come:

Wednesday 24 Oct 18 , St Neots library
Friday 26 Oct 18 , Yaxley Library
Saturday 27 Oct 18, March Library 
Saturday 10 Nov 18 , Wisbech Library 

As you can see these workshops are for kids, adults- everyone welcome. Places are limitted - book at your nearest library.

Half Term Huntingdon

Don't forget!   Kite Making Workshop at Hinchingbrook Country Park

Create a Kite- Family workshop

Join artist Ricki Outis to create your very own mini beast themed kite!
This fun family session will include a test flight in the park. Most suitable for ages 5 to 12 with no more than 2 children per adult due to the hands-on nature of the workshop! £6 per child. 
  At Hinchingbrook Country Park. Thursday 31st May
10:00am – 12noon & 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Please book in advance
at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hcp

Little Paxton - The Hub - The Norris Museum

Screen printing workshop in a garden opposite the new community Hub in Little Paxton.   This workshop was sponsored by the Norris Museum as part of their community outreach program.   We used a modified version of the Hub’s logo as a frame and we asked people  to draw something that they would really like to see in a museum. We had so many great results:

I don't have favourites - as you can see I love them all - but this one has a  special place in place in my heart - it's just so happy!

And 'grown ups' could take part too.

There was a very neighbourly friendliness to the whole day, culminating in the generous sharing of a great hamper of fruit that someone won at the raffle. What better way to spend a Saturday than printmaking outdoors amongst a bunch of lovely people?

Arbury Carnival

This year was very special because it's 40 years since the very first Arbury Carnival.  The  first Arbury  Carnival was a celebration of the Queen's Silver Jubilee.

This year we did a float as well as the usual costumes and puppets.

On the front of the flatbed, the young people from the  Nunn's Way Pavilion made a commemorative 'coin' with a collage of photographs from carnivals past.

Riding on the back of the truck, were some of the lovely  Carnival Queens from previous years.   See Cambridge Evening News for some pictures.



The Queen and Phillip were keen not to be left out, so they were in attendance, riding on the float!

Ellie and Lilly volunteered their Dad to be the Queen and a very elegant job he did of it too! Cary, who made the puppet heads, was a very energetic Phillip.

And we had to have some princesses and princes.

Yes, some boys made skirts too. But mostly they made princely (is that a word?) tabards.

 

Then, there was the screen printing, and what better person to emulate than Andy Warhol?

Andy Warhol did his famous portrtait of the Queen in 1977 and she, in fact, bought one of the prints.

Our work on this project is on behalf of the Kettle's Yard Gallery, so we like to make links with modern art in the work we do with them.  

By 'we' I mean Cary, Sandra and myself, although I was away for part of the time, so it was mainly Cary and Sandra this year.

The best thing, for me, about this year's workshops was that some of the young people who first came to make costumes with us 4 years ago, are now helping the little ones to make theirs. It's so lovely to see them growing up and taking resposibility.  

Looking forward to seeing what Carnival 2018 will bring!