Workshop Success!

So the workshop went really well and all the kids, as well as staff seemed to really enjoy the day! The results were fantastic and it was a superb day for me. Here's a few wee photos:

Some of the boys admiring a degree show piece.

Half of Primary 6 from St. Angela's Primary School.


A nice example of some of the work produced by the kids.

Kids Workshop

So, my newest upcoming event to pour my efforts into is a little workshop I'll be running with the help of some friends - Farieda, Simon and Fraser - making mock stained glass windows with a group of 48 Primary 6 kids. I'm really looking forward to it!

So I've been kinda busy buying acrylic, getting discounts organised for the glass paint materials and getting the space set up for Tuesday. The general plan of the day looks something like this:

Objective: The aim of this workshop is to introduce the class to new skills such as looking and understanding the art work of others, documenting art work, the development of ideas and making. Each pupil as their outcome will produce an individual stained glass effect piece, working on acrylic.

10:00 – 10.50 Welcome & Tour - Mackintosh Gallery Space
Leaders: Simon Clark(Yr 2 Architecture & Leeanne McKenna(Yr 2 Painting)

Tour of Show (mainly of Mackintosh building) A number of digital cameras will be distributed to the group to allow the kids to take photos of what interests them about the interior/exterior of the building. Viewing examples of stained glass windows throughout the School will form part of the tour to allow the kids to draw inspiration for their making.

10.50 – 11.00 Walk Group to J D Kelly Building (First Year Design Studios)

11:10 -14.30 Workshop (breaks as required)

Staff will create large scale colour prints of photographs taken by the group.

Get group prepared with materials and hand out photographs. Leeanne/Simon/Fareida will lead a short demonstration on different uses of the materials and how the colours mix.

Get pupils working on their own stained glass windows while staff circulate the group working one to one.

Perhaps if a spare five minutes available at the end of the workshop, get kids to view their stained glass pieces in light/window space.

Here's hoping it all goes peachy!