The sessions will provide opportunities to:
- Explore and experiment with a range of art techniques including rubbing, observational drawing, stencilling, collage, wax resist, tracing, pattern-making
- Learn about the birds, moths and butterflies associated with oak trees
- Learn about patterns in nature
- Create a set of observational drawings of leaves
- Create a set of composite images of birds, moths and butterflies associated with oak trees
Group A - leaves and birds
| Time | Session 1 Workshop 2 - Thu 30 Apr AM |
Session 2 Workshop 3 - Thu 7 May AM |
|---|---|---|
| 9.30‑10.30 | Leaf rubbing Observational drawing |
Collage warm up Collaging bird image |
| Break | ||
| 10.45‑11.50 | Key birds living in oaks Photo lottery Sketch image Copy onto acetate |
Stencilling bird names Welsh and English Sharing circle |
| Group B with Jake | Group B with Yusef |
Group B - patterns in nature
| Time | Session 1 Workshop 4 - Thu 21 May AM |
Session 2 Workshop 5 - Thu 4 Jun PM |
|---|---|---|
| 9.30‑10.30 (12.50‑2.10) |
Warm-up mark-making Group excercise Pattern Ink pastel resist |
Applying patterns to image Completing image |
| Break | ||
| 10.45‑11.50 (2.25‑3.10) |
Key moths & butterflies living in oaks Trace image onto tracing paper Stencil name of moth/butterfly Create pattern sheet |
Sharing circle |
| Group A with Jake | Everyone Yusef Netpool Park AM Group A with Jake PM |