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A series of workshops took place in schools/departments and galleries from May-July 2022
A series of workshops took place in schools/departments and galleries from May-July 2022
Lockdown Art workshop 1
Life During Lockdown
COVID-19 Collecting Volunteer Project
Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives.
Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives and THAT network London have collected thoughts, reflections and experiences of local residents during lockdown, so we ran some workshops to collect artwork to contribute to the archive.
Students were asked to reflect on lockdown 2020 and create drawings and thoughts related to lockdown and the pandemic.
Drawings related to lockdown
Rainbow drawings
Thoughts/words related to lockdown and how it was
Please note that by taking part you are giving permission for your artwork these to be added to the Tower Hamlets archive collection. You can sign your name by your work or it can be anonymous.
In say 50-100 years’ time this information may be recovered whilst researching reflections on the pandemic.
Your information may be used for publicity, outreach and educational work including, for example, social media posts.
If you do not want your artwork to be added to the Tower Hamlets archive, take it home instead.
Unmasking workshop with Katie Lannard
Workshop - St Paul's Way Trust school - May 2022
Workshop - St Paul's Way Trust school - May 2022
Process: Therapeutic Art - Mask Making
Process: Therapeutic Art - Mask Making
Artist/tutor: Katie Lennard
The workshop was dynamically taught with a presentation looking at the cultural relevance of masks. Following the presentation, feelings were recorded anonymously by students, collected, and then randomly divided out amongst peers. Students then created a mask to illustrate the anonymous printed message they received.
The workshop ended with a friendly, reflective feedback session to aid the development of the project and provide closure on the session.
This was a profound exercise in empathy, using art and education as a vehicle to honour someone else’s emotional experience.
Printmaking workshop with Maria Quintin at Bow School
Workshop - Bow School - May 2022
Workshop - Bow School - May 2022
Process: Printmaking
Process: Printmaking
Artist/tutor: Maria Quintin
On the 27th May Maria Quintin came in to deliver a print workshop to a small group of talented Y7 art students at Bow School. The session initially started with Maria introducing the students to experimental monoprinting techniques in which they used pens, pencils, fingers and other found objects as mark making tools. Students were then asked to collect leaves and flowers form the playground. Students were shown the process of printing using a press. The flowers and leaves the students had sourced were placed on the plates and the students created a series of striking silhouette prints.
Printmaking workshop with Maria Quintin at Stepney All Saints
Workshop - Stepney All Saints School - June 2022
Workshop - Stepney All Saints School - June 2022
Process: Printmaking
Process: Printmaking
Artist/tutor: Maria Quintin
Direct monoprinting. This technique is most like your usual drawing practices. A plate is inked up and a piece of paper placed on top. You simply draw onto this paper and it will pick up the ink from the plate below. Then just peel and reveal! - Try drawing with different objects, maybe some from the area (a twig or a stone) and see what different lines, tones, and textures you can create.
Ghost printing. If there is a monoprint drawing that you particularly like, we can try and make a ‘ghost print’ of it. This is where you run your plate through the printing press after you’ve done your drawing and remove any remaining ink. This creates a sort of negative image, and can produce quite interesting results.
Monoprinting found objects. Is a quick way of recording found objects and can be incorporated into other prints techniques too. Flat objects are placed on an inked up plate and paper placed on top. As the object is run through the press and the it will do the following three things: a) Firstly, it will leave a silhouette of its outline on the paper after it comes out of the press. (This can be quite effective if using different coloured papers, or printing a fine item such as lace or a skeleton leaf) The effect is similar in style to a photogram of cyanotype. b) The object itself will also pick up ink. This can then be placed ink side up and run through the press again to make a tonal impression of the object. c) The plate will have areas where the object has left and removed ink, and can be run through the press to create another, completely different type of print.
Workshop with Katie Lannard
Workshop - Oaklands School - June 2022
Workshop - Oaklands School - June 2022
Process: Therapeutic Art - Mask Making
Process: Therapeutic Art - Mask Making
Artist/tutor: Katie Lennard
Students were presented with the cultural relevance of masks. Feelings were explored anonymously by students, collected, and then randomly divided out amongst peers. Students finally created a mask to illustrate the anonymous printed message they received.
This was profound exercise in empathy, using art and education as a vehicle to honour someone else’s emotional experience.
The workshop itself was really good, students were engaged and excited to create something different and unique. This atmosphere was purely down to Katie and her well designed workshop.
Unmasking workshop with Katie Lannard
Workshop - Bishop Challoner Catholic Federation of Schools - June 2022
Workshop - Bishop Challoner Catholic Federation of Schools - June 2022
Process: Therapeutic Art - Mask Making
Process: Therapeutic Art - Mask Making
Artist/tutor: Katie Lennard
Students had fun exploring and creating art through the exploration of feelings, emotions and mixed media.
The workshop was dynamically taught with a presentation looking at the cultural relevance of masks. Following the presentation, feelings were recorded anonymously by students, collected, and then randomly divided out amongst peers. Students then created a mask to illustrate the anonymous printed message they received.
This is a profound exercise in empathy, using art and education as a vehicle to honour someone else’s emotional experience.
Unmasking workshop with Katie Lannard
Workshop - St Paul's Way - July 2022
Workshop - St Paul's Way - July 2022
Process: Therapeutic Art - Mask Making
Process: Therapeutic Art - Mask Making
Artist/tutor: Katie Lennard
Students were introduced to the cultural relevance of masks and the concept of unmasking feelings anonymously.
Feelings will be recorded anonymously by students, collected, and then randomly divided out amongst peers. Students then created a mask to illustrate the anonymous printed message they received.
The workshop ended with a friendly, reflective feedback session to aid the development of the project and provided closure on the session.
This was a profound exercise in empathy, using art and education as a vehicle to honour someone else’s emotional experience.
The students explored a range of personal ideas/thoughts and concerns and found the exercise an expressive and freeing experience to be able explore emotions through media.
Lockdown Art workshop 2
July
Life During Lockdown
COVID-19 Collecting Volunteer Project
Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives.
Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives and THAT network London have collected thoughts, reflections and experiences of local residents during lockdown, so we ran some workshops to collect artwork to contribute to the archive.
Students were asked to reflect on lockdown 2020 and create drawings and thoughts related to lockdown and the pandemic.
Drawings related to lockdown
Rainbow drawings
Posters
Thoughts/words related to lockdown and how it was
Please note that by taking part you are giving permission for your artwork these to be added to the Tower Hamlets archive collection. You can sign your name by your work or it can be anonymous.
In say 50-100 years’ time this information may be recovered whilst researching reflections on the pandemic.
Your information may be used for publicity, outreach and educational work including, for example, social media posts.
If you do not want your artwork to be added to the Tower Hamlets archive, take it home instead.
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