Sculpture – Making with everyday objects
Artist Run Workshops in Schools
Casting, Installations, Plaster, Clay, Stone carving, Wood carving, Recycling, Willow, Paper, Fabric.
Sculpture – Making with everyday objects
Carving both in stone and wood, creating small and large-scale sculptures with students.
Creative scientifically inspired art activities, exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths (STEAM / STEM). Students make artworks from everyday materials such as old bicycle parts, drink cans and plumbing pipes – making abstract scientific concepts relatable, creative and fun. Workshops on offer include: hypnotic record player animations, pandemic portrait drawing via Zoom, Bicycle Drawing Machines, camera obscura and pinhole camera making, spherical sculpture building, and Cycle The Solar System.
Recycled sculptures and installations. Human figures, animals, monsters, cardboard cities and shadow sculptures. Workshops tailored to suit a variety of age groups and themes.
Stone carving as a collaborative project; making a sculpture or piece of furniture for the school grounds.
Quick and imaginative line drawing exercises using charcoal. Printmaking workshops to suit all abilities including mono-printing, poly-printing, lino-printing, drypoints collographs and etchings. Simple wire sculpture.
Laura can offer a range of multimedia workshops including Sculpture/Willow/Textiles/Felting/Paper Making and JewelleryMaking.
‘Environmental arts workshop’ – Using found, natural materials to create environmental sculptures & drawings to react with the natural environment. Observe natural structures & look at how artists have interpreted these influences in their work.
‘Sculpture & 3D Modelling workshop’ – transform drawings in to 3 dimensions using simple construction techniques & materials such as willow, card, paper & modroc to make insects, fish, gargoyles & monsters.
Stone Carving Workshops: Basic techniques of carving using celcon blocks.
Installation workshop: Creating a whole school/class installation based on 3D self portraits