Recycled Art Workshops
What can I say, it is so much more fun for me personally to get a whole assortment of recycled materials, industrial waste, fabric offcuts, household recyclables and see what I can come up with. Its amazing what you can do with old cardboard cylinders, some upholstery fabric offcuts, old buttons, an array of clean industrial and ewaste and don't forget the discarded hessian coffee sacks. .
Especially if you hand these materials over to kids. Mix that up with a bit of glitter, some paint and glue and you will be amazed at what they can come up with.
We have been at Gasworks Art Park as part of their school holiday program and had so much fun. Our first class was for the littlies and of course most of the Mums joined in. The theme Magical Flying Fish and Sea Creatures. I have never seen such an assortment of incrediably imaginative sea creatures in one room. Using old chocolate box lids with our colourful collection of fabrics and industrial offcuts we saw such things as flying sea pigs, a few land and sea living sharks, a couple of flying seahorses and some other creatures yet to be indentified. Glitter and sparkles were added and then our mini artists (with a bit of help) attached their works of art to their coloufully decorated cardboard rools with some string and they went flying around the room. They all left very happy with their latest artistic creation.s
Our afternoon class that day was predominately filled with young boys aged 7-12 making the most of our collection of discarded computer parts and a bit of tarzan grip along with some rubber offcuts and few other odds and ends. They created an assortment of crazy bugs, lifelike robots and even a solar powered house complete with insulation.
This week (today in fact) saw a group of 8 7-12yr olds a mix of boys and girls really use both their craft and art skills to create a collection of amazing aprons from old coffee sacks and decorate a series of wooden cooking spoons (though these are no longer recommended for cooking with). Taking paint, glue and the materials on hand all sorts of designs were created over the duration of the day.
We had everything from bright pink spoons with glitter and butterflies to of course a couple of spoons dedicated to their favourite AFL team (we are in Melbourne of course). The apron designs were quite magical, thanks to our favourite (now retired to be a full time Mum to beautiful twin boys) dance teacher Miss Blue Bells donation of sparkly and colourful fabric offcuts. The old coffee sacks will never be mistaken for that again or for that matter be used to carry around coffee beans. These beautiful creations will now be adorning both bedroom and kitchen walls.
So thats been our school holiday program and next holidays we will be down at Warrnambool for Australia's largest kids fesitval - Fun for Kids, 8 days of exciting recycled art workshops from making masks through to caps, wands and robot badges. So keep an eye out for ticket sales and get yourselves booked in.
Now its back to getting ready for term 2 kids art classes for 5-12year olds at the Pixie Collective on High Street in Northcote.
Classes begin Tuesday 3rd April so make sure you book in by emailing us clare@visualfeastcreations.com.au
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Our Recycled Art Classes and School Holiday Programs
In just over a week we will be breaking up for the first holidays of the school year.
Our kids art classes in northcote have been going well we have created visual arts diaries from recycled materials, a bit of collage and now in the middle of cubism.
Our first class back we will be starting on Mandalas. The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean "circle," though of course there are many more significant meanings than this. It has been used and still is today as a significant tool in many traditions including Buddhism, Hinduism, Native American and Christian.
Whilst explaining in basic terms the meaning of a mandela the workshop itself will still be based around exploring the imagination and allowing the participants to express themselves in an unhindered environment their ideas and versions of a mandela. We will be using a variety of materials reclaimed from industry sources along with coloured sands, paints and various drawing materials.
For our Tuesday kids art classes in Northcote please call 04222 02869 or email clare@visualfeastcreations.com.au. Classes are $20 for casual (bookings essential) or if you book and pay up front for the while term it is $18 per class. For kids 5-12yrs.
For our school holiday program we will be at Melbournes famous Gasworks Art Park. We have designed a couple of workshops for kids 7-12 years and a smaller one for the littlies aged 4-6 years
Aprons and Spoons
Design, create and decorate your own apron using a mix of recycled and new products including paints and various fabric off cuts. Use it for cooking or just hang it on the wall along with a matching decorated wooden spoon.
Date: Tuesday 19 April
Time: 10am - 3pm (bring own lunch and drink)
Cost: $60
Bookings: Phone 03 9699 3253 (+bf phone only) or go to http://www.gasworks.org.au
Venue: Art & Craft Studio
Age: 7 to 12 years
Crazy Robots and Metal Bugs
If techno craft is your thing then this is for you. Taking bits of old computers and electronic equipment create your own crazy bug, robot or just about anything that takes your fancy.
Date: Thursday 14 April
Time: 1pm - 3 pm
Cost: $35
Bookings: Phone 03 9699 3253 (+bf phone only) or go to http://www.gasworks.org.au
Venue: Art & Craft Studio
Age: 7 to 12 years
Magical Flying Fish and Sea Creatures
In this workshop participants will be taking a collection of colourful clean recycled odds and ends to create their own magical sea creatures, which could be flying fish, sea dragons or something completely imaginary!
Date: Thursday 14 April
Time: 11am - 12 noon
Cost: $23
Bookings: Phone 03 9699 3253 (+bf phone only) or go to http://www.gasworks.org.au
Venue: Art & Craft Studio
Age: 4 - 6 years
We are looking forward to running these programs and will also be at the Monash Family Fun Day - a annual event run by the City of Monash for all the family. These years theme is Fairies and Magic so we will be creating wands, capes and wizards hats inspired by films such as the Harry Potter series and old style magical fairy tales.
Our kids art classes in northcote have been going well we have created visual arts diaries from recycled materials, a bit of collage and now in the middle of cubism.
Our first class back we will be starting on Mandalas. The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean "circle," though of course there are many more significant meanings than this. It has been used and still is today as a significant tool in many traditions including Buddhism, Hinduism, Native American and Christian.
Whilst explaining in basic terms the meaning of a mandela the workshop itself will still be based around exploring the imagination and allowing the participants to express themselves in an unhindered environment their ideas and versions of a mandela. We will be using a variety of materials reclaimed from industry sources along with coloured sands, paints and various drawing materials.
For our Tuesday kids art classes in Northcote please call 04222 02869 or email clare@visualfeastcreations.com.au. Classes are $20 for casual (bookings essential) or if you book and pay up front for the while term it is $18 per class. For kids 5-12yrs.
For our school holiday program we will be at Melbournes famous Gasworks Art Park. We have designed a couple of workshops for kids 7-12 years and a smaller one for the littlies aged 4-6 years
Aprons and Spoons
Design, create and decorate your own apron using a mix of recycled and new products including paints and various fabric off cuts. Use it for cooking or just hang it on the wall along with a matching decorated wooden spoon.
Date: Tuesday 19 April
Time: 10am - 3pm (bring own lunch and drink)
Cost: $60
Bookings: Phone 03 9699 3253 (+bf phone only) or go to http://www.gasworks.org.au
Venue: Art & Craft Studio
Age: 7 to 12 years
Crazy Robots and Metal Bugs
If techno craft is your thing then this is for you. Taking bits of old computers and electronic equipment create your own crazy bug, robot or just about anything that takes your fancy.
Date: Thursday 14 April
Time: 1pm - 3 pm
Cost: $35
Bookings: Phone 03 9699 3253 (+bf phone only) or go to http://www.gasworks.org.au
Venue: Art & Craft Studio
Age: 7 to 12 years
Magical Flying Fish and Sea Creatures
In this workshop participants will be taking a collection of colourful clean recycled odds and ends to create their own magical sea creatures, which could be flying fish, sea dragons or something completely imaginary!
Date: Thursday 14 April
Time: 11am - 12 noon
Cost: $23
Bookings: Phone 03 9699 3253 (+bf phone only) or go to http://www.gasworks.org.au
Venue: Art & Craft Studio
Age: 4 - 6 years
We are looking forward to running these programs and will also be at the Monash Family Fun Day - a annual event run by the City of Monash for all the family. These years theme is Fairies and Magic so we will be creating wands, capes and wizards hats inspired by films such as the Harry Potter series and old style magical fairy tales.
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