WEEK 3 > 1-5 Aug

Join Artist Emma Henderson where for one week we will become hedgerow explorers through art & craft!

We’ll learn about the native trees and bushes commonly found in our hedgerows exploring them through sight, sound, texture and colour.

This will be a child led week of research so the daily activity may evolve to accommodate research and exploration coming from the group.

Covering a variety of printmaking techniques, mould making, storytelling and recipe making, this is an exciting week for art & nature lovers

MONDAY 1 AUG

Cyanotype sketchbooks

Using Cyanotype paper we will create sun prints from our materials. Once dry these prints will be used to create our own sketch books which can be taken home, or for those returning, can be used throughout the week. We will then spend some time working in our sketchbooks drawing flower and leaf shapes and identifying plants.

TUESDAY 2 AUG

Finding Forms

We will use clay and plaster of Paris to create moulds and relief shapes of the leaves we are finding moving onto try to recreate these forms ourselves with moulding techniques.

WEDNESDAY 3 AUG

Print Factory

Today we will focus on printing techniques such as making shapes and printing with polystyrene tiles, and experiment with printing directly with leaves, and flowers. We will also try our hand at hapazome printing, using the natural dyes of flowers and leaves to create a print.

THURSDAY 4 AUG

Printing with Nature

Today we will continue our experiments with Hapazome and try some bundle dying using natural materials and food waste.

We will use a couple of different eco dying and printing techniques. Any bundle dyes produced will remain at the Centre to be steamed and will need collected at the end of the follwoing week.

FRIDAY 5 AUG

Screen Printing

We will work collaboratively with a number of silk screens to create a set of stencils that can be used together. Then we will have fun layering prints of top of each other to make collaborative artworks.

This Summer, we have visiting artists coming in to teach the children. They will deliver a range of activities through the week under their chosen theme and be supported by 2 children's playworkers.

Week 1: 11-15 July - Mini Artists week: Drawing and Painting

Week 2: 18-22 July – Mixed art & craft activities

Week 3: 1-5 Aug – Art through nature

Week 4: 8-12 Aug - Pottery

Please select the days that you wish to book, and for how many, then proceed to fill in their details

The club is for children aged 5-12 years and will run from 9am – 3.30pm

(drop off from 9am-9.30am, pick up 3.30pm sharp)

The club costs £28 per day. This includes materials, refreshments and snack.

FREE PLACES - We have 4 free places available each day for families on low income, such as those in receipt of Universal Credit. If this would benefit your family, please add this to your basket and proceed to fill in the child's details.

As usual, children will need to bring their own packed lunch and sunscreen (and sunhat if needed).

We hope to get outside into our beautiful grounds to explore as often as possible.

Anything for the bigger kids?...

We will also have a small offering for Youths aged 12-16, which we are preparing and will email out to the Forgan Arts mailing list, if you make sure that you are signed up on our website under the Contact tab!