Sunday 14 April 2013

OPEN DOOR with Shantona

Session 2

The kaleidoscope animations created on the iPad last week were screened on the big screen telly, and left running throughout the session, to provide inspiration.

This week, “We have been creating mood boards. These show multiple colour combinations, details and patterns.

The table was filled with bowls of beads, gems, buttons, sparkly bits, paper flowers, foam butterfly shapes, embroidery threads; coloured, patterned and hand-made paper.

“I love the table. There are so many colours everywhere."

Everyone started with a piece of A3 coloured card, and then chose whatever they wanted to use, selecting objects for colour, and arranging them on the card to form patterns. Also combining some of these with paint.

“I liked arranging all the little bits on the board!

“I’ve enjoyed adding more colours with the paint”

Sticky foam pads were used to extend some of the designs upwards, making these into 3D patterns. “Building the shapes up in to 3D shapes has been good fun. The foam pads have worked really well”.

Musarat also demonstrated a technique using wax paper, and wax crayons, to create a batik effect. This paper can then be cut into any shape required. We’ll progress on to this next week.

“I’ve enjoyed making a wax heart.

At the end of the session the group discussed what should be written in the blog.

“I absolutely love this”






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