With two activities running in tandem, there were plenty of creativity, even though there were less participants this week.
One man was keen enough to be on hand to help us set up the tables. Having been on the periphery during the last few weeks, watching others, he sat down to do a series of prints, experimenting with different ink colours and coloured paper.
"It's like being back at school again," one man commented, who also got creative with the rollers, applying ink to it so that when rolled, stripes were printed.
After having a go at making small casts from clay, one man decided to make a cast of his hand using the alginate. The result resembles a trophy. "I can knock myself out, now!" He joked holding the plaster fist to his face.
Another printing technique was introduced to the men. Instead of scoring into the polystyrene, ink was first applied onto a sheet of acetate, then using a pencil, the ink is scraped away and paper was placed over to get a print.
Having a smaller group this week meant there was more one-to-one support from the artists. This has helped one particular man who thanked us for just being there and "it was nice to talk to someone."
Bryony and Van
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