FAMILY DAYS

In this session participants will gain the chance to explore abstract art through the medium of Plasticine, this is inspired by the work of Henry Hudson, and Artists like Dan Rees who use plasticine within their work. This is a chance to work tactfully, move away from planning and towards intuitive making. 

 

In this session we are going to recycle materials or “rags” into a giant collaborative rug in response to the ongoing climate crisis which many artists in The Long Now touch upon in their work. During the session we will look at some examples of other artists who confront similar themes in their work and who use found materials.

In this workshop participants will explore how artists purposefully distort their perspective by making perspective altering devices and using them to create a series of drawings. This is inspired by artists like Edward Burtynsky, Andres Kertesz and Jeff McMillan who all present their art/subject in different ways to make the audience think/feel something.

Taking inspiration from Chino Moya’s ‘Post Human’ which is all about predicting the future, join a printmaking tarot workshop, where you’ll design, carve, and print your very own tarot card. A tarot deck is any of a set of cards used in tarot games and in fortune-telling. We will show you examples of different styles that is exist to help you to invent your own.

 

Paper marbling is a painting on water technique that can produce results similar to smooth marble. Its a technique that’s been used by bookbinders as well as all sorts of artists. In this workshop we will use water and special inks to make our own marbled paper! You can then keep this as an abstract art piece, or use it to collage with o write or draw on.