November 2011
7 posts
The Story of the Old Lady
Working again with Kevin Cotter and Lizzie Swinford, we have been continuing to develop the story of the Old Lady and the Birds. Today the participants were animating clouds that will be sitting underneath the final film, to give some depth to it. The children working with me on this had to be quite controlled to keep the cloud movement as even as possible, a challenge which they rose to as the...
Puppetry And Animation
Over the next three weeks, we are working in Stoke Canon with Kevin Cotter and Lizzie Swinford on developing a story about an old lady and her birds. We are looking at how animation and film can support the shadow puppetry and drama/movement work that is happening. The journey of the young people through story is so important, as it gives depth to their activity and makes it more meaningful for...
The Whipton Tree
During this half term, we have each worked at the Whipton sessions for two weeks on the shared theme of ‘Tree of Life’. This topic has been inspired by the Klimt painting and we have been trying to create a similar aesthetic through the animation, as the other artists have been working towards a frieze that will be hung at the Children’s centre. Here is the result of what we have...
The People and Faces of West Exe
Over the last couple of weeks, we have been working on a collaborative workshops at West Exe children’s centre with visual artist Tamsin Pender and printmaker Suzanne Ross from Double Elephant Print Workshop. These collaborative sessions create amazing results and the process for the young people involved is so much richer and fulfilling, for both the participants and us as artists. As...
