Paper Clay Creatives

Using lovely soft paper clay, our school holiday students created all sorts of colourful creatures at Springwood Library/Hub! They practiced skills such as sculpting, adding texture and mixing colours. Have a look at the wonderful sculptures below!

Clay Dragons!

The following photos are of the beautifully creative dragons made during my two clay school holiday classes over the last couple of days (at Blaxland and Katoomba Libraries). The ages of these artists ranged from 6 - 12 yrs, and I'm amazed at how unique every single dragon had turned out! 

Using air-drying paper clay, we first discussed dragon legends from different cultures around the world, and looked at a lot of dragon examples before diving in and having fun with clay!

Great work everyone!!

 

Spring School Holidays Overview

Hi everyone, these holidays have been a wonderful start to Spring! I've held a few creative classes in the Blue Mountains libraries over the past two weeks, and below are some pics of   the great artworks and crafts made by kids in the workshops: Scratch Art (etching), paper planes and french knitting.

Easter Stained Glass Class

To make your own plastic 'stained glass', here's what you need:

*Permanent markers
*Acetate or plastic book covers
*Black contact or sticker paper (optional)
*Scissors
*Paper and pencil/pen
*Thin ribbon, wool or string
*A hole punch

What you do:

1. First, draw out a stained glass design on paper. Don't make it too complicated!

2. Put your acetate sheet over the top of your picture, and then trace it using black permanent marker. 

3. Turn the acetate sheet over, and then colour in the parts of your drawing. Turning it over means you won't get the black pen marks mixing in with your colour. 

4. Optional: Cut strips of black contact and stick it over the black outlines in your picture. This will make the black parts look extra dark, and more like real stained glass.

5. You might like to cut the acetate into a smaller shape, depending on what look you want.

5. Lastly, punch two holes at the top of your artwork, and thread ribbon through them. Tie a double knot or bow, and voilà! Ready to hang next to your window!

Below are examples of this artwork style, made by my class in Springwood today. Aren't they nice and colourful?! Very well done.