Workshop Deliverer
This year I was at ArtsFest with two different groups. On Saturday I was doing a workshop with Allsorts where participants made things to do with nature. On Sunday I was doing a workshop with Centre of The Earth. It was a similar workshop though focussed more on mask making and decorating the space.
I can’t wait to do it again next year, and I’m sure we’ll all do something bigger and better!
I’m part of a collective called Allsorts (temporary website) who are running a workshop at ArtsFest today and tomorrow. Here’s some details:
Allsorts present ‘In the Light Garden’ at Artsfest, a series of family friendly activities where participants can explore a wide range of artforms and create a feature for an enchanted garden. Come and join us in Victoria Square on Saturday 13th from 12 - 6 and Sunday 14th September from 12 - 5 and let your imagination run wild!
We’ll be based outside the Council House.
One of the things about being a visual artist is the amount of materials you need to buy. Early in August I went to the Play Resource Centre and spent nearly £60 and all of the materials it bought are nearly used up! That’s when I got thinking about the things I buy on a regular basis that I can reuse and what I can recycle. That’s when I went hunting around the house!
The first thing I found was my hole punch. Although it takes a long time to accumulate very little I’m now collecting the circular pieces for confetti. Not bad for something I would’ve otherwise thrown away
Next I fount butter tubs and other similar tubs. These are absolutely awesome! I first thought about doing this when I used an old plastic container to put paint in. Now I use them for that and to take a small quantity of whatever I need to a workshop. I think this’ll replace using yoghurt pots as they’re more multi-purpose.
Something I did do at the beginning of the year is to save old wrapping paper. Although some of the paper is branded with ‘Merry Christmas’ and similar festive messages some of it can be used as decorative paper. I’ve already had success using it for this purpose many times!
Well, that’s just some of the things I’ve found that I can reuse. What else can anyone else suggest?
