Last friday as the degree show platform group; Workshop, we all met to discuss how we've all been getting on and discuss the full workshops we'll be delivering during our space in the Illustration studio during the exhibition. I am in the Incubation group with Sophie and Laura, here is our description of the ideas behind the Workshop group...
We are running a series of workshops, which highlight the key stages of the creative process, that we as illustrators experience. These stages; Preparation, Incubation, Illumination and Verification, will run over a series of four days, one per day. The Preparation workshop will initially focus on building drawing tools using found objects, which will then be used for mark making. These marks will feed into the next stage of the creative process during the Incubation workshop. This workshop will be based on mask making, using the resources from the previous day, as surface patterns for collage. Following this the masks will be integrated into the next day, Illumination, along with the drawing tools from the Preparation workshop. This workshop will experiment with light and shadow, in relation to shape and pattern. Throughout the three days the process will be documented and used in the final stage, Verification. The audience will have the opportunity to put together their own publication, using the imagery and text provided, in order to create a visual summary. The workshops will be a mix of invited audience and general public, and will be documented throughout on our blog.
We have planned a mask-making workshop for an audience of primary school children, made with patterns from the previous stage through the colours of red and white (linking in with the Shop's Pic 'n' Mix.) Our next step is to get into contact with local schools to see if they would be interested to invite them to our series of workshops on the Thursday 6th July. Then from there we can plan in finer details for it
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