WEEK 11
Artists in attendance 10
The feed back from the gust artist workshop last week (MUSICAL CHAIRS) was great. The group said they really enjoyed sharing and working together. They said it took them out of their comfort zone and made their imaginations work in a different way. They also agreed that they would like to take part in a group exercise once every couple of months. I was so pleased that they enjoyed it and embraced it fully. They finished by giving me a round of applause for finding and organizing such a brilliant artist to run the day as Ria Roberts, well done Ria you were a hit!
It is always difficult when choosing guest artists, I find that it has to be a particular kind of person that can work with my groups. They need to have these qualities: need to speak in a everyday language that the members will understand, be able to plan a workshop that involves everyone and their needs and need to be a fun and upbeat person. These qualities are quite hard to find in the art world, as there seem to be lots of big egos out there.
This week we carried on with our abstraction project the members developed their ideas, this week they seemed to get into their stride more easily. They are coming to terms with just making beautiful images the pressure if off as they are not copying something, their ideas are their own and this gives them more confidence. I am so proud of the group they really do get involved and give things a go! I have to keep reminding myself that some of the members haven’t done any art since they were at school and for some that may be 50+ years ago.
Next week we are continuing abstraction but will be talking about our work to the other members to see if they have any feed back.
