My entire non working life this week has been consumed with making paper houses. I made the unfortunate mistake one night of working on them right up to bed time, which consequently led to me tossing and turning all night while mentally cutting, folding and unfolding imaginary sheets of paper. Felt like death warmed up in work. 306 houses though, means that I can take a break for a couple of days.
I keep saying that.. and end up making just a few more so that eventually I can get a day off!
It has been a good week this week though …. my work time has been broken up by assisting on the Easter workshops at Tate. I find the difference between doing a workshop there and doing one anywhere else, is that the children and families ‘do as they are told’. I don’t know if it’s the status of the building itself, the large amount of materials or the fact that the workshops are ‘interesting’, but the time just flies by. Ha ha – that sounds bad doesn’t it? I mean, the children will follow the brief but still use their imagination. Not – do as you are told or else!
There was one workshop I did last year based on insects – we were making creatures from recycled materials. One child insisted on making a robot and no matter what I said, he was making a robot full stop.
The problem with this, is that once one child does their own thing, others follow suit and the workshop can become chaotic : (
So it’s while I am preparing for this afternoon’s session that I thought I’d jot down this blog while I’m here.
I’m hoping to chat to one of the other artists on the session today about volunteers… I believe there is a database somewhere in the area, of artists who wish to assist other artists in making work. Hmmmm… that would make my life so much easier!
