Portraits
Andrew started this session by introducing the children to an artist called David Cushway who uses his own body as inspiration for his art, David Cushway explores the passage and effects of time through his art. Andrew explained to the children that they too would be using their bodies as a starting point to work from.
They started by looking carefully at themselves using a mirror, we discussed their faces and how each person has different shaped faces ,eyes, mouths, noses etc .We also talked a little about the proportions of their faces and how we could use some guide lines to help place the features.
So, using chunky graphite sticks the children drew their portraits. As you can see they were very successful!

Once they had completed their portraits they then began to mould their heads from clay . Andrew encouraged the children to remember that they were to include as much detail as they could as this was what made their portraits unique and individual.

The children worked diligently and produced super clay heads which were full of character and individuality.They had to ensure that the heads were hollowed out.
Andrew explained that they were to watch the effects of water and time on the heads, to do this they were going to be submerged inside plastic bottles.

All the children placed the heads into the plastic bottles and then filled them up with water to completely submerge them.
Great fun!
The children will document the changes to their heads (which Andrew says should be quite dramatic!)