General shizzzzzzzzzzzle

I hope that you all are having an awesome festive season! That santa brought you what you wanted and that shizz. Chil-laxin and gettin ready to party for 2008
A few of you have hollaaaa’d at me about the workshops. Some amazing ideas – keep at it. Just write them down, it’s all good.
 
- I’ve nearly finished the booklet in terms of what I can do without the rest of the Workshop details. Of course it’s not necessary that you have to make a workshop
you can just help someone do their w/s. But the more ideas, all the better!
I’m playing around with designs and fonts and such for the booklet.
 
-You can see a small product of idea playing on our blog http://streetform.wordpress.com
It’s worth checkin’ the blog out every now and again because I put links and ideas on there. It’s our platform, so use it ;o)
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If any of you have a kool design template/idea- definately feel free to holla it at us.
 
-If any of you have too much sparetime and fancy abit of reading – i’d appericate someone looking over and editing my dramatically bad grammar/
taking out my “art theory” peppered chat essays for my application for the MoMA, NY. for a summer internship. Deadlines postmarked by the 7th Jan 08. Drop me
an email and i’ll send them you. 3 “essays”all 1 page long each.
 
Again, hope you’re having an amazing time, here are 2 examples of workshops that we can offer. How you can write about your workshop 2 send 2 me A-SAP.
no stress though ;o)
 
Best,
Smizz )
 
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REMEMBER WHEN CHOOSING THE WORKSHOP THAT YOU’D LIKE US TO DO;

PLEASE KEEP INMIND YOUR SCHOOLS FACILITIES.

 

ABSTRACT WATERCOLOUR:

AGE GROUP – 13-16 year old’s approximately.

TIME LENGTH: 50-60 Mins Approx [1 timetable lesson]

YOU WILL NEED: 2 medium sized paint brushes per student; waterpots, Masking tape, palettes and heavy weight paper is a bonus.

WE SUPPLY: Paper and special watercolour tube paint.

SKILLS GAINED: Historical context of the New York Abstract expressionist artists such as Jackson Pollock; Franz Kline and William De Kooning. Skills in brush

technics; patience and secrets of paint. How to manipulate paint with different elements. Using the city/environment as a focal grounding point.

FINAL PRODUCT: An abstract cityscape/landscape watercolour painting that looks professional. A piece of artwork to be proud of. Increases self esteem

 and historical context and community awareness.

 

 

GRAFFITI TECHNIQUES:

AGE GROUP: 14-17 Years Approx.

TIME LENGTH: 50-60 Mins Approx [1 timetable lesson]

YOU WILL NEED: Felt-tip pens, colour pencils, pencils and paper.

WE SUPPLY: Some paper and specialist pens.

SKILLS GAINED: Historical context of the underground streetart movement in the 1980’s such as Jean Micheal Basquiat; Keith Harring and Futura 2000.

A knowledge of what is classed as streetart – comes in more than 7 forms! Advertsing and movie uses. Uses culture, and their community and architecture as a

backdrop.

It encorporates literacy with letterforms. Shows how to do basic fonts and how to evolve/build on the simple base of letterforms.

The students have to change the letters into shapes, forms, characters ect that represent them and their character.

It also shows how to use normal everyday products to their full potential with tonal shading and shadows.

FINAL PRODUCT: Opens students minds to a full creative outlet; which their energy can be applied to other art. A skill which can be applied to most things.
Tonal shading, shadows and perspectives are all learnt. A knowledge and understanding of streetart and how it works in specific contexts.