Creating with Cardboard
Work with Daisi artist and internationally acclaimed sculptor James Lake to explore the versatility and creative nature of cardboard and make an individual semi-relief portrait. In this workshop James introduces his work, artistic practice and the possibilities of cardboard as an art material, followed by a warm-up drawing exercise, before moving on to looking at a friend’s face or one’s own face and making a larger scale drawing. Learners then identify the key features of the face and look at how they can make a simple line drawing to represent this.
Next, James shares some simple processes for designing and developing a semi-relief portrait and learners have a go at building and attaching this to a cardboard armature.
Participants can develop an understanding of and foundation skills in working with cardboard sculpture and build their confidence to experiment.
James’ artistic practice is introduced ahead of the day by a short (15 minutes) ‘Daisi Bytes’ video which enables children to connect the activities with the wider cultural world, and can be shared with the entire school community in addition to workshop participants.
Suitable age group: KS2; KS3 (year 7 only)
Curriculum links: Art and Design, PSHE
Cost: £445 for one day*
*Cost covers one day of workshops, including administration, preparation and delivery, materials and travel. Additional days of the same workshop cost (up to) £315 per day. I.e:
| 1 Day | 2 Days | 3 Days | 4 Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| £445 | £760 | £1050 | £1340 |
Times and numbers: The workshop is available in one of the following format, allowing for timetabled breaks:
- One class of up to 30 children for one day
Materials: Learners will use cardboard, recycled materials and relevant tools and equipment.
Key Learning Outcomes
KS2:
KS3 (Year 7): (the below in addition to the year 3 /4 outcomes)
Additional learning outcomes:
“It is great for the children to have access to the work of current and relevant artists in their locality, and James` work will be the focus for an art and design topic in the new term for KS2 across both schools in the Federation.” Teacher, Kenn Primary
About the Artist
Much of James’ work uses cardboard as a sculptural material due to its immediacy, ease of availability, reasonable cost and low environmental impact. James’ intention is to produce sculptures that echo the detail and depth found within traditional sculpting materials at a time of great global economic and environmental upheaval. James’ work is a search for a common truth and to find a sense of quiet humanity in the small details that are sometimes drowned out by the noise and brightness of contemporary culture.
Ingrained in James’ process is the desire to teach and demonstrate the techniques he uses with others. Often working with schools, community groups and museums, James wants to make sculpture accessible and blur the boundary between high art and low art for all audiences. James believes in art for all; art beyond race, gender, age, wealth, ability and disability.
Subscribe to Daisi’s Arts Education newsletter for Early Bird discounts and updates on other Daisi activity.
[mc4wp_form id=1117]
