How to 3D your textiles!
Our textile projects are developing nicely- this week, we were looking to create three-dimensionality. With a lovely pile of assorted...
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Katy
Jan 21, 20221 min read
Developing textiles
We were using our wet-felted pieces from last week to develop more complicated textile pieces. With lots of fabrics to choose from, our...
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Katy
Jan 21, 20221 min read
Chilly after school
We had plenty of work to do in this week’s after school session -which is how we like it, as it’s pretty cold after the sun has gone...
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Katy
Jan 15, 20221 min read
New term for our art sessions
We started off the term by learning about wet-felting. Quite a good activity for a very cold day- using hot water, and needing to do very...
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Katy
Jan 9, 20221 min read
Art sessions…
You can see our talented young artists’ work on the Crow Wood Facebook page, but here’s a quick summary of the sessions before Christmas!...
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Katy
Nov 5, 20211 min read
Autumn art!
We’re going to be doing a series of wire sculpture sessions in our home education art group, and we started off creating trees!
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Katy
Sep 17, 20211 min read
Home ed art sessions
We had a fabulous start to this term’s art sessions at the allotment! We used elderberries as the basis for watercolour paint, which was...
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Katy
Sep 15, 20210 min read
Still feels like summer!
This week’s after school session was so lovely and warm- we thought that autumn had come to stay, but apparently not! Delicious dinner of...
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Katy
Sep 14, 20211 min read
New exhibition for Air Arts
We have been collaborating with Air Arts at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) for a number of years, exhibiting work as...
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Katy
Sep 12, 20211 min read
Outdoor cooking
The beginning of September and it’s been so hot! We cooked our first after school tea out in the shade, and moved the seating outside...
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Katy
Jun 28, 20211 min read
Introduction to carving
Our next art project is more 3D work. Over lockdown, our online art sessions concentrated on painting and drawing, so it's good to get...
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Katy
Jun 28, 20211 min read
More mosaics
After spending a few sessions using tesserae to make mosaics, we've gone a bit more industrial now, and are using pebbles and cement! The...
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Katy
Jun 4, 20211 min read
Derby Umbrella sessions
We've just done our fourth session at Annie's Place, the centre where Derby Umbrella run their sessions for children and adults wth...
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Katy
May 16, 20211 min read
Home ed art group
Our in-person sessions at the allotment have started! We’re doing a series of workshops using two different ways of creating mosaics- the...
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Katy
May 16, 20211 min read
Saturday sessions at the allotment
Since we've been able to have people on site at the allotment again, we've been very busy! With willow leftover from our sessions with...
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Katy
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Activity: Paper marbling
Our art sessions for home educating children have moved onlin, due to the current lockdown, and we’re try out all sorts of practical...
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Katy
Jan 31, 20212 min read
Activity: Big Garden Birdwatch feeder
This year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch didn’t start off too well for us in the Midlands (for garden birds or spotters!), with lots of...
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Katy
Jan 12, 20211 min read
Project: Christmas tree whisk
If you had a real, cut Christmas tree, or you’ve been pruning a fir tree (but NOT leylandii or yew!!), then this is a lovely project to...
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Katy
Dec 23, 20201 min read
News: Festive forest school!
Our final session before Christmas consisted of re-building the dam at Clay Cove, some whittling projects, and hot dogs! And lots of...
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Katy
Dec 22, 20201 min read
News: Edible making
Our final home education art sessions before Christmas were sculpture-based...but using fondant icing and marzipan. Not only good to eat,...
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