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Our BIG Book of Colours
Created 2010-09-29 by Shona MacGillivray
Location: Urban - Co. Clare
Duration: 2010-09-29 to 2010-12-20
Project Outline
The children were introduced to one colour at a time...via watered down tempera paints on wet paper. We also read/looked at Dr Suess, My Many Coloured Days, many times.They were asked how they felt about the colour and then to paint anything they thought about.The teachers and I recorded their comments. Most of them completly covered a page in fluid colour, telling me it was a Dragon, a Fire Truck, or A Bouncey Castle (for Red). For the older children faces appeared, and hearts and landscapes. I wanted them to experiance each colour seperatley, and was curious how they would tackle being given no subject matter to paint. As sessions progressed, I introduced a vague subject matter, as I could see some of them floundering, not having the confidence or know- how to go with their own thoughts, particulary the 11yrs and up.All these children have learning difficulties or/and behavoiral issues, and for some participants allowing free expression is great fun, for others intimidating, and others permission to create creative mayhem! I presented some of their work in book form, each child contributing paintings to one of two books, to be kept in the school. From this project I have ideas of further exploring their interest in facial expressions , and their desire to literaly paint arms and faces,not paper!
Project Details
- Location: Urban
- From date: 2010-09-29
- To date: 2010-12-20
- Length: 20 hours, 10 sessions x 2hrs
- Participants per session: 26
- Participants in total: 4
- Contact hours: 15hrs
- Age range of participants:
8-11, 12-14, 15-18 - County(ies):
Clare - Related Organisation(s):
St Annes School - Funding Bodies:
Embrace Arts and People With Disabilities Programme, co Clare Arts Office
Project Posts
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The Book | Shona
2011-01-11The Book of Junior Classes paintings
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Concertina Book | Shona
2011-01-11Book created using Senior classes paintings. This book can also be played...
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Children`s Art Work | Shona
2011-01-11Some of the Senior`s paintings were collaged to form this large wall display.Images...
