"In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt." ~ Pablo Picasso
23 April 2012
Newquay Art8 Festival Drawingonthings Workshop
Last Sunday was genuinely the sunniest day of the year by far! Loads of people turned up for this event in the back garden of the Newquay Arms as part of the Art8 festival.
The pub and Art8 had sponsored the event so that members of the public could get involved as part of the festival which is the first of what will hopefully be an annual showcase of art in and around Newquay.
A few adults took part too but other than that, the average age of the artists making these pictures was 10 years old, all participants had never used spray paint before. Some of these guys had travelled from bristol to do this workshop! All were complete naturals!
14 April 2012
Newquay Art8 Festival
When you head over to Newquay to check out the Art8 festival, from today look out for this!
(Hint, its on a main road.)
More...
09 April 2012
A Drop-in Drawingonthings Surgery!
LINk in Cornwall are the people who pass on everyone's thoughts and feelings about their health services here in Cornwall to the people who run them.
Using communication to bring about positive change is also something that my Drawingonthings Workshops are known for. Which is why LINk in Cornwall thought it would be a good idea to have me run a drop-in workshop in Truro City centre as a feature of their celebration event called Watch Your Health, last Thurdsay.
Young people could colaborate on a peice in the Drawingonthings Workshop in exchange for the (Yes/No) answer to: "Do you think there is enough information about health services in Cornwall for young people?
A highly creative day followed, filled with discussion on the topic, and some awesome pieces of work were created!
But the best bit...
All the work returns to the donors of the "canvases" (many of whom were there on the day) and will be displayed in their offices, surgeries, etc. This was an important part of this workshop as it showed that the young peoples' opinions are highly regarded, as is their art!
LINk in Cornwall's website: http://www.linkincornwall.org.uk
Using communication to bring about positive change is also something that my Drawingonthings Workshops are known for. Which is why LINk in Cornwall thought it would be a good idea to have me run a drop-in workshop in Truro City centre as a feature of their celebration event called Watch Your Health, last Thurdsay.
Young people could colaborate on a peice in the Drawingonthings Workshop in exchange for the (Yes/No) answer to: "Do you think there is enough information about health services in Cornwall for young people?A highly creative day followed, filled with discussion on the topic, and some awesome pieces of work were created!
But the best bit...
All the work returns to the donors of the "canvases" (many of whom were there on the day) and will be displayed in their offices, surgeries, etc. This was an important part of this workshop as it showed that the young peoples' opinions are highly regarded, as is their art!
LINk in Cornwall's website: http://www.linkincornwall.org.uk
06 April 2012
Art In The City
On Wednesday I found a car parked on Lemon Quay in Truro. I happened to have a few cans of paint on me so...
Art in The City festival continues until Sunday 15th April.
04 April 2012
To greet the Olympic Torch at Bodmin
I did a Drawingonthings Workshop at the Basement Youth Club in Bodmin because the young people that go there regularly wanted to make a banner which was fitting to greet the Olympic Torch when it passes through their town at the start of its journey to London to launch the Olympics.
This banner was completed entirely in spray paint. All the colours, ideas and shading are the work of the Basement crew which included many members that have never used spray paint or consider themselves very "good" at drawing. I just helped them pull it all together.
I think you'll agree, the result is a fantastic tribute to the young people of Bodmin.
14 March 2012
Bored TOO opens!
Last October, Bored Skate Shack moved to a bigger brighter shop in the posh end of St Austell in Cornwall.
It's only March and already his month they opened another shop, Bored TOO. This is just around the corner from the big new store and has been opened to focus on deals and sales. So that nothing in the other shop will be on sale.
The result is a quirky little skate den full of bargains! Well worth a visit.
13 March 2012
The Youthy Chillerz vs Cosmic
Newquay youth club, Tuesday last week. This was a Drawingonthings Workshop approached as a collaboration between myself and the group who, when asked to give themselves a name, chose "Youthy Chillerz". Brilliant.
The theme is "positive things (or things we like) about Newquay.
The eagle-eyed among you reading this will spot the quote "Believe In Yourself" which is also in the previous post. This is purely coincidental.
The theme is "positive things (or things we like) about Newquay.
The eagle-eyed among you reading this will spot the quote "Believe In Yourself" which is also in the previous post. This is purely coincidental.
06 March 2012
The Liskeard King
Caradon Short Stay School in Liskeard helps young people to find a positive future.
I delivered a Drawingonthings Workshop at the school on 29th Feb, which was a really hot and sunny day. Put together by Barnardo's, the aim of the workshop was to encourage positivity within the group.
There was a lot of interest in using the materials I had brought along: spray paint and paint pens and recycled skateboards as canvases. The whole group worked from initial resignations of not being able to paint or draw (with statements such as "I can't do this!") to finally enjoying the process and creating some very powerful art for them each to keep.
They made some great artwork in the end. Then, as we were packing up headmistress Sue Tysall passed by and the young people (unprompted) asked her if I could paint on a wall somewhere in the school for them! She said "Yes! That one... You had better ask Cosmic though!" I said I would if they helped me, and we got straight to work.
In the end it was me who helped them! The content, words and images are genuinely their idea and there is a lot of meaning packed into this relatively simple looking image. All colouring is their work. The enthusiasm generated to make this piece was very powerful stuff indeed! Good work!
I delivered a Drawingonthings Workshop at the school on 29th Feb, which was a really hot and sunny day. Put together by Barnardo's, the aim of the workshop was to encourage positivity within the group.
There was a lot of interest in using the materials I had brought along: spray paint and paint pens and recycled skateboards as canvases. The whole group worked from initial resignations of not being able to paint or draw (with statements such as "I can't do this!") to finally enjoying the process and creating some very powerful art for them each to keep.
They made some great artwork in the end. Then, as we were packing up headmistress Sue Tysall passed by and the young people (unprompted) asked her if I could paint on a wall somewhere in the school for them! She said "Yes! That one... You had better ask Cosmic though!" I said I would if they helped me, and we got straight to work.
In the end it was me who helped them! The content, words and images are genuinely their idea and there is a lot of meaning packed into this relatively simple looking image. All colouring is their work. The enthusiasm generated to make this piece was very powerful stuff indeed! Good work!
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