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Holly says the workshops give the children
inspiration and are lots of fun. The children
love learning about the hardships the
artists suffered that inspired them to create
their masterpieces, especially if there are
gory details like Van Gogh chopping off his
ear or Frida Kahlo being impaled on a hand
rail whilst on a bus journey.
One of the more memorable sessions was
the Damien Hirst workshop. The children
were asked to create a shark from grey
sponge/foam and then suspend that in a
jam jar full of ‘formaldehyde’ (blue food
colouring).
They were encouraged to give their art
work a suitably long and weird name, like
‘The REAL Damien Hirst shark artwork‘
‘The Physical Impossibility of Death in the
Mind of Someone Living’. The kids LOVED
the weird and gory nature of this project.
If you know a child that would like to attend an art workshop, please look on Facebook for “Paint the Rainbow
Workshops”. If you ‘like’ the page you will be updated when a new workshop is available. If you want more
information about birthday parties or if you think your school would benefit from a bespoke art workshop,
please ask your teacher to get in touch with Holly on 07826 063 289 or email hollyedyer@gmail.com
Holly says the workshops give the children
inspiration and are lots of fun. The children
love learning about the hardships the
artists suffered that inspired them to create
their masterpieces, especially if there are
gory details like Van Gogh chopping off his
ear or Frida Kahlo being impaled on a hand
rail whilst on a bus journey.
One of the more memorable sessions was
the Damien Hirst workshop. The children
were asked to create a shark from grey
sponge/foam and then suspend that in a
jam jar full of ‘formaldehyde’ (blue food
colouring).
They were encouraged to give their art
work a suitably long and weird name, like
‘The REAL Damien Hirst shark artwork‘
‘The Physical Impossibility of Death in the
Mind of Someone Living’. The kids LOVED
the weird and gory nature of this project.
If you know a child that would like to attend an art workshop, please look on Facebook for “Paint the Rainbow
Workshops”. If you ‘like’ the page you will be updated when a new workshop is available. If you want more
information about birthday parties or if you think your school would benefit from a bespoke art workshop,
please ask your teacher to get in touch with Holly on 07826 063 289 or email hollyedyer@gmail.com
