- DURATION 60 mins
Event Description
Join Amy, pick up your recycling, and create something unexpected! Using the cardboard tube inside a kitchen roll or something similar, create patterns and have fun using your recycling. With foam sheet, scissors, glue and your imagination, let's get together to make a repeat pattern, which we can print over paper or fabrics.
Put on your old clothes/ apron/ gloves, find a clean surface to work on, or place newspaper on a surface to protect it.
You will need:
- A longer, cardboard tube, such as one from your kitchen roll
- Foam sheet
- Pencil
- Scissors
- PVA glue or double-sided tape
- Paintbrushes (to apply inks)
- Tracing paper
- Paper to print on to, such as cartridge paper/ 80g printer paper or similar work well, or scrap paper from recycling, such as envelopes – bigger pieces will be better for this project.
- Block ink (recommended) – I will be using block ink, but you could experiment with paints. Bear in mind paint will dry quicker than printing ink and may be thicker in consistency, which may affect the quality of your prints. Still, it’ll be fun to experiment with whatever you have to hand.
- Duration: 60 mins
- Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (no replay available)
Meet the Host, Amy Hutchings
Amy Hutchings is a printmaker, based in Bristol, specialising in silkscreen and hand print techniques. With a passion for colour and line, her work captures the every day. Amy is also involved in many different community art projects and loves using art to engage with different communities.
Preparing for the Event
For the best experience, you will need to have Zoom downloaded onto your computer. Please ensure you're connected to broadband/wifi rather than using your mobile phone connection (3G/4G).
We also recommend that pets are either calmly sitting on your lap or in another room, and any refreshments you may require are within your reach!
Resources
Pattern Play – creating repeat pattern prints with recycling has supplementary learning materials provided by the event host. Once you book an event, you will get access to these resources.
More Information
What if I can’t make the event?
If a recording’s available for the event, you can still register for it and we will send you an email with a link to a recording shortly after it ends.
Will my camera be on and will I be visible to the other people?
Your camera and microphone does not need to be on for you to enjoy the event. The choice about whether to do this is completely yours.
How do I watch the live event?
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How do I sign-up for and access the recording? (Recorded events only)
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