I Need A Hero

This week we are focusing on our ArtsAward, looking specifically at the 'Discover' section.


In this part we have to first discover who our Arts Hero is before researching into them finding out things like; why they are they a hero to you; what do you admire about them; how can you learn from them; what skills do they use and so on.


Today we discovered that Jess's hero is Beyonce because of her fashion style as well as her beautiful voice.


Lauren's hero is Steven Hillinburgh, the creator of Spongebob Square Pants, as he entertains her with his fab drawings and witty story lines.


Pictures of the resulting work to follow later this week :)

Impossible Arts

A big thanks goes out to Chris and Charlotte who helped introduce our new project of shadow puppets with an audio-visual show and practical making session.

See how we got on in these images from the day:

Chris manipulating Lauren's puppet (incomplete)

Chris's simple monster puppet

Charlotte trying out different manipulation techniques.

We discovered that if you press the puppets up to the shower curtain you get a totally different effect.

Omar with the groups first complete puppet. Now let's make super scissor man HUGE!!!!

As you can see, we had a great time and learnt lots about making puppets and how to create good shows; music, sound effects; the comic rule of three; lighting and characters are all important as well as having cool puppets!

Here's to another five sessions of puppetry fun!