Theatre of Stuff - Instagram Live workshop

About

The workshop will be about ‘Stuff’, inspired by artist Laura White, who created a new piece of work, White Mud, for Meadow Arts 2018-19 exhibition at Museum of Royal Worcester and Worcester Cathedral, The Precious Clay. Laura's work focuses on a negotiation with the world of the STUFF around us all.

Have fun searching your drawers, cupboards, shelves, garage, shed, kitchen, bedroom and collecting little bits of ‘stuff’ on your walks. Bring them to the workshop and Kay will help you create a fabulous small theatre from a shoebox or cereal box – you may make one scene or several scenes, tell a story or make a showcase for a few of your favourite collected items (make sure they can fit in the box you are using). In this workshop, you’ll learn new skills in modelling and paper folding.

More information: https://www.meadowarts.org/events/theatre-of-stuff

Materials

Shoebox or cereal box

Plasticine, air drying clay, blu tack or salt dough (see recipe/link below)

Paper, white or and coloured 3-4 sheets

Magazines that you are happy to cut up

Foil wrapper

Scissors

Glue

Felt tip pens

Card or Cereal box

Any other art/craft materials you would like to use; googly eyes, sequins, feathers, pipe cleaners, tissue paper, beads etc.

‘Stuff’ can be anything you find in your home or from outdoors that is a suitable size to fit on our small theatre stages

Salt Dough Recipe

Makes 1 ball
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 3 hours

• 1 cupful of plain flour (about 250g)
• half a cupful of table salt (about 125g)
• half a cupful of water (about 125ml)

How to: www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/how-make-salt-dough-recipe

Kay's workshop is designed for children aged 8+ and their families.

Once the theatres are created, you can set up your collected ‘stuff’ in them to make a scene.

Share your finished creations with us using the hashtag #meadowartsstuff or e-mail it to us at images@meadowarts.org

Please share your finished masterpieces with us to be showcased in an online gallery on Instagram and the ‘Care Ceramics’ Facebook page.