25th November 2023
Saturday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
Paddington Arts
Gerry made sculptures of people from history books, so he could live with queens and villains. He said they used to talk to each other when nobody was around. In this workshop, you’ll become a living sculpture, and you can be whoever you want. Who isn’t in history books but should be? Who might be in a book about the future? You decide.
Sculpting and painting your character’s identity using card and giant paper bags to make a costume and mask, you’ll figure out how your character talks, moves and interacts with the other paper people.
We, artists Emma Cousin and Louise Ashcroft, will be there to guide you. Emma makes paintings and drawing, and Louise makes videos, performances and objects. We’re friends because our art often uses dark humour, character and improvisation to feel through problems. Emma is head of masks, and Louise is head of costume. Emma wants to help you turn your face inside out and Louise will teach you to shapeshift. At the end of the workshop we’ll do a mini procession.
We hope you will also join us for A Verry Gerry’s Christmas event on 13th December around 8 pm, which will involve a community parade down Hormead Road, where your costumes and characters will come to life once more! Please save the date!
Light refreshments included but please bring a packed-lunch as this is an all day event.
The workshops will be free to participate in and are all inspired by Gerry’s incredible artwork! We have limited workshop space ( 12 each workshop so please only sign up if you are going to come along ) look forward many of you! Ages 8+ but open to all ages — if under 8 with parental supervision ! It’s going to be very joyful !
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