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Autumn dreams drifting on the breeze

Autumn dreams drifting on the breeze

At our Zen Heart Brush calligraphy group, we began listening to some autumn themed haiku poetry before getting a feel for the fude brushes and suzuri ink well with some elemental shapes and marks. Then we practiced some simple shodo calligraphy strokes, before working on… Read More »Autumn dreams drifting on the breeze

Skybrush Earthbrush

Skybrush Earthbrush

It was super to be asked by Margaret Kerr to her inspiring place in Lenzie to work with her on this one day retreat combining meditation, outdoor walking and mindful practice with Shodo calligraphy. We began the day with a chat about the theme –… Read More »Skybrush Earthbrush

Drawing studio objects - with some funny faces too ?

Drawing studio objects – with some funny faces too ?

We used a few different approaches to draw some studio objects like rollers or palette knives, such as drawing round the object, or drawing holding two pens at once, and some sketching too. Yellow, beige, red, black and green coloured sugar papers with paint pens… Read More »Drawing studio objects – with some funny faces too ?

Freedom in shapes and pattern at Ruchill

Freedom in shapes and pattern at Ruchill

This workshop with the after school children of Ruchill was all about helping the young people express themselves through colour and line combinations in ways they maybe had not tried before. Working in their A4 sketchbooks and on single sheets, we didn’t use images to… Read More »Freedom in shapes and pattern at Ruchill

Creative wellbeing group with older people in Lanark

Creative wellbeing group with older people in Lanark

In the Clyde Valley at historic Lanark, we worked with the McClymont House care home residents to create some joyful expressive drawings! The markmaking and drawings brought back different memories for some, and created new challenges for others! One lively older lady, grand age of… Read More »Creative wellbeing group with older people in Lanark

Looking through the other side of the binoculars

Looking through the other side of the binoculars

At the Ruchill Community Centre group the young people drew in their sketchbooks and did some crafty cutting and sticking. One simple way for the children to draw the quirky brushes was to draw around them first then work on the shapes inside, this was… Read More »Looking through the other side of the binoculars

Imagining Autumn

Imagining Autumn

After last time at Maryhiill Art Group where we worked individually drawing from leaves and autumn shapes, this time we went straight on to a large piece together. About four metres wide, it was looking like quite a challenge to work in just over an… Read More »Imagining Autumn

This Is My Brain!

This Is My Brain!

At Ruchill NUC after school Primary group we doodled to begin with in the sketchbooks, then had a look at some autumnal leaves gathered outside, mainly sycamore and oak leaves. One of the boys made a rubbing from a leaf using pastel, while other children… Read More »This Is My Brain!

Autumn leaves, apples, word art and freedom to explore

Autumn leaves, apples, word art and freedom to explore

Inspired by the Kelvin River area and leaves collected nearby, as well as it being national poetry day, we began with some doodling and writing words in different colours, finding inspiration from our experience and finding ways to bring writing and drawing together. We used… Read More »Autumn leaves, apples, word art and freedom to explore

Patterns, colours and lines as leaves fall and moon glows..

The combinations of deep hued colours, from crimson to viridian green, and textures was really enjoyable to look at. We also read some short Haiku poems too about the autumn leaves and moon.