Teaching Workshops
Wendy has crafted a workshop that can be done with, and adjusted to, children and adults. Having worked both teaching art to children and also amongst adults, some with complex lives and learning difficulties, she is experienced in adapting her work to her audience. She has run such workshops training up NHS medical students, in schools and in drop-in centres for adults.
‘A line is a dot that went for a walk. A drawing is simply a line going for a walk. Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.’ Paul Klee
The workshop uses art as a tool to engage with our emotions, to slow down, explore the different feelings we may experience, notice how our bodies hold these and then use Paul Klee’s idea of taking a line on a walk to spend time making together. This usually involves drawing and collage and can be done as a one-off session or become a piece of work that continues to evolve.
This workshop not only breaks down the barriers around needing to be good at art to be creative, it also opens up conversation about emotions and feelings that can often be buried or denied. Difficulties with mental health can often start to heal amongst this process. In making a low key unintrusive space uses art Wendy to open a door and let in some of the often much needed fresh air around what goes on inside us and to connect it to our outer lives.
“Wendy created a wonderfully inclusive atmosphere with the young girls in her workshop. She was able to answer their questions with kindness and care. Her careful planning and presentation techniques meant that each child was engaged and produced a varied and creative outcome. The workshop was accessible to all, and Wendy celebrated the girls’ different approaches to the task. The workshop enabled the girls to interweave art therapy with drawing and mark making outcomes to great success!”
Art Teacher Laura Graven, Truro High School for Girls
If you are interested in Wendy coming to your school or putting on a workshop for a group in public space please get in touch to talk more. Costs vary and Wendy is happy to work with you to apply for grants where needed.
Being based in Cornwall she tries to work locally. You can contact Wendy here.
Teaching Workshops
Wendy has crafted a workshop that can be done with, and adjusted to, children and adults. Having worked both teaching art to children and also amongst adults, some with complex lives and learning difficulties, she is experienced in adapting her work to her audience. She has run such workshops training up NHS medical students, in schools and in drop-in centres for adults.
‘A line is a dot that went for a walk. A drawing is simply a line going for a walk. Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.’ Paul Klee
The workshop uses art as a tool to engage with our emotions, to slow down, explore the different feelings we may experience, notice how our bodies hold these and then use Paul Klee’s idea of taking a line on a walk to spend time making together. This usually involves drawing and collage and can be done as a one-off session or become a piece of work that continues to evolve.
This workshop not only breaks down the barriers around needing to be good at art to be creative, it also opens up conversation about emotions and feelings that can often be buried or denied. Difficulties with mental health can often start to heal amongst this process. In making a low key unintrusive space uses art Wendy to open a door and let in some of the often much needed fresh air around what goes on inside us and to connect it to our outer lives.
“Wendy created a wonderfully inclusive atmosphere with the young girls in her workshop. She was able to answer their questions with kindness and care. Her careful planning and presentation techniques meant that each child was engaged and produced a varied and creative outcome. The workshop was accessible to all, and Wendy celebrated the girls’ different approaches to the task. The workshop enabled the girls to interweave art therapy with drawing and mark making outcomes to great success!”
Art Teacher Laura Graven, Truro High School for Girls
If you are interested in Wendy coming to your school or putting on a workshop for a group in public space please get in touch to talk more. Costs vary and Wendy is happy to work with you to apply for grants where needed.
Being based in Cornwall she tries to work locally. You can contact Wendy here.