This was my first mini-makers session at Milton Keynes gallery and it was a real success. We were working on the themes of painting techniques and Milton Keynes architecture. Instead of paint brushes, we used a range of household implements to make marks with including straws, balloons, sponges, plastic cutlery and Clingfilm! Everyone loved getting really messy and it was great to see them realise that paint could be used in such experimental ways. We then looked at and discussed different buildings and spaces in Milton Keynes, thinking about shapes in particular. Everyone then took scissors to their paintings, creating buildings, trees, sun, rain, cars and people out of them and composed them into beautiful unique cityscapes.
We also worked on one large collaborative piece (see top image) which went through the same process as the individual paintings. I've taken this masterpiece home to do some additional work to it and will post a photo on here once it's complete!
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