AccessArt Village stage 2

This term at Pelham School After School Art Club we have been taking part in the AccessArt Village Project.

See my post from earlier this term for a look at where we started – AccessArt Village

After experimenting with some stitches we began to transfer our house designs onto calico squares

The children then simply stitched the outlines as a starting point

As they grew more confident they used more complicated stitches to add more detail 

And add scraps of material for details.

They great more creative as they went on, experimenting with new techniques and stitches.

Sessions have been calm and peaceful as the children find this work extremely therapeutic. It demands great concentration.

It’s lovely to see how their designs gradually translate into a final product.

Crayons and pastels were used to add detail and blocks of colour to designs. Buttons and beads created more three dimensional effects.

We have used the AccessArt website for inspiration at the start of each session.

As the houses got to a finished point we used thick card to create a standing mechanism

Our houses could stand

and begin to form a street. As the children finish they will work together to make a village installation so we can photograph all the houses together before we send them off to accessory to join the larger installation.