Workshops

Creative Writing Workshop

28.10.2019

Richard Layzell

At the beginning of this workshop we were given a randomly selected word that we had to start writing about. As we continued to write we were given more random words.

Words: friend, piano, moon, flood

In the second task we had to write about something that we had done that morning.

In the third task we had to choose a word from our second task to write about.

Creative Writing Workshop

04.11.2019

Richard Layzell

At the beginning of this workshop we were given a selection of images to choose from. I chose a black and white image of a huge crowd of people. We then had to write about our chosen image.

In the second task we had to write about an item that we had with us, I wrote about the container of pumpkin and carrot soup that was in my bag.

In the third task we could write about anything we wanted. I wrote about happiness.

Artists Statement Workshop

11.11.2019

Jordan McKenzie

At the beginning of this workshop we had to set up a still life as a group, using items in the studio. Once the items were set up we had to write about them. I took quite a descriptive approach and wrote about what the items were and what they could mean. We looked at everyone's writing and then we were asked to repeat the task but using a different style of writing, so I simplified it.

Next, we had to write about the items in the style of a certain genre. I chose horror. I wrote about the objects and how they were used in a murder.

We were then asked to create a word triangle about our practice: 5 adjectives, 4 materials, 3 methods, 2 themes and 1 subject.

Lastly, we partnered up and described our artwork to each other and then wrote a short artist statement about the other person.

Creative Writing Workshop

23.4.2020

Richard Layzell

Theme: My Head Hurts

Our lives have flipped upside down,

But the birds don't seem to mind.
Nature appears to carry on,

With little care who is left behind.

Theme: Where I Am Sitting Now & What I Can See If I Close My Eyes

In my childhood bedroom I am hunched over on a small wooden stool. It was a prize that I won 12 years ago at a school Eisteddfod. I used to hate living here in Wales, with nothing to do. I thought Wales was boring. I couldn't wait to break free and escape this stupid little town. I was better than this. Better than these small minded people. But now I am back here, in this small little town. It is quiet. But the air is fresh and I can hear the birds again. I squeeze my eyes shut. But even as I sit here, in a room that has a dotty blanket instead of a wall (because my dad thought he was a builder 9 months ago), and my desk is a laundry bag stuffed with my mum's winter clothes. There is still no place I would rather be.

Experimental Writing Workshop

30.4.2020

Richard Layzell

Theme: Experimenting With Rhythm, Repetition and Layout: Writing based on the thoughts of my cat chasing a reflection

It

Follows

That

Glow

I

Pounce

It’s

Gone

It’s

There

It

Wriggles

It’s

Gone

It

Taunts

That

Glow

I

Pounce

It’s

Trapped

I

Look

It’s

Gone

It’s

Back

It

Wriggles

It

Taunts

That

Glow

Theme: Language Experimentation Using Found Piece of Writing: Writing taken from 'detective notes' found in a Cluedo box

Suspicioussssssssssssss…

Must. Mustard. That is me. Me is that. Is that me? Mussssstard.

P p plum lum yum. I is plum. It is not plum.

Greeeeeen. Gr gr greeeeeeeen een. It is possible.

Pea pea peacock ock ock. It has to be.

Sc sca sca ar scarlett ett. Not a chance.

Wwwww wh wh white bright light. We shall see. See shall we. Shall we see?

Creative Writing Workshop

8.5.2020

Richard Layzell

Theme: Proposal For Dream Exhibition

A giant fish tank the size of a small village
Filled with water
Tank is filled with all sort of fish and sea creatures
In the tank are life-size building ruins, some which break through the surface of the water
Ruins have crystals growing all over them
Visitors view the exhibit by:
Rowing boat
Swimming
Diving (with oxygen tanks)
No area is out of bounds, the viewers explore the exhibition however they wish, they can swim through the ruins, row through gaps in the ruins etc

Theme: A Piece of Writing That I Would Project Onto a Building

PLEASE DON’T INJECT BLEACH

Rethinking Your Field: 2D and 3D Making

30.4.2020

Rosie Potter & Sarah Woodfine

Using materials that we have to hand
Digital work
Working on phones
Paper & cardboard
Torn fabric
Repetition
Letters - mail art?
James Castle - recycling art
Roger Hilton - lists
Minimalism

Mark making
Confined spaces
Collaborative artworks across apartments/neighbours
Family archives - Maria Kapajeva - Fiona Tan
Grandma - 'I forgot what your grandfather used to sound like'
Loss of language and communications due to illness
Collecting
Bill Morrison - Decasia
Escapism
Memories