Choice, Chance and Drawing. Work with the process and discover your outcome, build on initial drawings using a range of tools and techniques (including print, stencil and collage). The idea is to keep an open mind, to enjoy the procedure, to examine, consider, distil, extract, connect and adjoin. To respond to what happens as you work.

All levels welcome, including beginners.

What to bring:

For Drawing and Painting:

These are the possibilities! You do not need everything, so long as you have those in BOLD. Cartridge paper, both thick and thin, can be purchased from the school.

Pencils.

Charcoal,willow and compressed.

- Drawing ink plus brush/twig, feather, pen nib. (Optional) (If you use water soluble drawing ink you can add bleach to your list for a negative line. Store this in small quantities in a small leakproof jar.

- Marker pens, fine liners etc. (Optional.)

- Rubber, not putty.

- Graphite powder/blocks. (Optional.)

- Paints, acrylic, watercolour, gouache.

- Pastels, oil or chalk. (Optional.)

- Coloured pencils. - Palette knives. (Optional.)

- Paper - cartridge paper lightweight and heavy weight. The heavy weight paper or thin card can be used for stencil cutting as well.

- Cartridge paper for printing.

- Tracing paper or thin translucent papers e.g. strong tissue, rice paper – just a little, for experimenting. (Optional, but nice to have.)

- Lots of thin paper. (Printer paper is good or newsprint.)

- Brushes for painting.

- Sharp blade – craft knife, scalpel. You can buy one which swivels as you draw and cut at the same time!

- Scissors.

- Glue; Pritt sticks or similar and/or acrylic gel medium. Liquitex works well as does Modpodge.

For Printmaking: (School provides the equipment below unless in BOLD.)

- Inks, rollers, flat, smooth inking surface. (Glass, plastic.)

- Cleaning solvent.

- Rags, kitchen roll for cleaning.

- Small amount of vegetable oil and receptacle to pour it into.

- Apron, gloves if required.

- Paper; see above.

Refreshments are provided at break times and throughout the day. Please bring a packed lunch with you. Parking is available in the school car park, on the street or at the village hall nearby.