PENDLE ACTIVITY

Welcome to the Pendle Activity page.

For a full review of Pendle's LETs Do Stuff Week please see the LET Project blog.

LETs Do Stuff

In Pendle there was a week of 'LETs do stuff' with all kinds of exciting workshops and drop in activities. This included making a large elephant sculpture out of dessicated coconut, building and floating small rafts in the centre, as well as more traditional art activities including painting, portraits, casting and sculpture. The full programme is below.

Sat 25 Sept
10am – 3pm
The Art of Distraction: Pavement Stuff
Pavement art – chalk drawing on the pavements of Nelson – LET’s draw!
LIBRARY TIME TBA
Sophie McLeery:
A great chance to learn how to improve your digital photographs – an introductory session on using Photoshop

Mon 27 Sept
10am –12noon
Ruth Hage: Face Painting Stuff
Learn the basics of this entertaining, educational and enjoyable skill from a professional face painter!   
1 – 3pm
Keith Parkinson: Abstract Stuff
Abstract painting – is it just chucking paint at canvas or is there more to it than that?

Tues 28 Sept
10am -12noon & 1-3pm
Charlotte Carman: Drifting Stuff
Create Little Drifters to float in our pond. For people of all ages, students, lawyers, professional craft boat designers, “totally un-artistic people”, bass-guitarists, wizards, cat-people, anyone who likes to have fun!

Weds 29 Sept
10am- 12noon
Beverley Chapelhow: Roc Hard Stuff
Create simple hand or foot relief casts – painted, varnished and suspended from the ceiling.
Good fun, messy and achievable for all ages.

1– 3pm
Donna McKno:  Dotty Art Stuff
Using spots of acrylic paint to create individual or group artwork on different surfaces. Bring your own items to decorate.

Thurs 30 Sept

10am - 12noon
Linda Erliz: Willow Stuff
You will be shown how to make a lantern using willow and tissue paper. The lantern can be used for displaying in an outside space or as a processional sculpture.
1– 3pm
Ruth Hempsall: Body Stuff
Make the moulds using hands and feet and cast great sculptures in plaster. Good and messy!

Fri 1 Oct
10am–12noon
Tracey Eastham:    Collage Stuff
A collage workshop using tracings of imagery found in books and magazines to create layered heraldic designs that express your individuality – a personal ‘tag’.
1– 3pm
Gosha Gibek:   Stencil Stuff
Design an illustration of a world of dream using stencilling techniques  - create your own wallpaper!

Sat 2 Oct
10am – 3pm
Jose Antony: Food Stuff
Deli Sculpture – Using moulds, making sculptures from Indian food stuffs. Taste the food, make your own piece to take away and join in with the big Chapatti Elephant Sculpture.
Ruth Hage: Face Painting Stuff
‘On the hoof’ in the street grabbing people to teach!

For any further information on the above programme please contact: