Lambeth Doulton Creative Failure workshops: Why try new things in old ways?

Short drawing exercises designed to shake off habitual ways of doing things

Left or right handed drawing (other than you are used to)

Working outside the classroom touching and drawing the animals at Vauxhall city farm

Visualising other children’s descriptions of animals whilst you are blindfolded

Natural drawing materials in the form of clays, charcoal and chalks have been used by artists from all over the world for the last 30,000 years. Drawing materials which come in irregular raw forms handle in unpredictable and exciting ways.

We used:

A visit to Vauxhall city farm; Animals for handling, making sketches from observation

Selection of raw materials for drawing: (Supplied by South London Art Supplies)

  • sanguine chalk
  • raw Siena
  • grey pencil clay
  • river clay
  • rough willow charcoal
  • soluble coal dust (peat colored wash)
  • sugar paper
  • Background to the project

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