...She's not leaving home...

'Wednesday Yes. Morning no...

1 o'clock as the Stroke Association begins  

Listening to suggestions - I know they'll say more

I go up to the easel clutching the marker pen

Quietly colouring the costume in 

Stepping off the page she is free'



Sorry about that - I listened to Sgt Pepper the other day and 
cannot say 'Wednesday' without a blast of lyrics.

Anyway - within my workshops at the Downham Market Stroke Association...

..I'd covered New Life and Craft Life,

'Create- A - Christmas - Card'

'Create - A - Sunflower'

...done Half Life and Still Life -

'Draw - The - Missing - Half!'

'Still Life'

...thought it was time to do - Larger than Life!
 

I'd been threatening to hold a Superhero Demo/Workshop from the beginning. 

Just to get us all in the zone I brought a healthy dose of comic books and graphic novels, and for good measure a display of superhero sketches and demo designs.

I divided the members into two groups, and Chris on the left cheerily volunteered himself and his side, as the more villainous of the two; and by default on the side of right were Joanne, Logan and all those - on my right!

It seems while I was easel-eyed and busily responding to heroic sartorial suggestions from all and sundry, the group was busily creating, 
sketching and colouring their own comic characters. 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Paddy, Logan, Joanne, Chris, Jean and all the heroic hecklers that contributed ideas - it wasn't long before we not only had two dynamic new additions to the pantheon of heroism and villainy - in the name of Horatio and Wanda - but also a bakers dozen of brand new super characters to give any Legion of Superheroes a run for their 30th Century credits!

Additional thanks to Paddy for suggesting hero Horatio's appearance might 

be further enhanced by the inclusion of a scimitar style machete - and 

would I please not forget to add the dripping blood. In colour.

 

...tea anyone...?

Superhero Power? No - Flower Power!

 Sunflower Power! 

When I was asked to step in and provide an impromptu art and craft workshop for the Downham Stroke Association - naturally I went straight to my default setting and thought - 'Superheroes!' - of course I'll do it. 

Having already carried out in December a 'Create-A-Christmas Card' 

workshop I thought this would make a nice change of pace.

As it happened discussing the workshop with Estelle, we decided the superheroes weren't crafty enough. Searching for an alternative subject - 
I wasn't quite sure what to do, but remembered an image I had seen the previous day on facebook. 

Framin' Art's Rebecca Elliott had posted her drawing of a sunflower 

- I had my subject!

Finding an appropriate sunflower image on line, I drew a marker line around it - and then proceeded to dismantle it…

After rigorous scalpeling and scissoring the night before, we had the the stem and leaves, two sets of ray flowers, and the seeds/disc flowers - all systems go! 

Now it was simply a case of applying the colour with paint, pastels, markers or inks. And when dry - with the aid of a trusty glue stick - Sunflowers Assemble!

A big thank you to Ken, Janice, Paddy, the very creative gentleman 

beside Muriel, and Chris for taking part and producing some of the 

brightest (and exotic) sunflowers this side of King's Lynn!

...SUNFLOWER GALLERY...

Ok - there are two extra sunflowers on display - we couldn't let the members have all the fun - 

Estelle and I produced a couple of pastel sunflowers ourselves. 

(First piece of artwork I'd done in ages).

 Hope you enjoyed the sunflowers as much as we all enjoyed producing them.

Next time - 

The Superheroes!