INTRODUCTORY SCULPTURE COURSE
at Hall & Woodhouse on Portishead Marina, 2018 - 2019.
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5 week introductory sculpture course at Hall & Woodhouse on Portishead Marina, run by a Royal College of Art trained, practicing artist, & sculpture tutor at Bristol School of Art; Barbara Ash.
Develop sculpting skills and learn 3 different ways to make small scale sculpture in an informal waterside setting. Suitable for beginners!
Week 1 - Working with wire.
Week 2 & 3 - Learning carving with plaster blocks
Week 4 & 5 - Mixed media - Making small sculpture with modroc, combining a variety of materials.
Work in progress, mixed media.
Working with wire, bird forms by Lisa
Zoe with her octopus, sea creatures in mixed media (work in progress)
Abstract form from Lisa, plaster carving.
Work in progress, fists by Max, plaster carving.
Course
starts Feb 4th 2019; Monday evenings 6 – 8.45 p.m for 5 weeks.
Course
fee £99 (all tools/materials
included).
Mail
barbarajash@gmail.com for info & bookings
SCULPTURE AT BRISTOL SCHOOL OF ART, Clifton, Bristol.
Barbara Ash has been the Sculpture tutor on the popular part-time course since September 2016.
Info here - http://www.sgscol.ac.uk/CourseDetail.aspx?Campus=queensroad&Department=queensroadart&Course=sculpture-queens-road
SCULPTURE AT BRISTOL SCHOOL OF ART, Clifton, Bristol.
Barbara Ash has been the Sculpture tutor on the popular part-time course since September 2016.
Info here - http://www.sgscol.ac.uk/CourseDetail.aspx?Campus=queensroad&Department=queensroadart&Course=sculpture-queens-road
MIXED MEDIA SCULPTURE
An exciting new course is launching at Bristol School of Art.
Info here -
http://www.sgscol.ac.uk/CourseDetail.aspx?Campus=queensroad&Department=queensroadart&Course=mixed-media-sculpture-queens-road-
"Play things", Barbara Ash. Horse life-size. Polystyrene, millet seed, lace, doilies, pearl barley, card, paper.
This course is aimed
at people who want to create sculpture in a less traditional mixed-media
approach, with an interest in learning about different materials and methods to
combine them in a more “experimental”, creative ethos. In the first section of
the course we will start with group sessions with wire/spot-welding, modroc, carving
and mixed media construction; with reference material of contemporary mixed
media sculpture/textile art on hand for inspiration.
In the following section students
will have the opportunity to develop their own projects with access to workshop
facilities and guidance from the tutor as/when required
* Enrollment closes December 14th *
Womens well-being project, Lawrence Weston, Bristol 2015.
Working with Alan May on projects for the new Health Hub in the area, the group worked on self-portrait style clay reliefs' exploring personal issues of well-being, looking at Persian Mediaeval medical images as a format for reference/inspiration.
The group looked at things that were important in their life regarding their own well-being, then worked them into the figure.
Lovely work! The pieces came out like strong goddess icons.
A Persian Medieval illustration example
Healthy sculpture. September 2015
In the summer holidays I did a busy Family workshop at Lawrence Weston Community Farm, again for the new Health Hub, using vegetables to carve & construct sculptural pieces with colour & texture with young children & Mums.
Art-Jam event at Beagles Loft Design studio in Bangalore, South India, May 2015
Bangalore; the IT Capital of India, had a cross-over experience recently when Engineers, general Art enthusiasts & artists all came together on a Sunday afternoon to explore in a relaxed creative atmosphere.
Plastic bottle workshop at GoM.A.D (Music, Arts & Dance) Festival, Ooty, India
I was invited to do an installation for the M.A.D Festival at Fernhills Palace, Tamil Nadu, India. Festival-goers recycled the discarded plastic bottles to make an interactive installation.
It was the first time I had used plastic as a material & was very pleased to see people create some interesting & unexpected results; these were then hung in the woods for the duration of the festival.
Collage workshops @ Karuna Lay Orphanage, Thally Village, Tamil Nadu, India
Children, who didn't have art as a subject at school, explored colour & composition through simple butterfly & peacock mixed-media collages.
Mixed-media Birds workshop @ Belvue Special School, London
Special needs children from Year 10 made birds out of scrunched up newspaper, masking
Special needs children from Year 10 made birds out of scrunched up newspaper, masking
tape, tissue & feathers
Open Circle workshops @ Blaise Primary, March 2012, working with Alan May.
Families worked with natural materials to make figures in an improvisational approach.
Birds workshop @ Belvue Special School, London, 2011
I worked with Y10 on developing clay modelling skills to produce simple, individual, but quite expressive, birds.
This workshop was part of an Arts Council project, 2011-12, that involved an Indo-British touring art exhibition "Dolls".
I worked with Y10 on developing clay modelling skills to produce simple, individual, but quite expressive, birds.
This workshop was part of an Arts Council project, 2011-12, that involved an Indo-British touring art exhibition "Dolls".
World without prejudice workshops for the Equality & Human Rights Commission
Multi-media collage project @ the Meriton Teenage Parent Unit in Bristol – a nation-wide youth competition run by the Equality & Human Rights Commission for Sheeran Lock. The workshop focused on the positive experiences of young mothers & we were excited that 2 out of our group of 15 were short-listed in a competition of 1,600 entrants.
Atasha displaying her artwork
Collaborative Indian themed wall-panel for Belvue Special School's art week, London 2009
The project was introduced by a slide-show of images of art, culture & wildlife from my 10 month working visit to India this year. A group of young people made a 6ft wall panel on the theme of India/Indian Art. The piece combined drawing, collage & painting & is now permanently displayed in the school hall.
Sculpture workshop on Fantastic creatures @ The Meriton - Education & Support for young parents, Bristol 2009
The project was introduced by a slide-show on images of imaginative creations throughout different periods of art, including unicorns, gargoyles, Jeff Koons toys & Hieronymous Bosch. The group created their own sculptural beasts using mixed media – recycled materials, fabric modroc & paint.
Image 1. by Rosie, Image 2. by Jess.
Self-empowerment; a collaborative project with Bhimsor Government Primary School, Rajasthan, India 2008
The sculpture celebrated the success of a local village-women’s business in a rural, patriarchal region. The class worked on cut-to-size drawings of women from their imagination; one side of the life-size wooden sculpture had the children’s expressive drawings on & the other had photos of the women at work with their buffaloes.
Mixed media Sculpture Workshop on Mexican Day of the Dead @ The Meriton - Education & Support for young parents, Bristol 2008
The project was introduced with a slide-show of Mexican art & the cultural significance of the anniversary was discussed. Materials involved modroc, wire & recycled materials.
Residency for Arts Week @ Heston Community Art School, London 2008
I worked with groups from the lower school to produce a sculpture installation for Heston Arts Community Festival on an environmental theme, with Year 11 making individual sculpture dioramas in shoe-boxes on self-directed exploration & also Year 9 using balloons & modroc on the theme of toys.
Elders Weekly art sessions @ Malcolm X Community Centre, Bristol 2005 - 2006
I facilitated weekly Art workshops with a group of 1st generation West Indian elders, focusing on painting on canvas & sculpture relief in terracotta @ Malcolm X Community Centre, St Pauls, Bristol.
Artist in Residence Sculpture workshops for Brunel 2000 (A scheme celebrating Brunel's bicentenary) @ Chester park Junior School, Bristol 2006
The whole school participated in sculpture & painting workshops making a procession of large-scale sculptural boats & happy passengers inspired by a nineteenth century painting by Samuel Colman, ‘The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Suspension Bridge’.
The project is featured on the Brunel 200 website http://www.brunel200.com/legacy/education/chester_park_junior.htm
Timelines; a Bristol City Museum & Acta project with South Street Primary, 2006
A Year 11 class in Bedminster designed & created their own new species of creatures for a special display case in Bristol City Museum that was displayed to the public for a special exhibition over the summer period.
Collaborative Sculpture for St Bernards Primary, Bristol 2004 - an Acta project for the New Opportunities Fund
The project involved drawing/collage & clay workshops to create a permanent large-scale terracotta wall-piece for the entrance wall of the school-building. For reference imagery we looked at the work of Marc Chagal.
Sculpture workshops @ Combe Down Primary School, Bath 2005
Arts Week, Sculpture workshops on birds where children made individual birds from mod-roc learning the basics of sculptural form/techniques.
Cheddar Grove Primary Arts Week, Bristol 2005
Groups worked together from Year 6 to make large pond-life sculptures for the outside pond area in the school grounds.
Progressing Creative Learning project for Multi A @ Cabot Primary, St Pauls, Bristol 2004-2005
Sculpture workshops with Year 1 in collaboration with story-teller. Five year-olds from worked with clay for the first time & made pieces which were translated into a large collaborative wall-relief on the theme of "My community" for the school environment.
Arts Week @ Teyfant Primary, Hartcliffe, Bristol a project for Multi A, 2004
Sculpture Workshops with the nursery children in Hartcliffe, Bristol - a Multi A project. Myself & the children created a collaborative sculpture for the school. The young children drew portraits, were introduced to 3d clay-work & then laminated & painted large-scale polystyrene characters inspired by the children’s self portraits/drawings.
Collaborative Sculpture for Dunmail Primary, Bristol 2004 - an Acta project for the New Opportunities Fund
With a group from an after-school art club we created a large-scale sculpture of a boat(that was inspired by the schools badge) for the school foyer.
Collaborative Sculpture for Fonthill Primary, Bristol 2004 - an Acta project for New Opportunities Fund
A group of children in an after-school club created a large-scale public sculpture of a nursery rhyme character (Red Riding Hood) for the school grounds with ACTA for the New Opportunities Fund, using drawing, plaster & mosaic skills.
Residency @ Brentside Specialist Art High School, 2002
I gave a talk and slide show on my own practice and did workshops on carving skills using breeze-blocks/soapstone on the theme of organic forms looking at the work of Ernst Haeckel.
Year of the Artist Award @ Belvue Special School, London, 2001
The whole school was involved in clay workshops looking at Benin Wall Art & I also gave a teacher’s inset on clay relief work. We made & cast a set of concrete reliefs for the foyer using images from the children’s drawings.
EDUCATION C.V
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Sep 93 - July 95 Royal College of Art, London
M.A (R.C.A ) Sculpture (Exchange to Lisbon Art College)
Jan - July 91 Cyprus College of Art, Lemba, Cyprus - Post-Graduate Course in Art.
Sep 85 – July 89 Middlesex University, London.
B.A (Hons) Degree in Fine Art (Commendation from the Art History Dept.)
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
Feb 04 Child Protection course, Acta, Bristol
Jan 02 - Mar 02 Further Adult Education Teaching Certificate (City and Guilds), City of Bristol College, Bristol.
Feb – Mar 99 “Artists working with People” course, ran by Jane Selman, Spike Island.
Jan- June 97 Certificate in Counselling Skills City of Bristol College, Bristol.
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
October 2013 "Plastic bottle workshop" for Gomad Festival, Fernhills Palace, Ooty, India
Feb – April 2010 “Magic Day” A Project for ACTA involving drawing/painting & site-specific art workshops creating outdoor sculpture & installation @ Lawrence Weston City Farm, Bristol
Nov 09 Workshop @ Belvue High School on Indian Art, making a 6 foot mixed-media wall-panel involving drawings/collage/painting with a group of autistic children in Y11.
Dec 08 "Self-empowerment"; a project with Bhimsor Government Primary School & Kotada Village Women, Rajasthan, India. A class of 10 year-olds did a drawing workshop that formed part of a life-size sculpture celebrating a local womens self-help group.
June – July 06 "Brunel 200 Project" @ Chester Park Junior School, Bristol. The whole school participated in sculpture & painting workshops making a procession of large-scale sculptural boats to celebrate Brunel’s anniversary
May – June 06 “Timelines” a collaborative venture between ACTA, Bristol City Museum& a Year 6 class @ South St Primary, Bristol, who designed & made their own new species of creatures for a display case in the Natural History section of Bristol City Museum for a special exhibition over the summer period.
Spring 2006 Painting/drawing workshops for Brunel 200 Project towards a commission for Temple Meads station, with Art & Power an artist group of disabled/socially excluded artists, Spike Island, Bristol.
April 06 Drawing/collage/clay workshops making a permanent terracotta wall-piece on the theme of the local river for the front of St Bernards Primary, Bristol for ACTA.
Feb 06 Arts week, Sculpture workshops @ Belevue High School, London. A group of special needs children from Y10 worked together to make a large collaborative sculpture of a beast with modroc, wood & chicken-wire.
Jan 05 Arts Week, Cheddar Grove Primary School. Groups worked together to make large pond-life sculptures for the outside pond area to enhance the school grounds.
Oct 04 – June 05 “Progressing Creative Learning Project” at Cabot Primary, St. Pauls, Bristol. Sculpture workshops with Year 1 in collaboration with story-teller. Five year-olds worked with clay for the first time & made pieces which were assembled into a large collaborative wall-relief for permanent display in the school.
Oct 04 Arts Week Sculpture Workshops with the nursery children @ Teyfant Primary School, Hartcliffe, Bristol. We created a collaborative sculpture for the school; the children drew portraits, were introduced to 3d clay-work & then laminated & painted large-scale polystyrene characters created from the children’s drawings.
June 04- Oct 04 After-school Workshops, Dunmail Primary School, Bristol for NOF/ACTA. We created a large-scale sculpture of a boat with passengers for the school foyer.
Apr 04- July 04 After-school Sculpture Workshops, Fonthill Primary, Bristol. We created a large-scale public sculpture of a nursery rhyme character (Red riding hood) for the school grounds with ACTA/ N.O.F with drawing, plaster & mosaic.
Feb 04 – Sep 03 After-school Sculpture Workshops, Elmlea Primary, Bristol, a NOF/ACTA project. We created a large-scale public sculpture in clay & concrete for the school entrance.
Mar 01 “Year of the Artist” Residency project @ Belvue High, a special school in London; the whole school did clay workshops on Benin Wall Art. I also gave a teacher’s inset on relief work and talk/workshop for the Parent-Governor’s evening. We made a set of concrete reliefs for the school foyer from drawings & clay relief modelling.
GENERAL PROJECTS
Nov - Dec 2015 "Weekly Women's group"; sessions exploring well-being & self with clay relief, Lawrence Weston Centre, looking at Persian Mediaeval Medical imagery for reference. I also took the group on a field trip to the "Death - a human experience" at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.
Aug 2015 "Healthy sculpture workshop" - family art workshop at Lawrence Weston Community Farm, working towards the new Health Hub, using vegetables to carve & construct sculptural pieces with colour & texture.
April 2012 “Birds workshop”; a mixed-media sculpture workshop @ Belvue Special
School,London
March 2012 “Open circle”, family learning project @ Blaise Primary, Bristol, working with
plaster/clay natural materials & mixed-media.
Aug 2011 "Clay Birds workshop" with Y10 @ Belvue Special School, London
Aug 2011 "Open Circle" workshops with families & elders making mosaics & sculptural seats for a community garden @ Acta Centre, Bristol
Feb 2010 “World without prejudice” multi-media collage project @ Meriton Teenage Parent Unit– a nation-wide youth competition run by the Equality & Human Rights Commission for Sheeran Lock
Jan 2010 Arts facilitator on "Open Circle"; a family learning project, working with Acta in Bristol, to deliver a range of participatory arts sessions for young people & carers.
Oct 09 Sculpture workshop on “Fantastic creatures” @ Meriton Teenage Parents Unit.
July 08 Sculpture Workshop with mixed media @ Meriton Teenage Parents Unit, Bristol, on the Day of the Dead/Mexican Art for Y10-11.
June/July 08 Artist Residency @ Heston Specialist Art High School, London. I worked one week with groups from the lower school for an installation for their Arts Community Festival on an environmental theme (a landscape with animals & insects) and also one week with Year 11 making individual sculpture dioramas in shoe-boxes on self-directed study.
April 08 “Magic Day”; creative play with sculpture/painting with 0-12 aged children & carers for ACTA, Lawrence Weston College, Bristol using playdoh, paint & mixed media.
March 08 Arts Week, Recycled Materials Sculpture Project, Combe Down Primary, Bath.
Feb 08 Sculpture Workshop @ Meriton Schoolgirl Mothers Unit, Bristol on Day of the Dead/Mexican Art with Y10-11 classes.
Feb 08 Workshop on Indian Art making Rangolis & looking at Indian Mythology. A Y11 group created their own gods/goddesses using drawing & story-writing@ Belevue High School, London.
Jan 08 Slide-show/talk on my sculpture practice to Bangalore University students, India
Dec 05 – Dec 06 Co-ordinated & facilitated weekly Art sessions with the “Malcolm X Elders Art Group (A group of 1st generation West Indian elders) focusing on painting on canvas skills & sculpture relief in terracotta @ Malcolm X Community Centre, St Pauls, Bristol.
March 05 Arts Week Sculpture Workshops on birds, Combe Down Primary, Bath. Children made individual birds from mod-roc learning the basics of sculptural form/techniques
December 05 After-school Gargoyles Workshop in clay, Sea Mills Primary, Bristol. Y1 children experienced clay sculpture for the first time with gargoyles as a reference point.
July 04 Workshop with secondary school children on Site-specific installation at an exhibition at Bourton House Garden, Cotswolds. Year 10-11 took inspiration from the show & made an installation in the grounds as a creative response.
June 02 July 02 Artist-in-Residence, Brentside Specialist Art High School
Gave talk and slide show to a Year 11 class on my own practice and ran classes on carving skills using breezeblocks/soapstone on the theme of organic forms.
June 01 – Aug 01 One-to-one art sessions with special needs teenager @ Spike Island Studios, Bristol
Apr 98 – May 99 Member of the Education Steering Group. I was involved in setting up Spike Island’s (www.spikeisland.org.uk) education policy.
Oct 98 Gargoyles Workshop in clay, Arts Festival, Gravesend Grammar School, Kent.
Mar – May 97 Organised and facilitated “Children’s Sculpture Club" @ Spike Island, Bristol.
Sep 92 – Sep 93 One Year Henry Moore Fellowship in Sculpture. I gave weekly tutorials with Canterbury College degree students and a lecture to the whole student body.
June 92 Stone-carving Workshop on carving skills, Kilmersdown Junior School, Bath.
