I attended a workshop, Survival Modes ran by Stellar Projects and delivered by Naomi Edmondson of Survival Techniques
I received a materials pack beforehand with laser cut stencils, coloured pens and stationary to use.
As lockdown continues Im still really enjoying the ease of attending workshops online. To be sent a materials pack to use was also so great and this one was really helpful as it contained everything we needed for the session, down to a pencil and rubber.
The stencil details provided with the workshop pack..
The stencils were laser cut on a card-stock of around 200gsm
Naomi from survival techniques discussed how to make your own survival phrase. We discussed techniques that had helped us to lift our moods during lockdown. We then developed these into a short phrase to use in the workshop.
A few examples are shown below, Naomi started doing these lists when she was at a low point and started sharing these and asking her friends and family to create their own. The works have then been developed into murals in the UK and Japan and this workshop was to develop a range of phrases to inspire new works which will be shown in Middlesbrough.
Naomi asked us to develop our phrase onto a board provided. To look the composition and think about adding shapes from the stencils to the design and then to colour it in. The phrases were to help develop inspiration to create a range of murals in Middlesbrough in April/May time
I developed the phrase,
WALK A DIFFERENT ROUTE
Thinking about mixing up routines and trying to keep things fresh during lockdown.
The stencils were so helpful in the pack, it helped to keep everyones work within the same aesthetic and made the creation of the phrases so easy. The pack also had 5 colours to use, which again helped to develop an identity and collate the pieces together. I definitely want to explore using laser cut paper stencils in my workshop packs. I think it helps to take the need to be able to create strong letterforms in a quick workshop away and also creates a strong aesthetic to the work created by multiple individuals.
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