Adorning the walls of my newly refurbished kitchen are some of my new “poultry” friends: Ethel the hen and Clive the cockerel, along with Susan, also a hen. Painted in emulsion directly onto the soft pear green walls, these charming characters bring a little life into the room! We decided to revive our ratherContinue reading “Ethel the hen…”
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Chickens and bunting….
Finally getting around to painting at home, in the kitchen…. I am trying to tie together the soft pear coloured walls with the ‘dandelion clocks’ curtain fabric and my love of chickens and cockerels…. Here’s how it’s going… Bunting painted this morning and chicken & cockerel added this evening….around midnight!!! IfContinue reading “Chickens and bunting….”
Tour d’Ashmoor…
Members of South Dartmoor College’s Ashmoor Community Sports Centre using the spinning studio, can now literally follow the tour!!!! The view of the finish line in a stage of the Tour de France has been ‘customised’ and painted by me, Liz, of Busylizzie Art…. The scene shows the road and cyclists heading into theContinue reading “Tour d’Ashmoor…”
These are our trees…
Mark-making and colour-mixing skills were the focus for the Busylizzie Art workshop sessions held with year three children at Hamp Academy this week as part of their Art Week…. Each of the year three classes had a half day’s input in which the children practised using pencil to create different quality lines, a variety ofContinue reading “These are our trees…”
Tick-tock croc’ completes library wall-art…
Finally, after just over 30 hours of painting, the walls of the newly located school library at Hamp Academy, Bridgwater, are complete. Chosen by the children, classic and modern fiction books are standing up or lying flopped open to reveal their characters and settings, along with a significant quotation or famous ‘line’ from their pages….Continue reading “Tick-tock croc’ completes library wall-art…”
Stars for Constellation Project Complete…
The schools’ stars are all complete and hung on the maze in Goodlands Gardens. The tenth anniversary of Lloyd’s death was very aptly commemorated by the Constellation Project and SAV’s work with young people extended into Primary Schools by the star painting workshops organised and delivered by Busylizzie Art, under the ‘umbrella’ of Go CreateContinue reading “Stars for Constellation Project Complete…”
Hunt the ladybirds in Hamp Academy Library…..
Lurking amongst the books and book characters now adorning the walls at Hamp Academy, are some tiny aphid-eating creatures….. Can you spot them????
Busylizzie Art teaching trainee teachers…
Busylizzie Art provided a day of Art Skills training for trainee primary school teachers yesterday and it was hands on all day – compiling a sketchbook of notes and practical activities, adding to it their own examples from the practical activities…. These soon-to-be teachers learned about the progression of skills necessary to develop confident artistsContinue reading “Busylizzie Art teaching trainee teachers…”
Peter Pan joins Alice, The Witches, Harry Potter & Co in the Library at Hamp Academy…
Day three of painting in the newly refurbished library at Hamp Academy, Bridgwater, has seen the appearance of more characters from the books above the shelves along with the children’s favourite quotes…. Peter Pan and a friendly looking dinosaur/dragon have joined the likes of Alice, The Gruffalo, and the Witches, emerging from the ‘books’ aroundContinue reading “Peter Pan joins Alice, The Witches, Harry Potter & Co in the Library at Hamp Academy…”
Stars for Stand Against Violence Constellation Project…
Monday sees the start of two weeks of workshops in Taunton Primary schools facilitated by Liz of Busylizzie Art, under the umbrella of Go Create Taunton… Children of Y5 &6 will be introduced to the Taunton based charity, Stand Against Violence (SAV) which was set up almost 10 years ago after the tragic deathContinue reading “Stars for Stand Against Violence Constellation Project…”
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