Running classes at the Wangi Creative Hub!
An early start for an exciting day! Today, I was teaching art classes for families in the Wangi Creative Hub!
My key project for my residency, is to make postcards with the local community inspired by Lake Macquarie, strengthening their connection to place; that will be put on exhibition then posted to whomever they addressed the postcards to, strengthing their bonds with others within their community.
Amy Lees-Doherty standing in the foreground holding two sketchbooks showing artworks. Class of children and adults slightly out of focus doing art behind her. They are inside the Wangi Creative Hub. Children’s books are on display on the left.
Today I ran two classes with local families and the day went fantastically! I was blown away by the creativity and skills of the group. We had wonderful perspective drawings, layering techniques, continuous line drawings and just truly exciting exploration.
A massive thank you to Anna and Jannette for all their help today, and to all the families that came out today. It was a wonderful experience and I hope everyone had as much fun as I did!
Credit: Thank you postcard painted by Essie and Milly.
Hand painted postcard of green and purple flowers in front of water (Lake Mac). The water is multiple tones of blues and purples. The postcard is on top of a cream-white woven fabric.
Also, a special thank you to Essie and Milly for the gorgeous Thank You postcard they painted for me! This beautiful card depicts the flowers growing on the shore. I definitely teared up when they gave it to me.
Until tomorrow’s adventure,
Amy
Reminder: I will post quick journal-styled daily blogs during my stay, but there will be a more in-depth reflective report after the residency.