At Biscuit Studio
Christmas Exhibition 2011
26/27th November 3/4, 10/11th December
Earlier this year I worked with a reception class of children aged 4-5 years old at a school in Birmingham. I was amazed by the children’s abilities and I really enjoyed working with this age group. Using the children’s drawings as my starting point, I decided to create a collection of tableware for the school. This is where Arty Pants was born, as a direct response to working with those children.
This project is the first of it’s kind and it is being piloted at the school as well as my studio during my Christmas Exhibition. The aim is to deliver creative projects that will inspire, children, teachers, parents and the school with the potential to produce items to sale to raise funds for the school.
Arty Pants is inspired by Italy’s Reggio Emilia Approach to early years and primary school education. It puts the natural development of the child through exploration, at the centre of its philosophy.
The Arty Pants programme delivers a creative project, working with teachers to inspire them too. A seed of an idea is planted with the children, stimulating their natural curiosity. Through exploration and gentle guidance, they create artworks inspired by the seed idea, experiencing for themselves the power of their own creativity.
I hope you will support the project by buying a piece or two and thereby encouraging and valuing the creative learning in children.