Last week our education and outreach assistant Lauren went with a group of interns, local volunteers and a local marine litter artist to Ysgol Gynradd Ceri Newydd/New Quay Primary School, to work with the children making artwork from litter collected from nearby beaches.
Local artist, Richard Blacklaw-Jones, led the session, showing the children some of the fantastic work he has created from items he’s found around the Welsh coast. Richard has spent the last 18 years creating art work from different items he’s found on the coast. He first started producing glass mosaic artwork and then moved into using metal pieces, which had washed up from nearby docks. Richards work not only makes wonderful art but also helps improve the environment, his work with copper and lead, which are quite toxic for example, meant that nearby Milford Haven Estuary used to be quite polluted.
Photo credit: Lauren Fidler
After this the children began using their imagination to design different things they’d like to make. Ideas varying from a cat to a miniature swing!
After a quick break the children began working on their master pieces! Hunting through items collected by local volunteers Ken and Marilyn, you can learn more about them here. There were all sorts of items from the remains of some trainers to mountain after mountain of plastic bottles.
Below is a selection of photos from the day, including some of the children with their final works:
The theme throughout this session was focusing on the importance of using litter which is found on the beaches. It doesn’t just have to be thrown away. Those pieces of sea glass can be made into a beautiful mosaic, or those pieces of discarded fishing line can be turned into a great bag!
Rather than viewing the items found on the beach as litter this inspires the children to see them as free materials for them to make their artistic masterpieces. Although some items found on the beach may be best for the bin, or recycling if possible, a lot can be reused or used to make something else.
It’s very easy to complete your own marine litter art work, why not go and complete a quick beach clean and see what treasures you can find on your local beach. After given your finds a quick clean you can let your imagination run wild!
If you’d like to share your creations with us, send photos to us on social media or to outreach@seawatchfoundation.org.uk.
If you’d like to see some of the work the children have made they’re on display in the Dolphin Gallery New Quay all this week.
Photo credit: Sea Watch Foundation
Marine art
Last week our education and outreach assistant Lauren went with a group of interns, local volunteers and a local marine litter artist to Ysgol Gynradd Ceri Newydd/Newquay Primary School, to work with the children making artwork from litter collected from nearby beaches.
Local artist, Richard Blacklaw-Jones, led the session, showing the children some of the fantastic work he has created from items he’s found around the Welsh coast. After this the children began using their imagination to design different things they’d like to make. Ideas varying from a cat to a miniature swing!
After a quick break the children began working on their master pieces! Hunting through items collected by local volunteers Ken and Marilyn, you can learn more about them here. There were all sorts of items from the remains of some trainers to mountain after mountain of plastic bottles.
Below is a selection of the work the children completed:
The theme throughout this session was focusing on the importance of using litter which is found on the beaches. It doesn’t just have to be thrown away. Those pieces of sea glass can be made into a beautiful mosaic, or those pieces of discarded fishing line can be turned into a great bag!
Rather than viewing the items found on the beach as litter this inspires the children to see them as free materials for them to make their artistic masterpieces. Although some items found on the beach may be best for the bin a lot can be reused or used to make something else.
It’s very easy to complete your own marine litter art work, why not go and complete a quick beach clean and see what treasures you can find on your local beach. After given your finds a quick clean you can let your imagination run wild!
If you’d like to share your creations with us, send photos to us on social media or to outreach@seawatchfoundation.org.uk.
If you’d like to see some of the work the children have made they’re on display in the Dolphin Gallery New Quay all this week.
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