Jim Morris - artworker
0121 778 5695
projects 2011
CYLINDER HEADS and BAGGY DOGS
2 days of puppet-making with Year 5 pupils
Ward End Primary School
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TALKING HEADS and SHINING BIRDS
2 days of puppet-making with Year 4 pupils
Ward End Primary School
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MAKING DECCIES
Nursery, Reception, Year One and Year Two pupils
and their families
make personalised Christmas decorations
3 days of ‘Inspire’ workshops at Princethorpe Infants School
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NEWS from STORY-WORLD
Four Year One classes create story-puppets and brand new folk stories
4 days at Sladefield Infants School
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Do the Mask... Do the Monster Mask!
Young visitors at Aston Hall turn themselves into monsters
Angie Wootten has written about the workshop in the Dramatic Expressions blog
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ALL CYLINDERS!
Youngsters at Brownhills Children’s Centre use lots of ‘Poundland’ card cylinders
to make puppets...
...with their parents and carers
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Puppets Plus... SMOKEFREE CHILDREN
Local workers make Lucky Bag and Paper Plate Parrot puppets
as part of the Smokefree Children relaunch
Dudley Stop Smoking Service
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Puppets Plus... ALL ABOUT ME
Reception pupils make double-faced Lucky Bag puppets
as part of ongoing PSED project
❝ We really enjoyed having you here and your input has had a noticeable effect on the art work of the children in my class.
An excellent experience for them and we will look forward to you coming back next year with the new intake. ❞
Heath Mount School
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BRITTANY - blue
drawings on blue envelopes from cycling holiday
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Sketching King Creosote
at the Burns Unit gig
The man himself - with sketch
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MAKING FACES at ASTON HALL
Young visitors make their own ‘two-face’ puppets
- a drop-in workshop at Aston Hall
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FUN METAL JACKETS
Young visitors and their families design their own ‘heavy metal’ jackets
a ‘drop-in’ workshop at Walsall Leather Museum
(linked with the ‘Home of Metal’ exhibition)
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METAL PATTERNS
Young visitors make symmetrical ‘heavy metal’ album covers
Walsall Leather Museum
(linked with the ‘Home of Metal’ exhibition)
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WOODGATE’S GREAT OUTDOORS
Painted chalkboard panels for the Garden Area
featuring pupils’ designs
working with all pupils from Reception to Year 6
Woodgate Primary School
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photo by Michael Dixon
PAPER-CUP PUPPETS
at the
WOLVERHAMPTON SHOW
Two days of drop-in workshops in the Puppet Tent
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HAND IT ON
Painted chalkboards for the ‘tipi’ area
St Benedict’s Infant School
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SEASIDE SCULPTURES
Year One pupils make fish...
cheeky seagulls...
and jellyfish...
Shaw Hill Primary School
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PUPPETS at the BIG BOOK BASH
Youngsters and their families make puppets from envelopes
The Big Book Bash - Aston Hall
to see some of the characters on YouTube
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SCHOOLS DIRECT DIRECTORY
to view Jim’s Schools Direct entry
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HAND IT ON
Parents make envelope puppets to take home
St Benedict’s Infant School
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PUPPET EXPLORERS
Three Reception classes make minibeast puppets
to explore the great outdoors
Alumwell Infant School
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RECEPTION PUPPETS
Three Reception classes make Lucky Bag puppets
Ward End Primary School
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HAND IT ON
Parents make paper plate puppets to take home
St Benedict’s Infant School
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PUPPET EXPLORERS
Three Reception classes make paper cup butterfly puppets
to explore the great outdoors
Alumwell Infant School
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PUPPET EXPLORERS
Three Reception classes make Lucky Bag puppets
to explore the great outdoors
Alumwell Infant School
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FUNKY CHICKENS
Youngsters and their families make carnival head-dresses
Easter Family Fun Day at Walsall Leather Museum
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HAND IT ON
Reception & Nursery pupils and parents
make their choice of 6 different puppets to take home
St Benedict’s Infant School
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“ Hello, I came to one of your puppet-making sessions yesterday and my daughter has been playing non-stop with her fish!
I checked out the website on the instructions and really love it.”
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PUPPET EXPLORERS
9 days of puppet-making artgames outside
Three Year 2 classes use their own puppets to explore the great outdoors
Alumwell Infant School
click here to see the slideshow on YouTube
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WORK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
Youngsters and their families build pyramids together
(using Darcy Turner’s amazing newpaper-rolling machine)
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
click here to see the slideshow on YouTube
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LOOKING FORWARD... LIBRARY of BIRMINGHAM
consultation artgames
at
South Yardley Library
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DRAWING:THE JOURNEY
adults drawing day workshop
Walsall Leather Museum
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MONSTER ANIMATION
Young visitors make their monsters move at 2 days of film animation workshops
Walsall Leather Museum
❝ we were at your animation workshop today - thanks for a great and inspiring time. ❞
to see the Animation Morning film clip
to see the Animation Afternoon film clip
to see the Animation Drop-in Day film clip
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PLATE-MATE PUPPETS
making paper-plate puppets with Stay and Play families
and Nursery pupils
Brownhills West Primary School & Brownhills Children’s Centre
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SLADEFIELD MONSTERS!
❝ Jim is a breath of fresh air bringing new ideas and skills to teachers and children. ❞
8-day artgames project based on the films Where the Wild Things Are and Monsters Inc
All Year One and Year Two pupils
Sladefield Infant School
a slideshow of Year One’s monsters
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a slideshow of Year Two’s monsters
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NATURE PLATES
making paper-plate creatures with Playgroup & Stay and Play families
Brownhills Children’s Centre
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YOUR GARDEN = A WORK OF ART
commissioned ink/watercolour garden artwork
to find out about commissioning
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DADS’ SPACE HOPPERS
puppet-making with Dads and Toddlers group
Brownhills Children’s Centre
for how to make the Space Hoppers
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PZ
a visual diary from New Year holiday near Penzance
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Got an idea/request for a project?
e-mail: jim@artgames.co.uk
to make it happen
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WORK IN MUSEUMS & ART GALLERIES
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WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
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e-mail: jim@artgames.co.uk
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