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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for how to make the

CYLINDER HEAD PUPPET


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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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for how to make the

TALKING HEAD PUPPET


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for how to make the

PAPER PLATE PARROT PUPPET

plus

(view on YouTube)

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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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for how to make the

ENVELOPE PEOPLE PUPPETS


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for how to make the

ENVELOPE ANIMAL PUPPETS




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to see lots of the puppets

on YouTube


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Do the Mask... Do the Monster Mask!


 
 
 

Young visitors at Aston Hall turn themselves into monsters


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for how to make the

MONSTER MASK


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to see more photos

of the masks


Angie Wootten has written about the workshop in the Dramatic Expressions blog

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to read the 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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for how to make the

LUCKY BAG PUPPET

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for how to make the

PAPER PLATE PARROT PUPPET

plus

(view on YouTube)

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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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for how to make the

LUCKY BAG PUPPET

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BRITTANY - blue


drawings on blue envelopes from cycling holiday

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to see the drawings

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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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for how to make the

TWO-FACE PUPPET

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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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for how to make the

FISH FINGER PUPPET

·

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for how to make the

HOT HEAD PUPPET


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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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for how to make the

FISH FINGER PUPPET

·

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for how to make the

SEAGULL PUPPET

plus

(view on YouTube)


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PUPPETS at the BIG BOOK BASH

 

Youngsters and their families make puppets from envelopes

The Big Book Bash - Aston Hall


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to see some of the characters on YouTube

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for how to make the

ENVELOPE PEOPLE PUPPET

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for how to make the

ENVELOPE ANIMAL PUPPET

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SCHOOLS DIRECT DIRECTORY


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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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for how to make the

ENVELOPE MOUTH PUPPET

·

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for how to make the

ENVELOPE ANIMAL PUPPET

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for how to make the

ENVELOPE PEOPLE PUPPET

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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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for how to make the

LUCKY BAG PUPPET

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HAND IT ON

 

Parents make paper plate puppets to take home

St Benedict’s Infant School


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for how to make the

PAPER PLATE PARROT PUPPET

plus

(view on YouTube)

·

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for how to make the

TWO-FACE PUPPET


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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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for how to make the

LUCKY BAG PUPPET

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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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for how to make the

CYLINDER HEAD PUPPET

·

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for how to make the

TWO-FACE PUPPET

·

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for how to make the

LUCKY BAG PUPPET

·

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for how to make the

ENVELOPE PEOPLE PUPPET

·

click here

for how to make the

PAPER PLATE PARROT PUPPET

plus

(view on YouTube)

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click here

for how to make the

FISH FINGER PUPPET

“ 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

·

click here

for how to make the

PAPER PLATE PARROT PUPPET

plus

(view on YouTube)

·

click here

for how to make the

ENVELOPE PEOPLE PUPPET

·

click here

for how to make the

TWO-FACE PUPPET

·

click here

for how to make the

FISH FINGER PUPPET

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click here

for how to make the

CYLINDER HEAD PUPPET

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WORK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

 

Youngsters and their families build pyramids together

(using Darcy Turner’s amazing newpaper-rolling machine)

www.darcyturner.com

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

photo by Robert C Jones

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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.

  

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to see the Animation Morning film clip

on YouTube


click here

to see the Animation Afternoon film clip

on YouTube


click here

to see the Animation Drop-in Day film clip

on YouTube



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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

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a slideshow of Year One’s monsters

on YouTube

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click here to view

a slideshow of Year Two’s monsters

on YouTube

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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

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to find out about commissioning

YOUR OWN GARDEN ARTWORK

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DADS’ SPACE HOPPERS

 
 

puppet-making with Dads and Toddlers group

Brownhills Children’s Centre


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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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to view on YouTube

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e-mail: jim@artgames.co.uk

to make it happen

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WORK IN SCHOOLS

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PUPPET-MAKING PLUS...

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WORK IN MUSEUMS & ART GALLERIES

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EARLY YEARS WORK

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ARTS & HEALTH WORK

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WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

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WORK IN LIBRARIES

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e-mail: jim@artgames.co.uk




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