Jim Morris - artworker

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projects 2016


ALUMWELL OLYMPICS

Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 classes create

‘Olympic’ Carnival Masks, Birds of Peace & Transformer Medals

Alumwell Infant School


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THE WORM IN THE GRASS

Years 5/6 & 6/7 create

puppets, props and scenery for

their devised, migration-theme performance:

‘The Worm in the Grass’

Tiverton Academy

with James Yarker of ‘Stan’s Cafe’ Theatre Company

www.stanscafe.co.uk


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SCULPTING WITH SPUDS

Year 1 classes create sculptures

using potatoes, carrots and candy floss sticks

Ward End Primary School


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‘FINDING NEMO’ PUPPETS

Year 2 classes create fish puppets

using paper bags and paper cups

Ward End Primary School


click here

for how to make the

BAG FISH PUPPET


click here

for how to make the

PAPER CUP FISH PUPPET


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GREEN MAN MASKS

Young visitors and their families make

Green Man masks to help celebrate Spring

Walsall Leather Museum


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ANDY GOLDSWORTHY GOES TO TOWN

Year 4 classes create ‘urban’ sculptures inspired by

the work of Andy Goldsworthy

Ward End Primary School


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DRAWING THE ELEMENTS: AIR

Adults’ Drawing Workshop - part of ‘This Way Up’ Project 

Wolverhampton Art Gallery


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STRANGE MEETING

Year 6 classes create ‘collage stories’ on

the theme of ‘War’

Ward End Primary School


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‘AFRICA’ MASKS

Reception classes make ‘Africa’ masks

and explore sounds, patterns and smells from Africa

Ward End Primary School


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PUPPET PORTRAITS

Year 5 classes create Self-Portrait Puppets

Ward End Primary School


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‘AFRICA’ MASKS

Nursery classes make ‘Africa’ masks

and explore sounds, patterns and smells from Africa

Ward End Primary School


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DRAWING THE ELEMENTS: EARTH

Adults’ Drawing Workshop - part of ‘This Way Up’ Project 

Wolverhampton Art Gallery


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ROBOT SCULPTURES

Year 3 classes create ‘Robot’ sculptures using

expresso coffee cups and plastic balls 

Ward End Primary School


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DRAWING THE ELEMENTS: FIRE

Adults’ Drawing Workshop - part of ‘This Way Up’ Project 

Wolverhampton Art Gallery


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TRIBE HEADS

Year 4 pupils create musical puppet/instruments

for their ‘Prehistoric Britain’ Mini-Fest Music Project

with composer Jeremy Clay and

the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group 

The Oaks Primary School


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DRAWING THE ELEMENTS: WATER

Adults’ Drawing Workshop - part of ‘This Way Up’ Project 

Wolverhampton Art Gallery


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PUPPET-MAKING ADVENTURES

Playscheme youngsters make ‘Cylinder Head’ and ‘Bird’ puppets -

and devise their own characters and storylines

Warwick University Playscheme


click here

for how to make the

‘CYLINDER HEAD’ PUPPET


click here

for how to make the

PAPER PLATE PARROT PUPPET

plus

(view on YouTube)


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LET’S GO MAKE A KITE

Young visitors and their families make ‘Sled’ Kites using

plastic carrier bags 

‘Drop-In’ workshop - Walsall Leather Museum


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EGG HEADS

Young visitors and their families make ‘Egg Head’ Puppets using

recycled card

‘Drop-In’ workshop - Walsall Leather Museum


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FANTASTIC TRACTOR FACTORY

Young visitors and their families make ‘Fantasy Tractors’ using

recycled card

‘Drop-In’ workshop - Coventry Transport Museum


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BIRMINGHAM REP (TOY) THEATRE

Key Stage 2 pupils work together to make their own puppet characters,

scenery and decorated Toy Theatres

Six classes/six days

Paget, Brookvale and Featherstone Primary Schools

as part of the Toy Theatre Project with Birmingham REP Theatre


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CETT PUPPETS

Central England Teacher Training students and Year 2 pupils make

‘Cylinder Head’ and ‘Bird’ puppets


Training Day - with ‘Stan’s Cafe’ Theatre Company

at Victoria Park Academy


click here to read

James Yarker’s account of the day

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click here

for how to make the

‘CYLINDER HEAD’ PUPPET

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click here

for how to make the

PAPER PLATE PARROT PUPPET

plus

(view on YouTube)


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SKETCHES FROM BERLIN

Pen and ink drawings on vintage book pages

click here

to see the sketches


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THIS WAY UP

Adults’ Drawing ‘Taster Session’

Part of ‘This Way Up’ Project - Wolverhampton Art Gallery


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SAFE HANDS

Coloured pencil drawings of Clients’ hands -

to illustrate the Home’s range of ‘wellbeing’ activities

Perton Manor - Specialist Care Home


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A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS

Coloured pencil drawings of retired residents’ favourite possessions -

printed onto bone china mugs

plus

Residents encouraged to create their own drawings

6 weekly sessions at Waveney Court, Staffordshire


click here to read

more about the project


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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 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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