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HARRY CLARKE ART ACTIVITIES
MAKING A FAIRYTALE STAINED GLASS BANNER
What you need:
Tracingpaper
Colouredcellophanepaper
Colouredtissuepaper
Glitter
Glueandscissors
Instructions:
Thebestwaytostartthisactivityistothinkofwhatstainedglasslookslike.Itistransparentandcolourful.Weoftenseeitusedinchurches,tellingusreligiousstories.InHarryClarke’swindowTheEveofStAgneshealsotellsastory.Itisaboutayoungmanandwomanwhofallinlove.Heusesbeautifulclearcolours,lotsofpurples,blues,pinksandyellows,butalsohehascarefullyplannedhowtotellhisstoryinpictures.
Tomakeyourfairytalestainedglassbanneryoutoowillhavetothinkaboutthis.Firstpickyourfavouritefairytale,thinkofRapunzel,SleepingBeautyorCinderella.Thenpickoutthemostimportanteventsinthestory.Thiswillhelpyouplanhowyouwillmakeyourbanner.
Onceyouhavedecidedonyourstoryinpictures,sketchoutyourimagesontoabigsheetoftracingpaper.Ifyouarereallyadventurousorthereareafewofyoumakingit,maybestickthreepiecesofA1sizetracingpapertogether,rememberingthatitwillhavetofitonawindow.Ifthereisnotawindowthatwillfitabannerthissize,maybemakethreeseparatebanners,eachonetellingadifferentphaseofyourstory.
Onceyouhavesketchedoutyourstoryyoucanstartcuttingoutpiecesofcellophanepaperandstickingiton.Cellophanepaperiscompletelyseethroughbutcomesinlotsofdifferentcolours,soitgivesaverysimilareffectasstainedglass.Cuttingoutsectionsandshapesoftissuepaperwillalsogivetheeffectofstainedglass.Bylayeringonyourdifferentpapers,forexampleplacingcellophaneovertissuepaper,youcanmakeyourstainedglasslookricher.
Whenyouhavecompletedyourfairytaleinpictures,stickittoareallylargewindow.Thenyouwillseethelightfromoutsidefloodthroughyourbanner,lightingupthestoryyouhavetold.
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