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TheHouseofSpoons
WilliamHolburnelovedspoonsandthegalleriesarefullofhistreasuredpossessions.Heacquiredover120silverspoons(fromthe16th-17thcenturies)madeinEngland,GermanyandtheNetherlands.(seehttps://bit.ly/FabSpoonsformoreinformation)WhiletheHolburneMuseumisclosedwe’reinvitingyoutohelpuscreateavirtualHouseofSpoonsforthisyear’sFringeArtsBathfestival(FAB2020)www.fringeartsbath.co.uk23May–7June2020.We’vebeeninspiredbyGraysonPerry’suseofthesimplevaseasa‘blankcanvas’onwhichtoexpresshimself.Wethoughtitwastimetoturnourcreativeattentiontoanotherdomesticobject,thehumblespoon!Enjoydrawing,painting,decorating,sewing,modelling,carvingorcastingyourownunique2-Dor3-Dspoonusingthematerialsyouhaveathome.
Tellastory…shareyourideasorfeelings…saywhatyouwanttosay.Allthroughthemagicofspoons!
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YouneedA4cardorpaper(downloadandprintaspoonoutline,seepage4)ORdrawyourownspoon(getideasfromimagesbelow)ORDecorateandembellisharealspoonORMakea3-Dspoonfromscrapmaterials(e.g.foil,cardboard,naturalmaterials…)
Activity1.Printoutaspoonoutlineordraw/makeyourown2.UsetheideasfromWilliamHolburne’sspoonsandGraysonPerry’spotstoinspireyoutodecorateyourspoon.
BeinspiredtostartbyGraysonPerry….WhenIstartsomethingIusuallydon’thavemuchofacluewhereIamheading.Igraspatthethinnest,mostindulgentorsillyofmotivations.Thesestartingpointsmightbe‘OhIfancydoingredtoday,oralandscapeorsomethingangry.’.TheimportantthingisImakeastart,Imakeafirstmark,laydownablobofclay,googleaglimmerofathought.fromGraysonPerry:ThePre-TherapyYears,ThamesandHudson(thebooktoaccompanytheHolburne’sexhibition)
Createlotsofspoonsandarrangetheminaninterestingway…orthinkabouthowtheycouldbedisplayed.
Welovethesedecorativehandles!DoyouthinkWilliameverusedthese?
Designyourownfinial(spoontop)
likeWilliam’sApostlespoons.
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Tellastory
HereisGeorgefightingthedragononWilliam’spersonal‘spork’.
IncludeyourmakersmarkorwordsorphrasesThisisasilversmith’smarkfromoneofWilliam’ssilverspoons.
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SHARETHECREATIVITY!
THISWEEKISDIFFERENTWeareaskingyoutofilmyourspoon.Weareworkingwithfilm-makerNikiJewetttoassembleavirtualHouseofSpoonsfromyourvideos.ThiswillbeshownaspartoftheFringeArtsBathfestival.
Here’show:(usingaphone)PleasefilminLANDSCAPEformat
1. Placeyourspoononatable/surface/wallinaroomsoitcanbeclearlyseen2. Startyourvideoclipbyfocusingonablankwall(noedgesordoorhandlesorframesinshot)3. Filmwalkingtowhereyourspoonis–perhapsthroughadoorframe,orupsomestairsor
alongacorridor(donotincludepeople!)4. Onceyouhaveyourspooninshot,filmaclose-up(infocus!)forabout3seconds5. Thenwalkawayfromitsothatyouendupwithyourcamerafocusingonanotherblankwall
ordoorwithnodoorhandlesoredgesintheshot6. Yourvideoclipshouldbenolongerthan30seconds7. Theclipswillbeeditedtogethertocreateavirtualtourofmanyroomsinahugehousefullof
spoons.Pleaseemailtoe.blythe@holburne.orgoruseWetransferorDropboxtosend.
DEADLINEforvideofootageWednesday22April.
Havefunatbeingasinventiveaspossiblewithfilming!Don’tforgetInstagramPleasealsoshareasnormalbyemailinganimageofyourcreationtoe.blythe@holburne.orgWe’llbefeaturingaselectiononInstagram.FollowandshareourInstagramchanging_lives_through_arttoseewhateveryone’sbeenmaking!
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