It's different working with adults. They kind of know what to do, but ordinarily don't do this, so it's a different kind of hurdle that gets jumped. With the children, they are used to writing, being asked to do, to produce. With an end in mind I suppose. This is for the self today - no learning involved. Well not formally anyway.
I scribe whilst the group get to grips with the clay they will be working with and record the words I hear used for an exercise later.
Mandy talks to the group about Shoji Hamada and his approach to ceramics.
We move to the Impressionist Gallery and the group write odes in the form of a thank you letter about anything that is inspired by the art that surrounds them, all the time bearing in ind Hamada's "mono o miru me" which means eyes that see things
Nicky, Mandy and I try and help where it's needed, more if it's needed.
It's a very hands on and emotional day for some of the group. I found it a very different experience and very rewarding. It's good to see kids enjoy it but adults... I'd never thought about that until now.
The day broke down like this:
- 10am arrive and set up
- 10:30 manipulating the clay, writers scribing overheard words about the experience
- 10:50 short break for a brew
- 11am writing exercise - a poem using the ingredients/recipe format
- 11:30 Gallery 9 - Impressionism - we write an ode, a thank you letter
- 12 midday we hear people read out their work, we exchange thank yous and goodbyes
- 12:30 external evaluation performed in the cafe
- 1pm debrief over lunch between Nicky, Mandy and myself
This was very rewarding and has made me look at whether I'd rather work with adults in the main.
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