Morning: Crankie Box Story Scrolls
In the morning, we’ll create our own moving “Crankie” theatres inspired by old-fashioned panorama shows and travelling storytelling machines. Using drawing, collage and paper construction techniques, artists will design long illustrated scrolls filled with circus scenes, strange adventures, flying objects and magical landscapes that move through a hand-built viewing box as the handle turns!
Afternoon: Peculiar Creatures in Motion
In the afternoon, we’ll invent moving paper creatures using simple automata-style mechanisms hidden behind the artwork. Think flapping, wiggling, bobbing and sliding creations like flying elephants, two-headed fish and wonderfully peculiar beasts brought to life with paint, collage and clever construction techniques.
A joyful day of movement, invention and mechanical magic for budding artists who love making artworks that wobble, whirl and come alive!