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Art at Bridges

Art at Bridges!

Let your creative side loose on a Tuesday afternoon at Bridges. You can try silk painting, jewellery making, ceramic painting, digital photography and lots more.

Photographs of your completed work can then be displayed on this page.

So far we've experimented with different types of painting including using silk, ceramic, canvas and glass paints. We've also made slogans for the walls at Bridges, dabbled with computer art and tried some sculpting - it's great fun!

Silk Painting

To start with I stretched my silk over a wooden frame using special silk fasteners so that it didn’t damage the silk. I then drew the outline of my design with a special silk pen...

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Ceramic Painting

To jazz up some boring plates and bowls follow these quick instructions:

  • First of all, make sure you cover up any tables, chairs and carpets with old newspaper or sheets and wear old clothes...
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Canvas Painting

Each canvas painting session is given a theme. So far topics have been music and Bridges Project. The young people are encouraged to search for inspiration on websites, in books, magazines and newspapers

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