The Projects
In essence, these projects work by following a vocational path where the pupils are commissioned to come up with a viable idea for a large-scale site-specific sculpture that would be sited in the grounds of their own school. From the outset, pupils are made aware of and take into consideration the practical and financial parameters, the deadlines and even the health and safety issues. Given a simple theme, Nature for example, they are encouraged to draw from observation using found primary sources and are taught to develop these from 2D sketches into ideas for 3D maquettes. These ideas are discussed and each pupil starts to build their maquette using a range of materials provided. We conclude with an exhibition where all outcomes of the project, including samples of developmental studies, are displayed and shared with the school communities. The maquettes that best meet the brief are short-listed. The successful idea are then made on a large scale and installed professionally.
