Day three at Kincraig

Well done Kincraig! We now have some finished stories to put forward for the competition and what exciting reads they are. From castles to dolphins and big scary spiders to tornados…..plenty of things to sink your teeth into for the illustration side of the project, which is what comes next…...
We started visualising how we could describe the main action or key plots and what form it would take. It was suggested that it would be nice to have a blend of figurative and textural work. The artwork could be realistically represented or be more abstract and organic, possibly suggesting atmosphere or an emotional response.  Any other work could even be used to create backgrounds.

(apologies for the photography - we were all so busy, the small camera was brought out quickly towards the end of the session)

Day two of the project

Day two began with the children reading some of their 'dream' stories out.  There were some really imaginative and exciting ideas and the children are now starting to discuss things in a more concrete and tangible way. The main focus for this session was to look more closely at the story lines, getting to grips with the actual concepts and then following the story logically through to the next stage. The opening line after the introduction, was given extra consideration, as it is key to engaging the reader and drawing them into the story.

In the absence of Myra, the photography this week is courtesy of Ann Charlesworth
(who unfortunately has a much smaller camera!)

The girl who could paint dreams - the official start of the Fylde C.A.P Schools Project (Fylde Community Arts Projects)

Today is the first day of our new Fylde C.A.P Schools Project.  Our first School for this exciting writing and illustration venture is Kincraig Primary School.
The premise of this project is that 3 specially selected local schools take part in this creative competition helping to provide 'dreams' which will also be illustrated by the children. The chosen entries will then be published in book format.

We introduced our project to the children and Marjorie Nye read the introductory part of the story, which would begin the dreams sequence.  Everyone quickly engaged with the idea and were so excited to discuss initial ideas and some started exploring their images.

                                                (All images courtesy of Myra Boyle).

The Fylde C.A.P team: Maria Bertolone (Artist), Ann Charlesworth (Artist) and 
Marjorie Nye (Chairperson and Writer).
Myra Boyle is the missing member, as the resident Photographer (and retired teacher).

selected images of the children thinking about, discussing and planning their stories...