On Saturday Phil and I started the first of 5 workshops for The Bubble Project. One of the creative ideas we introduced to the children was customising trainers. We had a selection of trainers, some kindly donated from my sons School (Hayfield Primary) which I had whitewashed, and some the Young Carers had brought in. Inspired by their paintings from earlier in the day and street art, they created their own moveable artworks.
Here are some ideas you might like to try:
Write this poem FAST. Imagine that you can run faster than any human being has ever run before, faster than any car, so fast that you can fly.
INSTRUCTIONS
Write one line or more in answer to each of these questions.
What does it feel like to run at amazing speed?
Where would you run to?
What would you like to leave behind?
Where would you finally come to rest?
Have a go at writing your poem on a trainer, here's how:
TRAINER CUSTOMISATION
- Choose your trainers (make sure you've had permission from a grown up before you paint or draw on them!)
- You might want to give yourself a white blank space to work with. If so, paint on some of the white emulsion paint first, let it dry before doing any more painting.
- Before you do anything to your soon-to-be-customized trainers, its best to do a rough sketch of your plan on paper. This will help you to visualize your masterpiece before you start working with permanent paints.
- Choose your materials, permanent markers work really well, and you could add sequins, jewels, badges, safety pins.... Based on your sketch, choose the right size pen tip for your image. The thinner the tip the easier it will be to draw details and get to hard to reach spaces. Thicker tips are great for filling in larger areas.
- Carefully create an outline of your design on your trainers, using a pencil or a fine tip pen. Only draw the basic patterns, leave the details for later. Do you want to have matching trainers? If so place them side by side and make sure everything looks well defined and symmetrical.
- Have fun with the colouring in. Carefully start with the lightest colours, save the darkest for last so you can cover any mistakes near to the end. When you’ve filled in our outline, make sure its completely dry before adding detail and any outlines you may want.
- If you like add some extra’s like the Jewels or feathers… Make sure all the paint is completely dry before adding extra’s. Things like safety pin, badges etc can be added for a bit of punk if you fancy.
- Put them somewhere safe to dry, and don’t touch for a day and night!
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