Paper Sculpture Workshop

This month we welcome our new volunteer Chloe McGenn who we are excited to announce will be running monthly sessions at our Saturday cafe.

Chloe is a multi-media artist from Leeds. Her mission is to make the whole world a playful place, and to encourage creativity, even in the most mundane places and stubborn people. She is the offspring of a mother who would often say ‘we could make that,’ and a father who hoarded second hand stuff in his garage (a sort of charitable Delboy).

Her creative life began as a teenager, making her own clothes out of duvet covers and writing fanzines about imaginary bands she created with her brothers. This led to eventually producing her own zine, Pocket, in which she interviewed and reviewed real bands, asking them insightful questions such as ‘Peas or cheese?’.

After brief stints as a bingo caller, behavioural therapist, dental receptionist and one of those people who put stickers on oranges, she found her true calling as an artist. She started by selling animal paintings, and then progressed to greeting cards, toys and jewellery. She creates whimsical items for the child within – whether it’s a simple badge with something from your childhood, kits to create something yourself, or jewellery that comes with instructions on how to play with it.

Everything has an element of the recycled, predominantly old books. Chloe is fascinated by how something flat like paper can become three dimensional with a few folds.

Find out more at Lifes Big Canvas

 

Come along and join Chloe on April 19th at 1.30pm amd learn step by step how to make your own beautiful paper sculptures. The workshop is suitable for children ages 12+.

Cost: £5 for two hour session

Paper Sculptures by Chloe McGenn