People Play Bunting and Garden Decorations

Create some brightly coloured decorations from milk bottles inspired by Alice Irwin’s People Play to bring playful shadows to your garden!

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1. Practice drawing some Alice Irwin inspired shapes.

1. Practice drawing some Alice Irwin inspired shapes.

3. Colour in your shapes using Sharpie pens.

3. Colour in your shapes using Sharpie pens.

5. What shadows can your shapes make outside? Can you trace the silhouettes with chalk?

5. What shadows can your shapes make outside? Can you trace the silhouettes with chalk?

7. Why not make your shapes into some bunting? Hang them with string and pegs.

7. Why not make your shapes into some bunting? Hang them with string and pegs.

Activity created by artist Sarah O’Boyle

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About the artist

Sarah O’Boyle graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a degree in Woven Textiles in 1998. After spending 15 years working in education she is now a Halifax based freelance Artist Educator/Textile Designer. She has a passion for drawing and uses natural and synthetic fibres to create 3 dimensional woven structures
with inspiration coming from nature and scientific imagery. She has delivered
workshops at The Piece Hall, Square Chapel, The Artworks and Calderdale Royal Hospital, is employed as a workshop leader for Calderdale Libraries, Museums and Arts and as tutor for the WEA. Her educational work offers creative inspiration to children, families and adults of all ages and backgrounds, with a special interest in Art for Health and Wellbeing.

Materials required:

  • Milk bottles

  • Scissors

  • Sharpie pens

  • Permanent marker/biro pen

  • Sellotape (optional)

  • Chalk (optional)

  • String and Pegs (optional)

2. Draw your shapes onto a milk bottle with a permanent marker. A biro pen will also work!

2. Draw your shapes onto a milk bottle with a permanent marker. A biro pen will also work!

4. Tape your shapes onto wooden sticks or make small holes in the shapes and push your stick through. You could try branches from the garden, wooden skewers, straws or lolly pop sticks.Your decorations can be put in flower beds, pots or in jars on y…

4. Tape your shapes onto wooden sticks or make small holes in the shapes and push your stick through. You could try branches from the garden, wooden skewers, straws or lolly pop sticks.

Your decorations can be put in flower beds, pots or in jars on your windowsill.

6. Or try with pen and paper!

6. Or try with pen and paper!

More Activity Ideas

  • Can you make the shadows larger or smaller? Have a go at changing your light source!

  • Can you make different colours by layering the shapes?

  • Can you make a pattern with your bunting?

  • Can you use your shapes to make a hanging mobile?

  • Why not add your decorations to your rubbings?