Games from the Tiny Green Caravan ONLINE
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Continued access period: LIFETIME.
SYLLABUS: Heavily inspired by Surrealism and Dada, this course will take you on ten magical journeys from, around, and within Tansy’s tiny green caravan.
If you’ve done one of Tansy’s courses before, you’ll know that she loves a game. Games usually come with a set of rules. This liberates the “player” (that’s you) from making decisions, but in a way that isn't too serious or static. Games are entertaining, and generally have unexpected results. They lead to fun adaptations and quirky ideas.
Through mapping, sequential observation, curating found objects, and following hidden and exposed lines in your environment, you will generate a series of unique responses to place and prompt.
FORMAT: a new session (ten in total) was uploaded to a course page on my website every weekday during the live run of this course. Each daily session includes a learning objective, topic overview, contextual description, and video tutorial. In addition, two short bonus films, with briefs for weekend activities, were shared on the two Friday afternoons during the run. Content will remain accessible for the "lifetime" of the course. When I eventually observe that the course is no longer being accessed by students, I will email and give you four months notice of its retirement.
MATERIALS:
- 52 roughly playing card-sized pieces of watercolour paper or heavy cartridge paper.
- Another 52, similar sized, cards. These need to be blank on one side, so could be cut from old greetings cards, postcards, cereal/tea/biscuit boxes etc.
- Another used food box, one that’s not been cut into cards.
- 2 printed street maps of the place you’ll be located during the course. Photocopies will be fine or prints from online maps. This exercise is very adaptable, so don’t worry too much about scale and accuracy.
- 2 dice.
- 6 marbles.
- 20 or so counters (or buttons, coins etc). They needn’t match, but it’s nice if they feel pleasing in your hand.
- 20 or so matchsticks or cocktail sticks.
- Craft (AKA X-acto) knife and steel ruler to cut against.
- Cutting mat (a smallish one is fine, mine is A4)
- Shallow rectangular tray with a lip, such as a drinks tray or a baking sheet.
- Masking tape and glue stick
- Bottle of ink (any colour, any type).
- Wax crayons or a candle.
- Large sketchbook (at least 20cm or 8” square).
- Loose sheets of cartridge (drawing) paper.
- Needle and thread.
- A small book, with printed pages, that you’re happy to adapt beyond recognition.
- Other printed papers you don’t mind cutting up, such as magazines, newspapers, old book pages, pamphlets, tickets, adverts, store catalogues etc. Items with a range of text, headings, photos, and illustrations would be great.
- Art materials for mark making and colouring.
CONCESSIONS
The lower price is provided on an honesty box basis for people on a genuinely low income. It is funded via a private grant for widening participation in art education. The discount is not funded by customers paying the full price. Please access it only if you are in actual need.
COPYRIGHT
All content is copyright Tansy Hargan. By signing up for this course you agree not to share, distribute or monetise its content in any way. Videos are not to be replayed in classrooms and studios. If you are a teacher and would like to see me (in person or online) in your school or studio please get in touch [email protected]
