I have so many ideas for big (and small) projects that bring people together such as community quilts or big exhibitions of tiny artworks. Whenever there is art on display conversations start, it gives respite from the day to day and helps us remember the world can be a beautiful place to be in!

Community Quilts or Weaving

I would like to create a community quilt. Everyone creates a small piece of the larger whole. Perhaps they can use scraps of fabric from old clothes and paint, embroider, weave to decorate it to show the journeys we have undertaken to get where we are now. The idea is that it’s practically a miracle that we met, here, now, out of all the people in the world, we are together. It could be many smaller quilts or one giant one!

Art for All by All Everywhere Free

I have incorporated mini zines and have done bookbinding projects in my classes, but never as a stand alone project. I dream of creating a mini zine library where students can share their passions or advice. Or how about a mini art dispenser machine? Having a rough day? Take some art!

Post-It Exhibition

A big exhibition of tiny artworks.

Back to School Mural or Exhibit

At the start of the school year, when everyone is getting to know each other (again), is the best time for a big art project. Everyone adds a self portrait and then connects to others, perhaps adding text to identify how they are connected. While drawing and painting fellow artists might have found out they share the same hobby or favourite music, or perhaps they both take Biology, or just clicked!

Shaded Spaces

To create more shaded areas students could use plastic bags to weave tapestries that can be strung together.

Analogue Photography

One of my passions is analogue photography. I actually started my teaching career teaching darkroom workshops! We would start with photograms to understand the nature of light sensitive paper, enlargers, timing and the development process. From there we would progress to pinhole cameras, where the real magic happens!

You can use almost anything to make a pinhole camera from and you can use film or light sensitive paper. You can even create a round camera to create panoramic images.