Craftspace

This resource has been created with very young children in mind and are designed to provoke open-ended exploratory play.

Artists Ruth Spaak, Jon Williams and Rita Patel have created three new interactive artworks following explorative sessions with families from St Thomas Early Excellence Centre during the Treasure Boxes project.

Ruth Spaak: Soft Boats
A set of soft boats made from oilcloth and canvas.
Boat one is made from oilcloth and has four handles. It can be pulled in any direction, can skim across carpets and be easily maneuvered. It offers opportunities for wet play and sand activities. Boat two is a soft unstructured shape made from canvas. It can be used as a static nest or as a boat to be dragged across the floor.

Jon Williams: Head Pots
A series of head pots made on the potters wheel. These pots are ceramic playthings. Children are encouraged to create narrative by painting and adding wet clay onto and into the vessels.

 Rita Patel: Tunnel of lights
A walk-in tunnel of reflective moving hangings and textured surfaces. This is a tactile environment inside which children can explore the varying qualities of metals: shiny, matt, rigid, malleable, cold, warm, light, heavy, reflective and resonant.

See the 'For Hire' page to see how you can use this resource in your workplace.