Deaf Visions Planning Meeting – 5 June 2006

Deaf Visions Planning Meeting – 5 June 2006

Today we discussed the “A-B-C of Porcelain” for 2nd Deaf visions on 29 July 2006 Attendees: Padraigin NiRaghillig (Interpreter) Emma Bryant (Wallace Collection) Tomato Lichy (Lecture Theatre talk) Sheng-Kai Chou (Practical art workshop) John Wilson (Gallery talk)

Before the start of our discussion, we made coffee and tea or drank water. Feedback from the previous event – Emma said my first workshop was great, and then we began the discussion about the content and subject of each part of the day. Gallery trail (Emma) – Re-use ‘Going for Gold’ for adults and include a new children’s trail. Lecture Theatre talk – This would involve talking about contemporary porcelain. Gallery talk – This would look at both the contemporary and the 18th century Sevres. Art workshop – Using air-drying clay (Kai). When I told my colleagues what I want to do for the workshop, I had to explain my idea in detail. Emma said that, in the first workshop, the plasticine was hard and this made it difficult for the children to change it from hard to soft. It was lucky that some adults were there to help, so it might be better to use clay. I said that was a good idea, but it won’t dry fast enough. I would get some clay from the workshop and take it home to practice, and would then give my final decision as to whether it was suitable for use by the children later.