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Number 1 Everyday Objects
 
Image Description: An arrow pointing to the title of this exercise Drawing
 
Choose an item of cutlery; look at it from several angles. Feel the shape of it in your hand. Can you describe it? Make a drawing of it. Look at some other items of cutlery. Can you make drawings of them? Use different tools, e.g., pencils, pastels, coloured pencils.
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Image Description: An arrow pointing to the title of this exercise Paint & Colour
 
Is there any colour in your cutlery? What colour are the handles? What colour is the metal? Using paint or pastels make a picture of some items from the cutlery drawer. Try to get the colours as close to those of the cutlery you have.
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Image Description: An arrow pointing to the title of this exercise Print
 
Look closely at some items of cutlery. Could you make stencils in these shapes? Try it and make rubbings of them. You could also use the stencils to mask out areas of a monoprint. Look for some 'found objects', e.g., sponges, toothbrushes, string, corrugated card, etc. Use these to make prints of items of cutlery - be inventive!
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Image Description: An arrow pointing to the title of this exercise Clay
 
Roll out a slab of clay. Press items of cutlery into it. What can you see? Feel a piece of cutlery in your hand, what shapes can you feel? Describe them. Can you make these shapes with the clay? Invent a new piece of cutlery with the clay!
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Image Description: An arrow pointing to the title of this exercise Construction
 
Let's see how inventive you can be! Look at some items of cutlery. What are they made of? What materials could you use to construct pieces of cutlery? Card? Paper? Tinfoil? Wire? Other? Think about it and have a go!
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Image Description: An arrow pointing to the title of this exercise Fabric & Fibre
 
What cutlery do you use to eat dinner? How do you set the table? Using fabrics could you make an appliqué of a place setting for dinner? Be inventive with the textures and colours of the fabrics. Have fun!
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Image Description: A knife and fork are everyday objects
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