KIDS SUMMER CLASS: THE CAT by Ted Hughes

KIDS SUMMER CLASS: THE CAT by Ted Hughes

RECORDING ONLY

Recording access will go live on Thursday 21st August 10am and will be available to watch until 11th September

You will be notified by email once the recording is open to view.

This summer holiday Lucy will be pre-recording a series of classes to keep all you children and adults entertained and busily watercolouring for the whole of August!

We will be working through four of the illustrations featured in a book called 'The Cat and The Cuckoo' by Ted Hughes and illustrator R J Lloyd.

Ted Hughes is a well known poet and writer and in 1987 he collaborated with artist and friend R J Lloyd, an artist known for his semi abstract style, which drew heavily from his love of nature and his surroundings in Devon,UK.

The book features a selection of 28 poems, each on one animal and brings so much life and humour to these creatures beutifully illustrated by Lloyds paintings.

In this weeks class we will be making a version of the illustration for the CAT poem, which is written below.

We will be using watercolour paints for this series of classes. Their ability to be thinned and layered will match the original painted style and give us room to create the interesting fractured affect Lloyd used extensively in his work.

THE CAT by Ted Hughes

You need you Cat.

When you slump down

All tired and flat

With too much town

With too many lifts

Too many floors

Too many neon-lit

Corridors

Too many people

Telling you what

You just must do

And what you must not

With too much headache

Video glow

Too many answers

You never will know

Then stroke the Cat

That warms your knee

You'' find her purr

Is a battery

For into your hands

Will flow the powers

Of the beasts who ignore

These ways of ours

And you'll be refreshed

Through the Cat on your lap

With leopards yawn

and Tiger's nap.

Materials You Will Need:

-1 x Sheet of watercolour paper or thick paper

-A pencil (HB or the like)

- Watercolour paints

-Brushes - large, medium, small

-Some tissue (for dabbing and in case of any spills!)

-A ruler

Donation:

For July and August LDGKids will be donating 20% of profits from each class to the charity Save The Children.

Find out more:

https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are

ABOUT THE TUTOR:

Lucy McGeown (b.1986) is an artist and teacher based in Margate. She studied Fine Art at UEL and got her Masters from The City and Guilds Art School in 2017. Lucy is one of the founding members of London Drawing Group and started the LDG Kids classes in 2021.

Lucy is incredibly passionate about drawing and the importance of creativity and play in our everyday lives, whatever your age!

To see some of Lucy's work check out her instagram account @lucymcgeown or lucymcgeown.com

FAQs - Please read these thoroughly so you can be fully prepared for the class

WHO IS THIS FOR?

These classes are designed for ages 7-10 yrs but we have both older and younger students join us. So parents and caregivers please feel free to join children in these sessions as it is a lovely activity to share together!

TICKETS:

We suggest an amount of £10. However, we understand that may not be possible for everybody. Please be honest and pay what you can afford so that we may continue to offer our sessions on this basis whilst also giving our tutors a sustainable wage.

There is also a ticket option to "Pay It Forward" to support us and our students! We offer classes for free to those who can't afford the minimum amount (If this is you please email us to join for free). This continues to ensure our classes are available to everyone!

ONCE BOOKED:

You will receive a confirmation email and once the recording is available, you will be notified and then be able to access the recorded class via your eventbrite "Online Event Page" You can access this by signing into eventbrite or creating an account using the email address that you booked with.

IN THE CLASS:

As this is a recording there is no chat box active. If you have any questions or comments then please email Lucy via email adress below.

AFTER THE CLASS:

We love to see your drawings or anything else our classes inspire! You can share them with us by tagging us on instagram (@ldg_kids) or emailing us if you don't have socials.

You will also receive access to the recording of this class for 14 days. This will be emailed to you directly after the live class has taken place.

IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL :

hello@londondrawinggroup.com

And that's it!

We're really looking forward to you joining us.

Love,

LDG