Playful Relief - casting workshop at Highgate Art Fair

Workshop details

Make a relief in clay, and experiment with types of mark-making. We’ll use a range of modern sculptural tools as well as natural resources, which encourages the creation of a wide variety of surface textures and depths protruding into and out of the relief surface. The eventual aim is to cast the relief.

The casting technique demonstrates the basic process of mould making. It is a similar technique that would have been used to create the casts on display in the Cast Courts in the 19th century. Moulds were often made from plaster, but could also be made from gutta-percha, gelatine, or clay.

Although all materials and equipment are provided, please feel free to bring along special items from your own garden if you’d like to make your design even more personal.

You will take away a personalised botanical plaster cast of your design to display in your home, measuring approximately 10 cm in diameter.

Artist Statement

Andrea Rodriguez Lagartos, the curator of the children's exhibition at the Highgate Art Fair 2024 and 2025, is an Art Teacher at Highgate Primary School and the founder and studio lead of the art room at Highgate Primary School. Driven by a deep concern for the environment, she shapes the studio’s creative vision, develops its art curriculum, and leads community engagement. With a background in art and design, Andrea is passionate about creating holistic, process-led spaces where children of all ages can explore, experiment, and grow. She also shares regular updates and inspiration through her community newsletter.

For more info, please check:

highgateartfair.co.uk/childrens-exhibition

highgateprimaryschool.co.uk/classes/art

analogie.co.uk

Picture artworks curated in the Children's exhibition, Highgate Art Fair 2025

1.5 hour workshop

Ages: 8+

Cost £18 per person - includes admittance for one adult to the fair