Re: 6th Grader Alt-Process Recommendation

Oinholes are cool we did 350 for an entire elementary school with a lot of
parent help also several hundred at Willowbrook Art Academy...shooting 8 x
10 paper (RC) may not be alt process (yet anyway...) but big cool images
were fun also got a huge box of Kodak folders for kids to take apart...

> Thanks to Darryl, Janet, Steve, and Jon for the project ideas. I've decided
> on cyanotype photograms on fabric which will be sewed together into a quilt
> with each student contributing their own square. I'll let the list know how
> the project goes and an image of the final project.
>
> Mark
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Baird, Darryl [mailto:dbaird@umflint.edu]
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:00 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: RE: 6th Grader Alt-Process Recommendation
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> D. Mark...
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> I did a workshop for kids in that range, from 9-14 years of age. We had
> several old Polaroid pack cameras (via ebay.. I like the 250) and Polaroid
> 665. You can then adjust the negative processing to accomodate either
> cyanotypes or VDB. We used small pieces of plywood, a towel for padding, two
> small "A" clamps, and a sheet of plexiglas for a contact frame. Helix has
> the best price on 665 film $9.25 for a box of ten.
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> Most of the "smart ones" got wildly creative, but most just enjoyed a
> portrait their buddies took. We had to have about two or three assistants
> with the 24 schoolkids.
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> I think the pinhole project is equally viable.
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> Your mileage may vary.
>
> Darryl
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: D. Mark Andrews [mailto:mark@dragonbones.com]
> Sent: Sun 3/7/2004 10:20 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: 6th Grader Alt-Process Recommendation
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> I am looking for a alt-process project recommendation for a class of 6th
> graders. Does anyone on the list have any experience with this age group or
> ideas? Ideally the project would be something the class could do as a group,
> but individual projects will work as well. The project also can't be overly
> time consuming--under 15 hours or so total.
>
> I was thinking of Cyanotype photograms, but they didn't sound all that
> exciting to my sixth grader.
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> Many thanks in advance for your suggestions.
>
> Mark
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Received on Sun Mar 14 13:39:07 2004