RE: "Chinese New Year Workshop incorporating music, arts 'n' crafts (making fire crackers and Chinese toy drums), storytime and dance!" at Goschen Road Nursery, Carlisle. (25/01/2012)
"Pui has delivered a very enjoyable workshop today. The children enjoyed a variety of age-appropriate activities. The session included attractive illustrations and music as well as a fun story. The children had great fun and are continuing their experiences in learning and play." - Mrs Kerr (Head of Nursery)
RE: Drop-In Family-Friendly Art Workshop: "Make Your Own 3D Cardboard Christmas Tree and/or Red Nosed Reindeer!" at NGCA, Sunderland. (22/12/2011)
Comments to be posted soon.
RE: Drop-In Family-Friendly Art Workshop: "Design & Make Your Own Christmas Themed 3D Magnets!" at NGCA, Sunderland. (20/12/2011)
100% of all the families who took part rated this workshop as being 5 out of 5 -"Excellent.".
"Very good fun! I enjoyed most about the workshop - the children being excited for Christmas!" - (parent)
"Today's session was very very good. I enjoyed most about the workshop how well the artist was with the children - she took time to talk to the children." - (parent)
"I enjoyed painting it the most!" - (child)
"It was exciting and fun!" - (child)
"Excellent kids craft!" - (parent)
RE: 4 x Contemporary Art Workshops: "Drawing in Space." for Year 9 pupils at Chorlton High School, Manchester.(12/12/2011). Representing Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester.
"Paper Tapery Fun!" - (student)
"I enjoyed wrapping up my friend!" - (student)
"I enjoyed creating the costumes the most!" - (student)
"Fun! Creative! Interactive!" - (student)
"I enjoyed everything!" - (student)
"It was exciting and fun!" - (student)
"I enjoyed learning about artists' inspiration the most." - (student)
"I enjoyed being creative around friends etc." - (student)
"Interesting. Informative. Unique. " - (student)
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RE: Art Workshop: "Christmas Themed Origami Fun!" for elderly tenants at Burnside Court, Carlisle. (01/12/2011)
"Pui's origami Christmas workshop was wonderful! We were surprised by how much we made in such a short period of time and the service users really enjoyed it because it was something new to them and because it had a lovely seasonal theme. We think they all got a lot out of the session and Pui was lovely with them - very encouraging and she explained in a straight forward way what we were doing! Thank you!" - Jackie and Laura. (Burnside Court supervising staff)
"I really enjoyed that! Thank you for coming!" - participant
"Thank you so much for that. That was extremely enjoyable. I'd never done anything like that before and I'm not usually good at this kind of thing. But I might actually give this a try when I get home!" - participant
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RE: Family-Friendly Drop-In Art Workshop Event for The Big Draw 2011: Fantasy Faerie World at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Sunderland. 11am-12:30pm and 1pm-3:30pm. (29/10/2011)
A selection of participant feedback responses regarding: “What were your best bits about the workshop?”
- “I enjoyed drawing and colouring in my elf.”
- “Playing with the children, having fun with the family, watching the children enjoy themselves.”
- “Excellent for the kids.”
- “I liked it all.”
- “We enjoyed drawing together!”
- “The theme of fairies my daughter really likes so it was very enjoyable.”
- “Working as a family – many thanks!”
- “Watching my daughter enjoying art and being creative.”
- “Watching my boy get Doctor Who and dinosaurs into a fairy theme.”
- “I think we all worked as a family. The drawings are fantastic for the age of the children and adults as I’m a big child at heart.”
- “Fantastic - very good for all the adults, kids stuff - it looks good too!”
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RE: Family-Friendly Drop-In Art Workshop: Make Your Own Dream-Catcher! to coincide with The Wonders of the Invisible World exhibition at Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland. (11/08/2011)
"Pui Lee has a great approach to delivering workshops -she's very organised and professional and works well with participants to create an enjoyable and creative experience. I saw children proudly carrying their dreamcatchers at the end of the workshop and the evaluation from participants was very positive." - Amanda Gould (Arts Education and Outreach Officer at Sunderland City Council.)
"Very good fun! I enjoyed making the items." - (child participant)
"It was fab!" - (child participant)
"Lovely artist teacher." - (grandparent of children)
"Friendly helpful artist." - (grandparent of children)
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RE: Over 50s Drawing Workshop as part of Carlisle Leisure's Fab and Fifty Activity Programme Feedback (2011)
"Good comraderie. Excellent teacher. Will definitely come again!" - (class participant)
"I engaged, learned a lot and laughed!" - (class participant)
"I always leave this class feeling good about myself." - (class participant)
"I'm impressed by how you broke a lot of barriers today - and that's not an easy thing to do. I shall definitely be back again!" - (class participant)
"I have mental health problems at the present time. For me, this class is unique because it offers a great social experience as well as excellent tuition to spread my creative wings!" - (class participant)
"Thought-provoking as always!" - (class participant)
"I enjoy these sessions because I share, talk and laugh with the group. The tutor encourages self-expression, as well as an innovative approach to teaching and drawing. All the group who attend get so many different positive elements from this workshops, I know I do. I'm just so pleased there is such a facility for me to enjoy!" - (class participant)
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RE: Art Workshops at Freshfield Court, Carlisle
"We had Pui Lee to do Art Workshops with our elderly residents at Freshfield Court Sheltered Housing. Pui Lee showed them how to make Christmas pop-up cards and more recently, textile patterned pictures. It was very interesting and motivating. Residents who wouldn't normally attempt such activities did manage to accomplish this and I thought this was a fantastic achievement. It certainly gave them a feeling a self-worth. They were given encouragement by Pui Lee and were commended on their efforts." - Violet Boertien (Supervisor at Freshfield Court)
RE: Exploring Patterns! A Drawing and Printed Textiles Workshop for the elderly tenants at Freshfield Court, Carlisle (12/07/2011)
"I really enjoyed myself today! It was different." - (class participant)
"I'm really pleased with my result." - (class participant)
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RE: Chinese Opera Mask Making workshop at Langwathby C of E Primary School, Penrith (June 2011). With KS2 pupils.
"Excellent. Well structured and thoroughly enjoyed by the children. She brought culture to the artwork. The workshops were fun, educational and creative!" - (Staff member)
"Very Very Good." - (child participant)
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RE: Arts Education Work at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery in 2010-11
"It has been fantastic to work with you and I have learnt a lot. All the best for your future projects, you are a fantastic arts educator and I hope that you continue to work with art galleries and young people." - Rebecca Warren (Visual Arts Education Officer at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle)
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RE: On The Edge Outreach Creative Development Workshops with local Secondary Schools (KS4/5), as part of The Young People's Project, inspired by the Stephen Vaughan: Ultima Thule exhibition at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle (Jan-Feb 2011)
"I thought that the workshops went excellently, so well done! A superb set of workshops and the plans for the Other Worlds workshops (inspired by the Underwater exhibition) look absolutely excellent!!" - Rebecca Warren (Visual Arts Education Officer at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle)
"I used a range of different media which I don’t usually use. I will consider doing this in my future work. I also developed my planning skills." -(pupil)
"I learnt how to plan pieces appropriately and make a piece in a short amount of time." -(pupil)
"I enjoyed it. I didn’t learn any new skills but I improved my existing skills." -(pupil)
"I liked working with mixed media instead of the ones I normally use." -(pupil)
A sample of responses the participants gave to describe the day:
..."challenging"..."interactive"..."thinking"..."helpful"..."inspirational"..."in depth"..."fun"..."wordy"..."experimental"..."fast paced"..."spontaneous"..."edgy"..."mind opening"...
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RE: Other Worlds Creative Development Workshops with local Secondary School students (KS4/5), inspired by the Underwater exhibition at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle (Feb Half Term 2011)
"Recording sounds was fun and the exhibition has opened my mind." - (pupil)
"I learnt about using more imagination and media, and the depths that you can go into from just one initial concept/idea." -(pupil)
"Having a tour and hearing about some of the artists’ intentions helped me to understand." -(pupil)
"Making my own work after seeing the exhibition helped me to understand the meanings." -(pupil)
"I learnt about the explanation of some of the pieces and what the artist wanted to achieve. This was really useful." -(pupil)
"Working as a team allowed us to collaborate ideas and gain something from other’s perspectives." -(pupil)
"I enjoyed experimenting with different media without having to make something perfect! I liked recording sounds too." -(pupil)
"I have learnt a lot. I have already thought of a new route for my coursework because of the activities today." -(pupil)
"I enjoyed working as a team and experimenting." -(pupil)
"It inspired me into thinking of new mediums I could use." -(pupil)
"I think that these activities have really helped me widen my ideas of mixed media." -(pupil)
"I really enjoyed all the practical activities I participated in today. I didn't dislike any of it." - (pupil)
"I now feel more confident about using sculpture" - (pupil)
"It sparked creative ideas – I like the spontaneous creations." -(pupil)
"Although I’m a fine artist, and our group outcome was actually an installation including sound, it helped me to develop my creativity and work faster." -(pupil)
"The research and development stages were interesting." -(pupil)
"The activities have really helped me to widen my ideas of mixed media." -(pupil)
A sample of responses the participants gave to describe the day:
..."buzzing"..."extravaganza"..."great"..."informative"..."productive"..."revelation"..."inspirational"..."hilarious"..."creative" ..."different"..."exciting"..."exceptional"...
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RE: KS2 Drawing & Printmaking Art Workshops: "Pattern and Print" with local Primary Schools inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites and Their Heirs exhibition at Old Tullie House, Carlisle (03-04/02/11)
"The verbal feedback from the schools and pupils was extremely positive, and they were pleased with the outcome of the session." - Rebecca Warren (Visual Arts Education Officer at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle)
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RE: Potion Brewing & Cape-Making- Family Friendly Drop-in Art Workshop inspired by Magic Show exhibition (29/05/10)
"I thought that it was a brilliant concept for a workshop, with real scope for participants to do things they hadn’t done before, and lots of opportunities for parents and children to work together." -Rebecca Warren (Visual Arts Education Officer at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle.)
Some of the comments from the participants:
"I learned about mixing oils and waters and making new colours!" -(child)
"I liked putting the glitter on the cape and there was nothing I didn’t like." -(child)
"I liked shaking and mixing and doing it all by myself." -(child)
"It was absolutely great, if a little busy!" -(parent)
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RE: Family-Friendly Drop-in Workshop Activities to coincide with The Truth About Faeries exhibition (10/07/10)
"Extremely well organised and planned to suit a number of different learning styles and abilities. Really imaginative works produced and the materials were inexpensive too, which was great! Thanks again - great to work with you." - Rebecca Warren (Visual Arts Education Officer at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle.)
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RE: "Making Fantastic Flowers" - Artist Workshop at Burnside Court Day Care, Carlisle (24/08/10)
"Loved it. Great fun with a lovely finished product at the end. It was great fun and we all enjoyed it. Pui was very hands-on, very helpful and a great teacher on how to make the flowers. We hope that she can come again soon!" - Kelly Atkins (Day carer)
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RE: "Let's Celebrate Chinese New Year!" Artist Workshop at Goschen Road Nursery, Carlisle
"Thanks for your time. The children really enjoyed themselves." -Ms Eileen Kerr (head)
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RE: Faerie Tales - Art Summer School Workshop #3 inspired by The Truth About Faeries exhibition (19/08/10)
"The concept for this session was really strong, and encouraged the children to see performance and the theatrical as art. This was great because the Summer School aimed to change any preconceptions they might have of art as being ‘painting and drawing only’. I though that the session was structured well, introducing ideas, and then giving the children time to put them into action. Everyone loved practicing and performing, and each group performed to their parents and friends on the final day of the Summer School. This went down exceptionally well with everyone! All in all, it was a fantastic and very memorable activity!" -Rebecca Warren (Visual Arts Education Officer at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle)
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RE: : I Dream of Faeries - Art Summer School Workshop #2 inspired by The Truth About Faeries exhibition (18/08/10)
"Brilliant discussion about the work in the Art Gallery; the children were really focusing on the main ideas surrounding the work and what it might mean. Telling the children about how artists take inspiration from each other’s work was great, as this let them see themselves as artists as they were transcribing ideas from the Alan Lee piece to create their own.The prototype absolutely wowed the children and they were keen to get on with the task. Really useful discussion about 3D space and relative sizes. This task really captured the children’s imagination and allowed them to be creative – the finished works were all so different from each other. They enjoyed working with a broad array of materials, including things they wouldn’t usually get to work with, such as wallpaper and laminate flooring! Everyone was proud of the end result and I think they would have happily carried on for longer!" -Rebecca Warren (Visual Arts Education Officer at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle.)
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RE: : I Believe in Faeries - Art Summer School Workshop #1 inspired by The Truth About Faeries exhibition (17/08/10)
"It was fantastic! Excellent introduction to the Cottingley Fairies in the Art Gallery – pleased to see the children being encouraged to think about the ideas behind the work and talk about the work using ‘art language’. I think the session gave them a good idea of how to go about creating characters, and has made them more aware of the different sources they can find inspiration from for this.The end result was really effective." -Rebecca Warren (Visual Arts Education Officer at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle)
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RE: Artist Workshop at Burnside Court Day Care, Carlisle (18/03/10)
"Very enjoyable. Would book another session. Gave us ideas for the future." - Jackie Jackson (Day care manager)
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