TheHouseofSpoons

WilliamHolburnelovedspoonsandthegalleriesarefullofhistreasuredpossessions.Heacquiredover120silverspoons(fromthe16th-17thcenturies)madeinEngland,GermanyandtheNetherlands.(seehttps://bit.ly/FabSpoonsformoreinformation)WhiletheHolburneMuseumisclosedwe’reinvitingyoutohelpuscreateavirtualHouseofSpoonsforthisyear’sFringeArtsBathfestival(FAB2020)www.fringeartsbath.co.uk23May–7June2020.We’vebeeninspiredbyGraysonPerry’suseofthesimplevaseasa‘blankcanvas’onwhichtoexpresshimself.Wethoughtitwastimetoturnourcreativeattentiontoanotherdomesticobject,thehumblespoon!Enjoydrawing,painting,decorating,sewing,modelling,carvingorcastingyourownunique2-Dor3-Dspoonusingthematerialsyouhaveathome.

Tellastory…shareyourideasorfeelings…saywhatyouwanttosay.Allthroughthemagicofspoons!

TheHouseofSpoons

YouneedA4cardorpaper(downloadandprintaspoonoutline,seepage4)ORdrawyourownspoon(getideasfromimagesbelow)ORDecorateandembellisharealspoonORMakea3-Dspoonfromscrapmaterials(e.g.foil,cardboard,naturalmaterials…)

Activity1.Printoutaspoonoutlineordraw/makeyourown2.UsetheideasfromWilliamHolburne’sspoonsandGraysonPerry’spotstoinspireyoutodecorateyourspoon.

BeinspiredtostartbyGraysonPerry….WhenIstartsomethingIusuallydon’thavemuchofacluewhereIamheading.Igraspatthethinnest,mostindulgentorsillyofmotivations.Thesestartingpointsmightbe‘OhIfancydoingredtoday,oralandscapeorsomethingangry.’.TheimportantthingisImakeastart,Imakeafirstmark,laydownablobofclay,googleaglimmerofathought.fromGraysonPerry:ThePre-TherapyYears,ThamesandHudson(thebooktoaccompanytheHolburne’sexhibition)

Createlotsofspoonsandarrangetheminaninterestingway…orthinkabouthowtheycouldbedisplayed.

Welovethesedecorativehandles!DoyouthinkWilliameverusedthese?

Designyourownfinial(spoontop)

likeWilliam’sApostlespoons.

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Tellastory

HereisGeorgefightingthedragononWilliam’spersonal‘spork’.

IncludeyourmakersmarkorwordsorphrasesThisisasilversmith’smarkfromoneofWilliam’ssilverspoons.

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SHARETHECREATIVITY!

THISWEEKISDIFFERENTWeareaskingyoutofilmyourspoon.Weareworkingwithfilm-makerNikiJewetttoassembleavirtualHouseofSpoonsfromyourvideos.ThiswillbeshownaspartoftheFringeArtsBathfestival.

Here’show:(usingaphone)PleasefilminLANDSCAPEformat

1. Placeyourspoononatable/surface/wallinaroomsoitcanbeclearlyseen2. Startyourvideoclipbyfocusingonablankwall(noedgesordoorhandlesorframesinshot)3. Filmwalkingtowhereyourspoonis–perhapsthroughadoorframe,orupsomestairsor

alongacorridor(donotincludepeople!)4. Onceyouhaveyourspooninshot,filmaclose-up(infocus!)forabout3seconds5. Thenwalkawayfromitsothatyouendupwithyourcamerafocusingonanotherblankwall

ordoorwithnodoorhandlesoredgesintheshot6. Yourvideoclipshouldbenolongerthan30seconds7. Theclipswillbeeditedtogethertocreateavirtualtourofmanyroomsinahugehousefullof

spoons.Pleaseemailtoe.blythe@holburne.orgoruseWetransferorDropboxtosend.

DEADLINEforvideofootageWednesday22April.

Havefunatbeingasinventiveaspossiblewithfilming!Don’tforgetInstagramPleasealsoshareasnormalbyemailinganimageofyourcreationtoe.blythe@holburne.orgWe’llbefeaturingaselectiononInstagram.FollowandshareourInstagramchanging_lives_through_arttoseewhateveryone’sbeenmaking!

TheHouseofSpoons