Posts by Laura Aldridge
My inspiration for the mushroom was that we should all take care of our planet.
You’ve got a live audience! Do you want to say your name and where you are. My names Lacey and we’re at the Tannahill Center. Thanks Lacey and what are we looking at? We’re looking at stuff we made at Sculpture House Are there any themes or motifs or things that you think run through…
Read MoreMy name is CeCe and we are in the Tannahill Centre
My name is CeCe and we are in the Tannahill Center. We are looking at our art pieces for the weeks that we’ve been doing Sculpture house. In primary 6 we did it and then year we did it with Mo and Debbie. But they moved to Glasgow, and then we got you guys! Do you…
Read MoreThere’s A Worm In It
There’s A Worm In It is an ongoing project with the children of The Ferguslie Early Learning Childcare Centre. Using fun techniques like press moulding and relief casting, these young artists, aged 3 to 5, are creating a variety of unique artworks for their sensory garden—some functional, some purely decorative! Pictured here are the children…
Read Morewhen i start to do clay and art my brain justs turns on…
BLEND FOLD MOVE
Blend Fold Move was a Sculpture in Schools Project led by Artists Coral Brookes and Eo Stearn. Over six sessions, pupils from St Fergus and Glencoats Primary Schools experimented with a variety of materials to explore the connections between bodies and landscapes—ranging from architecture and buildings to natural spaces like gardens. They also navigated the…
Read MoreDavid Milne
David Milne is a meticulous artist with a passion for clay. His installations for Sculpture House highlight his mastery of mark-making and pattern design. Currently, he is working on a series of signs for our Dye Garden, blending functional art with natural beauty, where his design sensibility is sure to complement the surrounding environment.
Read MoreJanus Heads
We had the incredible opportunity to collaborate with the Art Boss Group and Renfrewshire Youth Services on a truly unique project—a collection of clay portrait busts. Working in pairs, the participants set to work on creating imaginative, two-faced “Janus Heads,” where each person sculpted one side of the face. This collaborative approach not only encouraged…
Read MoreStack It!
Stack It! was a dynamic two-day sculpture workshop hosted by the Sculpture House Collective at Paisley Art Centre, in collaboration with OneRen, as part of their summer creative workshops for children. The workshop invited the kids to explore the fascinating world of stacking in sculpture, drawing inspiration from iconic artists like Urs Fischer and Constantin…
Read MoreFuture Fossils
We were invited to create an artwork with the care-experienced children from St. Catherine’s Primary School in Paisley for their exciting new outdoor learning area! The project was inspired by a beautiful existing relief sculpture by Charles Anderson, which is displayed at the entrance of the school. This sculpture, dating back to the early ’70s…
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