CorriDior CATWALKS & PLASTICINE PORTRAITS
June 2019

Working with artists Ann Maria Healy, Olivia Normille, Belvedere Youth Club and Superprojects; CorriDior Catwalks & Plasticine Portraits is a Dublin City Arts Office project that celebrates the creativity of children and young people, as part of Cruinniú na nÓg. The project includes a set of costume-making workshops with Ann Maria Healy and a portrait-making workshop for the public - Plasticine Portraits - in the park at Foley Street, Dublin 1, with artist Olivia Normille. The Plasticine Portraits workshop takes place on the official day of Cruinniú na nÓg, 15th June - all welcome!. For details including time see here

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CorriDior Catwalks with Ann Maria Healy at Belvedere Youth Club
Workshop 1 - 1 hour

Using a skewer to weave fabrics together

Wrapping a foam crown with felt

Wings were featured in some costumes - insect-like qualities emerged

Testing techniques to bring structure to the costumes

CorriDior Catwalk

In the first of these workshops with Belvedere Youth Club, artist Ann Maria proposed to the students to each create three items of clothing and / or accessories. She invited the group to experiment with different methods of attachment between fabrics with glue, wooden sticks, thread, tape and weaving. Tactile problem-solving and improvisation would emerge as the main approaches throughout the workshop. The group began working together to choose fabrics and to design their wearable pieces. They had a clear awareness of their costume’s mobility and potential for interesting movements. They observed these movements and restrictions with a mirror at the back of the art room throughout the process, making adjustments accordingly. The students revealed their final creations with a dramatic catwalk through the corridors, twirling and posing to show off every detail…

“This is like a fun anti fast fashion workshop” – Student, 14
“I can dance in this” – Student, 13