Sculpture workshop for young people - by artist Susie Olczak

Welcome to our first virtual workshop for young people. This short, 25-minute video will guide you through a few ideas and techniques to make your own art work at home during this time of 'stay home, stay safe'.

Guest artist Susie Olczak is a sculptor and recent graduate from the Royal College of Art. Susie has been a freelance artist with us at the Fitzwilliam Museum for about seven years and we’re sure you’ll recognise her!

You can read more about Susie or see her artwork on her website

Here is a summary to accompany the video:

Materials:

• glue
• tape
• clean recycling (such as tubes, boxes, packaging, newspaper, polystyrene)
• scissors

Space to work

We suggest putting a cover down onto your working surface or floor to keep it clean.

The art works and exhibitions mentioned in Susie’s video include:

• 'China’s White Gold' Temporary exhibition (2013)
• Ben Nicholson 'White Relief' (1934) Card
• Ben Nicholson 'White Relief' (1936) Plaster sculpture
• Egyptian, Rome and Greece, Galleries 19–21 at the Fitzwilliam Museum
• Sculpture Promenades over several years on the Front Lawn 2009–12, including: Peter Randall Page, Tensei Tenmoku, Kan Yasuda (2012)
• Henry Moore, Hill Arches (1973) bronze