ROCK PAPER SCISSORS Anna Paterson 1 Sep 2023 – 30 Aug 2024 Back During the Autumn term 13 primary school classes from the local area worked with artist Anna Paterson to explore the destruction and repair of paper using hole punches, pins, pencils, nails and hammers! The children gathered ephemeral material and processed it through a laminator which has culminated in a collaborative artwork installed in one of the lightboxes outside Drawing Room as part of the of ROCK PAPER SCISSORS: A Snapshot – a trail of exhibits around Drawing Room to coincide with the Drawing Biennial 2024. ! This work made by over 300 children will eventually be bound into a book and housed in our Library. For the first Family Studio of 2024, Anna experimented with mark-making onto to kitchen towel with food colouring. These artworks were then transformed into colourful birds and used as shadow puppets! Thanks to all involved: Children & Staff of Year 3, Boutcher Primary School Children & Staff of Year 2 & Year 4, Charlotte Sharman Primary School Children & Staff of Year 1, Grange Primary School Children & Staff of Year 2, Kender Primary School Children & Staff of Year 1 & Year 2, Phoenix Primary School Children & Staff of Year 2, Robert Browning Primary School Children & Staff of Year 3 & 4, Snowfields Primary School Children & Staff of Year 3, St George’s Primary School Children & Staff of Year 6, Towerbridge Primary School Anna Paterson, Artist Asha Fontenelle, Workshop Assistant, Drawing Room Betsy Dadd, Learning Curator, Drawing Room Genevieve Miller, Learning Coordinator, Drawing Room Jesse Ajilore, Workshop Assistant, Drawing Room Solomon Williams, Workshop Assistant, Drawing Room Scrapbook It's not often we get the chance to do something like this with the kids, away from the pressures of reading, writing and maths, so to sit back and watch them create was just pure joy. Katie Stevenson, Teacher. I felt calm and peaceful thoughts. Year 2 child The class enjoyed making shapes and creating their final pieces. It was nice seeing some children who are shy, enjoy the session and show resilience throughout. Lisa-Marie Burnett, Teacher.