All the classes in the school have been working with Tom Meskell. He is an artist who has collaborated with the classes to create a large, translucent sculpture made out of willow reeds and special paper that withstands getting wet. The outcome of this collaboration is a giant whale!
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Tom also worked with the younger children to make prints and led a fantastic workshop with the teachers.
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Then Carmel came to work with the classes on making shadow puppets using the whale as a screen as well as nature-based clay and felt scenes.
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