The Big Draw 2007
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The BPMA took part in the Campaign for Drawings Big Draw again on 23
October 2007 with our workshop Myself on a
Stamp. We worked with artist and illustrator Paul Jackson to
encourage children to create their own abstract self portraits to be displayed
on stamps. These self portraits took inspiration from Arnold Machin’s iconic
portrait of The Queen used on stamps today. You can see a slideshow of the finished stamp designs by clicking on the thumbnails below.
The activity
Have you ever drawn a self portrait from memory or with
the wrong hand? Tried to sketch yourself while blindfolded or done a drawing
without taking the pencil off the paper? The 19 children and adults who took part in
the Big Draw explored different drawing techniques to create portraits of
themselves. They then cut these up to create abstract self portraits on a stamp
template through collage.
Finished stamp designs
Take a look at the stamp designs which were created by both children and adults by clicking on the thumbnails below:
