Youth aged 13-18 participated in this free metal art fabrication course hosted by the SHIELD Project and Community Youth Network NL. Led by Instructor Pete Barrett at the College of the North Atlantic in Goose Bay, NL on March 2-3, 2019.
Metallurgy & Hammered Copper – Exploring metallurgy (specifically copper & brass), youth learned about annealing, joining techniques, flames & pickle and use of flux. Participants shaped wire using hammers, anneal wire and learned safe soldering techniques to create pieces of art including a pendant, ring and a cultural copper wire design.
Youth aged 13-18 participated in this free metal art fabrication course hosted by the SHIELD Project and Community Youth Network NL. Led by Instructor Pete Barrett at the College of the North Atlantic in Goose Bay, NL on Feb 23-24, 2019, Participants learned the process of working with metal clay (copper & bronze) to design pieces of jewelry. Using tools, youth sketched & created a pendant using two design elements: shape & texture. This included kneading clay, cutting shapes, and adding textures based on their drawings.
Liz Solo and the SHIELD Project team held a 3 day Art, Culture, and Technology Retreat with 13 youth from the Happy Valley-Goose Bay area. There was painting, theatre/improv, photography, drawing, music, video creation, health theme sessions, sharing circles, and so much more! Here are some of the highlights:
SHIELD ACT Retreat Crew! *some missing from photo
Discussing art
Art supplies
Editing videos
Creating scenes – Theatre skills
Jam session
Creating art
Exploring photography
Heath sessions – Self-image
The Machine – Theatre skills
Airplane scene -Theatre skills
Visual art – Painting, drawing, photography, digital art
Exploring painting and drawing techniques
Jam session
Jam session
Health sessions – Relationships
Health sharing circle – Sexual health
SHIELD Project Coordinator Denise Cole with eagle feather for sharing circle
Here is a short video of excerpts from the Jam Session that happened at Art Slam, 2018. The talented Jammers are Cameron Wilcox, Quinten Taylor, Hunter Best, Kaden Hutchings, Michaela Cabot, McKenzie Pye, Amy Norman, Peter Best, and Nancy Gear.