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Prism Saga activity sheets. Play your way through several key moments in the first two stories: Tinker’s Prism and The Feathered Snake. More coming soon!
A teachers’ resource sheet, which features art and creative writing activities. Both can be easily adapted for pupils of differing ability levels.
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Resources For Teachers
This resource sheet is designed with Key Stage 2 pupils in mind.
The suggested primary activity is to read the short excerpt from Tinker’s Prism then illustrate a double page spread for the book.
Hints and tips are given for budding artists of varying ability. The sheet also suggests alternatives to a straightforward illustration of the scene, e.g. Children could design and annotate a blueprint for the invention, or draw Ruby’s dream cookie.
Should anybody insist that they HATE drawing, there’s a writing option instead, which can double as an extension exercise for early finishers.
I hope you find the activity useful! If so, do please spread the word!
A career in pictures…
School days
10 O-levels in 1987
4 A-levels in 1989
University
Foundation Course in Art & Design at Manchester
BA(hons) Graphic Design at Newcastle
In-House Design
Applications
First job: Birthdays Head Office, Bury
Design Agencies
Ink Studios, Milk Design,
Teddy & Friends, IF Design Agency.
Illustration
Linda Rogers Associates
Beehive Illustration
The Process
Customer browses the many styles represented by illustration agencies.
Brief usually sent as a page layout PDF
Artwork delivered and amended
‘Art is just a hobby, isn’t it?’
Pay suppressed by global competition.
Customer ignorance! Clip art and AI.
Career progression can take you away from producing artwork.
Work can come in peaks and troughs.
Downsides
Rewards
Days full of Variety. Unpredictability. Creativity.
Educational; rarely boring.
Legacy - Nobody will be remembered for an amazing spreadsheet they once filled in.
Can have glamorous connections - famous authors etc.
Some art and design jobs are still well-paid!
Final thoughts
If you’re creative, nothing beats finding an audience for that creativity. It’s amazing.
