Process

The Process

Part 1. Using local museums.
There are many museums in your locality which are well worth visiting. Your school may have a digital camera so you can record details of what you see on your visit . If not an ordinary camera will do just as well, the photographs could be stuck into your sketch book to provide additional information.

Using Avoncroft Museum as a resource...

Below are three pages devoted to buildings built at various times and serving different functions. They could be useful in giving you ideas about shape and form and how their use affected their design. Close up photographs of materials used may also give you ideas on texture. You may decide to use the recording sheet provided below which has enough space for sketches and notes.

Recording Sheet for buildings.


Merchants House late15th Century timber frame house built for a prosperous wool craftsman.	Late 18th century Granary and 16th Century barn.	Chain making factory 18th and early 19th Century.

Part 2. Using Internet sites
Site 1. The buildings you have just explored are just a small selection of what you can see at Avoncroft, there is also a windmill, toll house, nail shop and prefab to name but a few which you can see when you visit the museum for yourself. For details and information pack contact the museum at www.avoncroft.org.uk
Site 2. This site contains a huge collection of buildings, the choice is yours!
Site 3. This Mozaics site contains wonderful images of Roman mosaics.
Site 4. Norman chuches site is a bit heavy going, but has lots of detailed information.
Site 5. This is another massive collection of just about everything architectural.
Site 6. This great buildings site allows you to search for any building in the world!
In addition to the sites above, you can use a search engine such as Google and type in the buildings name.

Part 3. You have done your research and you are ready to start on your sculpture.

Moving on (Recording sheet)
a sheet which might help you develop your ideas and have information to discuss with your teacher. The sheet has lots of room for sketches and notes.. One of the most important decisions you will need to make is what materials you intend using, clay, paper, metal, wood etc. Filling in this sheet will give you lots to discuss with your teacher.

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Part 3. You have done your research and you are ready to start on your sculpture.
Moving on (Recording sheet) a sheet which might help you develop your ideas and have information to discuss with your teacher. The sheet has lots of room for sketches and notes.. One of the most important decisions you will need to make is what materials you intend using, clay, paper, metal, wood etc. Filling in this sheet will give you lots to discuss with your teacher.