Kinetika weekend workshop

                                          Kinetika Carnival Workshop - Day One

Kinetika is a carnival design team who are known for their large scale silk work and puppetry. There work has been seen all over the world at large events such as the Olympics 2008 in Beijing. They are currently working with the moving tides team creating boat sails that will be painted by each school involved in the procession.


Kinetika Website Link

A design company inspired by carnival - scaling up silk to make large scale Batik.

Influenced by Peter Minshall…

·       42 costumes Atlanta opening ceremony.

·       Notting hill carnival

·       DRAWINGS FIRST

·       Décor paper – very absorbent

·       Fibre glass rod – different thicknesses – strong and will last. Bias binding around the edges of fabric.

·       He likes the combination of silk and metal.

·       Has produced items for the Beijing Olympics

·       FIFA world championships.

·       [BRIGHT AND COLOURFUL]

·       Batik sails – will be colourfast once sprayed down.

Structures, movement/animation

Designed with movement too.

 Pins

Often uses golf buggy as a base of the carnival floats as they are so versatile.

Percussion mobile – cotton real wheels

Batik within the School

Main sail and Jib – Southill school

ORANGE

BLACK AND WHITE

PURPLE

GREEN

5 kits have to tour around the schools

Horse hair brushes – can’t use nylon as will melt

·       Draw design on piece of paper then put under the plastic on the table.

Masking tape the fabric (stretched) to the table

5 children per wax pot

Trace over design with wax onto fabric as it dries so quickly it is only working when wax is going on translucent

Hold brush vertically.

MAKE SURE TO GO TO EDGE. WHERE THERE IS A SEAM MAKE SURE BOTH SIDES ARE DONE.

Procion mix dyes

Dangerous as carcinogenic powder

When liquid they’re fine

Kids should wear gloves

Need to add Soda ash

It won’t be pre-mixed

Only lasts 1.5 hours then need to add more

1 teaspoon at a time for small pot.

Add 1 teaspoon every 1.5 hours!!

Designing the sails for Southill School

Kinetika Carnival Workshop - Day Two

 

Today we looked at different headdresses that can be used in carnivals and using materials as some can't be used around children. And Also Make-up- though won't be designed by us; it was interesting the different techniques and layering that can be done for large groups.

We also took part in decorating an example of a large scale sail in batik (picture left)- each school will have their own to decorate within their classrooms.

Headdresses

It is important to get height. Need a good solid shape to start with.

Budget restricts what can be made.

Fibreglass rods make a perfect circle but not allowed to take them into schools.

Centre cane similar to willow but more brittle

Collapsible fishing rod but build height – need to take joints as they go back in (gaffa tape)

Laminated headdresses – cheap, kids can do themselves. Glitter goes through laminator without problems.

Take template into school, they can decorate it how they want.

Stability – the higher you build something, the more it reacts to movement.

Piano wire, hard to bend but once bent stays in shape, it’s not good to take into schools.

Gumstrip papier mâche. – build round balloon, can build onto traditional hats, cable tie these on.

 Foam headband with elastic – 5mm plaster works best, though 5mm plasterzote won’t go through the sewing machine. – You can cover in fabric.

Straw hats you have to be careful with as if put on a pressure point they will break.

Feathers are very expensive and look rubbish in the rain

Backpack's

Piano wire goes around neck and tucks under armpit to create a collar.

Covex- corrugated plastic and webbing (for sale signs) has a grain to it when making a backpack out of covex you need one piece of covex grain going one way and the other grain going the other direction to strengthen. Tie around front as well.

Bamboo in a school cable tie through covex. 8mm for uprights on backpack, 2mm for others.

Wooden-adjustable backpack-for heavier distribution of weight along back. Pad it.

Aquaplast – TOO EXPENSIVE!!

Make-up 

Take elements of a costume design and reflect it in the makeup. Stencils allow you to do many people in the same way. Designing makeup freehand is not always a good idea. Two stencils one for each side of the face. It is nice to do layers. Water based makeup is best. Take off with baby wipes. Hypoallergenic

Glitter – fine body glitter

Vaseline on a paint brush or dab glitter on last layer of stencil (makeup must be wet)

Plastic you can buy from any fabric shop.

Makeup and spray with water. One sponge a colour. Don’t put makeup on broken skin. Baby wipes have to be careful with as some people are allergic to some types.