Live: Miniature Megaliths with Anna Chrystal Stephens l Hospital Rooms Digital Art School

Anna Chrystal Stephens uses sculpture, action and photography to explore sustainable living strategies, survival and the transition between nomadic and settled modes of existence. She uses natural materials, recycled materials, defunct camping paraphernalia and survival gear to make sculptures and objects with real or imagined purposes, making links between ancient techniques and contemporary tools. These objects are a celebration of attempts to connect with the land and a reaction to anxiety about climate breakdown.
In this workshop we’ll be looking at stones in detail; observing, enjoying and speculating about these natural objects and thinking about humans’ relationship with the landscape in the past and today. We’ll make drawings of stones, use water to enhance their colours, and use stones and fabrics to create sculptural pictures.
5 to 10 stones (small stones you can find outside of any kind, between marble and golf ball size
A4 coloured paper (ideally pale or pastel colours).
Colouring pens, pencils and / or crayons of any kind
A bowl of water - big enough to hold the stones you have
Bits of fabric (colourful scraps or small household items eg. socks, t-shirt, dish cloths)
A camera / phone to take a picture (not essential)
Printable Resources: download from hospital-rooms...
A4 Workshop Guide
Hospital Rooms is a London-based arts and mental health charity that radically transforms inpatient mental health settings with contemporary art.
While our usual work in mental health units is on hold, we have joined forces with internationally acclaimed artists to lead art workshops remotely from their studios and homes.
The artists leading these sessions have exhibited in many of the world's best galleries and have taught in some of the country's best art schools, including Royal Academy Schools, Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins. Over the coming weeks they will introduce you to their creative practice, help guide you to create your own artworks and answer questions along the way.
These workshops are for inpatient mental health units, as well as people accessing community mental health services and the wider public.
So grab a sketchbook, dust off your pencils, and get creative using #DigitalArtSchool​​​​. We would love to see your artworks, so please share them with us using the hashtag,​ or by tagging us on Instagram (@_hospitalrooms) and Twitter (@hospital_rooms)!
This project has been made possible thanks to the generous support of Arts Council England and Winsor and Newton.
www.hospital-rooms.com