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Workers and the workhouse during Victorian Times

Used with kind permission of Aneurin Jones. A series of interactive lessons and instructions for teachers to create a art project: Years 5 a 6. Lesson 7. Workers and the workhouse during Victorian Times. Next page.

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Workers and the workhouse during Victorian Times

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  1. Used with kind permission of Aneurin Jones A series of interactive lessons and instructions for teachers to create a art project: Years 5 a 6 Lesson 7 Workers and the workhouse during Victorian Times Next page

  2. Creating a model of a Victorian workhouse by using a clay mould and plater of Paris. Task: Press an image of a Victorian workhouse into clay and then create a plaster mould. Care needed when using plaster of Paris. Adult supervision necessary. Click on the picture for a step by step guide for this task. The Technique: Use different equipment and your fingers to press an image into the slab of clay. Mix and pour plaster of Paris into the mould. Wait for the plaster o Paris to solidify in order to create a hard mould. Your teacher is looking for evidence of life and emotion of the period as you use techniques correctly. Next Page Previous Page

  3. Health and Safety Warning: Please read carefully the health and safety instructions for the correct use of plaster of Paris. Next page Previous page

  4. The process in pictures Completed examples Next page Previous page

  5. 1. Create a flat slab of plaster. Next page Previous page

  6. 2. Press an image of a Victorian workhouse into the slab of clay. Next page Previous Page

  7. 3. Build up a wall of clay with no gaps around the edge of the slab of clay. Next page Previous page

  8. 4. Pour a mixture of plaster onto the clay. Next page Previous page

  9. 5. Leave the plaster to solidify. Remember to add pieces of hessian into the mixture to allow the piece to strengthen. Previous page

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