Speke Hall Workshop, October 23rd 2012

This workshop concentrated on the surface textures of Speke Hall from carvings to cloth. The workshop aimed to highlight the tactile experiences of visiting the hall. It was also developed through the co-researchers responses to their guided tours.The kitchen was very popular many of the group were used to mixing, using scales so we decided to bake biscuits that were sculptures and surfaces, we had used raw dough for an earlier workshop which the group seemed to feel free to express thier ideas manipulating the dough. The workshop let the group experience the transition from soft to hard through baking. The workshop was introduced as more sculptural than baking, the group were told that they didn’t have to eat the biscuits they could be varnished and used as material for thier box. The group looked at images they had photographed from earlier tours of carved wood, wallpaper, fabric, cobbles the black and white of the halls facade etc.

The picture below shows Chris and Paul mixing biscuit dough.

Chris and Paul Mix

Chris and Paul Mix Dough

The picture below shows Chris making a Speke Hall clockface biscuit

Chris clock biscuit

Chris clock biscuit

Stephen made biscuits in the shape of cobble stones outside Speke Hall

Stephen with Cobble Biscuits

Stephen with Cobble Biscuits

Stephen checks the oven

Stephen Checks Biscuits

Stephen Checks Biscuits

The picture below shows a picture of Biscuits inspired by Speke Hall

Biscuits Finished

Biscuits Finished

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