Art in Schools & Communities
Jessica worked in partnership with Buxton Primary School to create a 'Human Bicycle Wheel' and an outdoor sculpture using recycled CD's for the Outdoor classroom (see Gallery for images).
See images at: http://www.buxtonschool.co.uk/pages/children/galleries/living-art-project/

Tour of Britain 2010: Buxton Primary School 'Living Art' bicycle project

The living bicycle wheel: children and staff moving together.
07/12/2010
This collaboration involved all 120 children at this school.
Over four sessions, working one class at a time (including Reception, all the way up to Yr 6), the children rehearsed the moves to be the components of a revolving wheel. i.e. the hub, spokes, rim and tyre, and the track too.
Children wore colour-coded baseball hats, so that when filmed from above, their hats made the image stronger.
The children in the central 'hub' wore red hats, the children who acted as spokes and rim wore white, the tyre children wore black, and the grass children were green.
Finally, the whole amazing performance was filmed from the tower of the neighbouring church tower.

A woven panel was also made with masses of recycled bottle tops, buttons and CD panels, and hung outside the Outdoor Classroom. Jessica worked with all the children, one class at a time, so everybody had the opportunity to make their contribution.

Images at: http://www.buxtonschool.co.uk/pages/children/galleries/living-art-project/