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Sharing the artistic explorations and creative learning of the incredible children I teach at Dalmain Primary School. Art empowers everyone!

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Six images of different animals created by coloured and patterned collage in a fun styles.

Six images of different animals created by coloured and patterned collage in a fun styles.

Clare Youngs, contemporary graphic designer and artist who works with collage, paper and fabric #womensart

09.03.2026 11:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 502 ๐Ÿ” 82 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Dive into Wool Creature Lab's World of Vibrant Felted Nudibranchs How artist Arina Bovenich's job at a remote biology research station transformed into a unique craft practice.

Wow, amazing #sciart via @thisiscolossal.com

05.03.2026 15:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 461 ๐Ÿ” 177 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
A phonics display featuring the children's favourite frog 'Fred'. This was made by Year 1 children from Summerhill Academy in Tipton.

A phonics display featuring the children's favourite frog 'Fred'. This was made by Year 1 children from Summerhill Academy in Tipton.

A close up of Fred's head.

A close up of Fred's head.

A group of 12 Fred head models showing the different phonics sounds that the children are learning and using.

A group of 12 Fred head models showing the different phonics sounds that the children are learning and using.

So, here's Fred Frog! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜ The 100 Year 1 kids from Summerhill Academy have had a lot of fun creating one of their heroes. He's giving us a special phonics lesson along with Miss Hermon (who I was asked to conjure up) ๐Ÿ˜†
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky #UKEd
@sarahmullin.bsky.social

05.03.2026 19:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of side view of ceramic bust in white with blue floral patterning partly.and Mohawk style spikes on head neck and back

Photo of side view of ceramic bust in white with blue floral patterning partly.and Mohawk style spikes on head neck and back

Juliette Clovis, contemporary French ceramic artist who works with porcelain #womensart

18.02.2026 10:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 413 ๐Ÿ” 71 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Sculpture of brown polished wooden raised fist on a white surface against a grey background

Sculpture of brown polished wooden raised fist on a white surface against a grey background

Elizabeth Catlett, Black Unity, 1968
#WomrnsArt

17.02.2026 17:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 293 ๐Ÿ” 44 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Photo featuring a plate with orange border and central abstract swirling design in green, blue, orange, purple and cream

Photo featuring a plate with orange border and central abstract swirling design in green, blue, orange, purple and cream

Clarice Cliff (1899-1972), regarded as one of the most influential ceramics artists of the 20th Century #WomensArt

17.02.2026 05:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 526 ๐Ÿ” 59 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Architectural drawing is such a fantastic way of developing drawing skills! Here are some examples of developing work from Y2 London and Mumbai, Y3 retro futurism and Y6 Reimagining London Southbank! #PrimaryArt #EduSky #UKEd

17.02.2026 08:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Battle of Lewisham is such an inspiring story of a community rallying together. Very timely. The quote about cauliflowers being thrown off balconies at the NF had a big impact on the children, they thought it was brilliant ๐Ÿคฉ

16.02.2026 21:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Three years! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Time flies . . . but my book Art Shaped is still finding new friends. It's back near the top of the Amazon 'craft book' chart again this week, which isn't bad three years on! ๐Ÿ‘
"Where's the king?" ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
www.darrellwakelam.com
#edusky #UKEd #ArtBook
www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Shaped-s...

15.02.2026 09:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The idea of not being able to accept people for who they are for them was very strange. Their hope for the future was very inspiring ๐Ÿ˜Š

11.02.2026 22:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! Canโ€™t wait to display them! ๐Ÿคฉ

11.02.2026 18:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Inspired by The Battle of Lewisham, Y5 have created these powerful collages linked to Art Activism and historical protests. @artteachjess.bsky.social @sophieleach.bsky.social
#PrimaryArt

11.02.2026 16:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Our awesome Y6 have made these incredible clay busts. Children learned about the work of Mรฉlanie Bourget, Thomas J Price & Willy Ramos. Their work is inspired by influences from Easter Island stone figures to characters from fiction! #PrimaryArt
@artteachjess.bsky.social
@nsead.bsky.social

11.02.2026 16:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Painting with stylised lake side landscape in reds, blues and purples, with relection of hills in still water

Painting with stylised lake side landscape in reds, blues and purples, with relection of hills in still water

Georgia Oโ€™Keeffe,
Lake George Reflection, 1922
#Womensart

31.01.2026 09:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 886 ๐Ÿ” 122 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Old oak tree silhouettes in a local woodland seen from below in black and white. Their branches are touching each other as if the trees were connecting, communicating and support each other.

Old oak tree silhouettes in a local woodland seen from below in black and white. Their branches are touching each other as if the trees were connecting, communicating and support each other.

Oak #trees connecting with each other on #scape day, #JanuArty2026 and #BWFri โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒณ

#connection #ForestFriday #Forests #ColorADay #BWFri #BNW #ClassicMono #Mono #Photography
#EastCoastKin #PhotoHour
#Blueskykin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky
#naturephotography #BlueskyPhotography

30.01.2026 16:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 323 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of an embroidery resembling the head and shoulders of a Black man in purple, pink and black yarn

Photo of an embroidery resembling the head and shoulders of a Black man in purple, pink and black yarn

Intimate embroidered portraits by Cape Town artist Danielle Clough #WomensArt

28.01.2026 03:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 296 ๐Ÿ” 44 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Early sunday morning - Edward Hopper, 1930.
Source : Whitney Museum of American art, New York ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

28.01.2026 04:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 907 ๐Ÿ” 72 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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These are a few of the many personal stories shared with us by visitors and exhibition contributors that are connected to the Holocaust and where persecution led in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.

28.01.2026 14:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
date inscribed
Presented by the artist 1975

date inscribed Presented by the artist 1975

CH OM Henry Moore, Square Forms, 1963
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1115677

19.01.2026 19:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The illusion of movement through Opart-like lines. I mirrored photos of alternating green and white agricultural lines for this.

The illusion of movement through Opart-like lines. I mirrored photos of alternating green and white agricultural lines for this.

The illusion of movement through Opart-like, organic lines. I mirrored photos of alternating green and white agricultural lines for this.

The illusion of movement through Opart-like, organic lines. I mirrored photos of alternating green and white agricultural lines for this.

The illusion of movement through Opart-like lines. I mirrored photos of alternating green and white (and red-brown soil) agricultural lines for this.

The illusion of movement through Opart-like lines. I mirrored photos of alternating green and white (and red-brown soil) agricultural lines for this.

Here's looking at you! Eye-like circles in the dark centre (undergrowth) combined with sunlit snow-covered agricultural field lines.

Here's looking at you! Eye-like circles in the dark centre (undergrowth) combined with sunlit snow-covered agricultural field lines.

Agricultural #field lines for #scape day! ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒจ๏ธ๐ŸŒฑ

A rhythm of patterns out of snow and early green growth.

#Photography
#nature
#PhotoHour
#Blueskykin
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographersUnited
#PhotographersofBluesky
#naturephotography
#BlueskyPhotography
#BlueskyNature
#BlueSkyArtShow
#BlueSkyArtist

16.01.2026 17:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 161 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Huge congrats to our Front of House team for being shortlisted for Best Visitor Experience at the Cultural Enterprises Awards ๐ŸŽ‰ This recognises the care, warmth, and community-led work of our staff & volunteers. Wish us luck!

16.01.2026 17:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ˜˜

10.01.2026 21:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Awesome! Really looking forward to visiting! Itโ€™s so good to get to the end of the first week with a smile and positive vibes, you go girrrl! ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿคฉ

10.01.2026 10:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A grid of nine individual images featuring artworks or artists featured in the Womensart account

A grid of nine individual images featuring artworks or artists featured in the Womensart account

It's the 10 year anniversary of the Womensart project so I just wanted to thank you ALL for your kind support and for ALL the wonderful artists featured, many of whom I've since met or worked with ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿงก Cheers!!

10.01.2026 06:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 745 ๐Ÿ” 92 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
A large display piece made today by Year 1 & 2 children from Calmore Infants School in Southampton. The image is a large โ€˜Earthโ€™ with children standing at the circumference and a banner above with the words โ€œLooking after our worldโ€

A large display piece made today by Year 1 & 2 children from Calmore Infants School in Southampton. The image is a large โ€˜Earthโ€™ with children standing at the circumference and a banner above with the words โ€œLooking after our worldโ€

The Year 1 & 2 kids from Calmore Infants School built this display piece today in just 4 hours. They made every part of this, including the huge Earth shape. I was in charge of glue and encouragement ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘
www.darrellwakelam.com

06.01.2026 20:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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"City Night". Georgia O'Keeffe. 1926.

05.01.2026 20:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A grid of nine winter themed images including a cental image of a robin

A grid of nine winter themed images including a cental image of a robin

Merry #Christmas to all who celebrate at this time of year! Thank you for following, you're all very much appreciated ๐Ÿ‘ โฃ๏ธ!!!

25.12.2025 06:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 472 ๐Ÿ” 45 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
LGBT+ Fund logo

LGBT+ Fund logo

Each year I make a charity donation in lieu of sending xmas cards

This year my donation went to the @lgbtfunduk.bsky.social Donor Circle to support UK grassroots LGBT+ groups

If you are able to support you can donate at donorbox.org/lgbt-fund-do...

25.12.2025 09:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 131 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The sheer amount of effort that goes into making Christmas special in primary is amazing!

Primary colleagues are unreal! Enjoy your break!

24.12.2025 09:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My first attempt at negative-space painting
A light wash, & sea salt, followed by numerous layers of blue-green watercolor, reserving the lights as each successive layer of leaves get darker & deeper in tone

#ArtAdventCalendar #Watercolor

22.12.2025 21:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 70 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0