There are places for two students at each session. These will take place at a time to fit with your schedule. When the situation permits, actual classes at my workshop will resume in London. Twelve hour sessions at £420 (including £25 for consumables and materials & £5.00 p&p).
You can learn many practical skills such as metal and wood work, soldering, mold-making, papier mache, simple electro-mechanics and electronics and coding.Ĭancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 2 weeks before the course starts. Homework is essential whether to get on and design and make, source materials or acquaint yourself with different terms such as crank, pulley and cam, from the books and the web.
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to discuss a project you have in mind. I also have all kinds of projects that will suit your ability, from beginner to the advanced student. In this project the means of producing the movement is up to you - it is wide ranging from the low-tech of motors and cams as in automata, to the high-tech of Arduinos and servos as used in animatronics. In this project you would choose any small everyday object, such as a book, and make it open - as if by magic. There are a variety of projects for all levels of experience and skill - you could make a hand-cranked or motorised automaton you have in mind, or you could do one of my projects, for example 'To breathe life into an inanimate object with a hidden mechanism'. I also run Meta Props and am co founder of Arts Republic, making environmental kinetic sculpture. I currently tutor at Wimbledon College of Art in puppetry, animatronics and automata - some of the work can be seen here. A shorter (eight session) version of the course is also available (see More from this Maker below).Ī little bit about my working background - I have taught for over 25 years in schools of all ages and have am a qualified secondary level teacher. The twelve online session course includes £20 for consumables and materials and during this time you will be able to make an moving automaton.
You will be lead through the process of how to make your idea in bite size pieces - from sketches, through card and MDF sketch models to the final automaton or toy. I can send special materials and components, if necessary and this is covered up to £20 worth excluding postage. The more tools you have the better however, very sophisticated automata can be made with few basic tools. The course is one-to-two and is conducted on Zoom/Skype/Facetime, with an hour tutorials each week. The online automata course is flexible to fit with your schedule - it will involve an initial discussion with you, where you can tell me what you wish to make and email sketches. As a qualified teacher I've experience in secondary and University (Wimbledon Theatre School). You will find general information about cookies and details on how to delete cookies from your device.Come with your idea and be taught live online. Alternatively, you can visit which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers and devices.
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