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11 June - the end is in sight

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This is the last but one session. For the drawing activity a large, 7 foot high sheet of perspex is brought in to provide a surface for the boys to work on. Taking inspiration from the earlier drawings, they start to fill up the surface. Plenty of space to fill up next week though.

Dan works on some more text with some lads - writing the project title using light.

4 June 2008 - I'll get my coat

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Invited into a meeting at the centre, Dan produces a light drawing to show members of the community the kind of thing that the boys are doing - followed by a couple of experiments around the centre with the boys.

The boys continue to work alongside Claire - creating fabulous drawings showing more awareness of use of colour and composition, and reflect their love of flash cars.

28 May 2008 - Pizza in exchange for art

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A large group gathers in the youth club for the art project (possibly spurred on by a damp Burnley evening outside). Dan works with some of the lads in the sports hall - drawing around figures, writing names and creating a fab football light drawing.

Claire uses the photographs taken earlier in the month and gets more lads producing drawings onto perspex and acetate - experimenting with composition and markmaking.

A successful evening's art, all polished off with a couple of Asian special pizzas

21 May 2008 - This is an art only area

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In an effort to gather a solid group of young people, the youth club begins to operate a period of 'project work' time between 7 and 8pm. During this time the the young people have the opportunity to develop their work.

More considered drawings are produced on larger sheets of Perspex, which will be framed as part of the exhibition in June.

14 May 2008 - Lighter nights

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With the longer, lighter nights, Dan works indoors with some of the boys, experimenting with drawing around figures.

7 May 2008 - Taking the art to the people

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Summer arrives and inside the youth club is deserted - so we take the art to the people.

Photographs are taken by the boys of each other, of their cars and other random items - such as sandals.The photographs are printed out and placed underneath plastic sheets. Sections of images are traced over, subjects are combined and extra text added.

The following drawings were created

The Artists - Claire Weetman

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Claire Weetman is a visual artist based in St Helens. Recently she has been drawing onto windows, perspex and other transparent surfaces, experimenting with layers and perspective.

The Artists -Daniel scanlin

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Daniel Scanlin is a photographer based in Burnley. In his latest photographs he has been
experimenting with drawing with light.

Drawing activities

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Early drawing activities with Claire used film taken at the youth club projected onto a paper covered wall. Drawings followed the moving image.

Followed by an activity using paint markers to draw on acetate sheets placed on the windows:

Deshiboy torch drawing

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Starting in the middle of March, the early workshops were a chance for the artists to get to know the youth club and to try different activities to see what might work in future workshops:

Drawing with light

Using torches and some camera wizardry, Dan worked with the lads to 'draw' around the graffiti logo on the community centre wall.

This is the result

eye 2 eye

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Eye to eye is an arts project running at Stoneyholme and Daneshouse Community Centre, Burnley, supported by Burnley Youth Theatre. Since March 2008, the boys youth club have been working with photographer Daniel Scanlin and artist Claire Weetman, producing artwork for exhibition at various venues around the town.

Eye to eye will run again in September with the girls youth club and will culminate in a joint exhibition of work from both groups.

This blog aims to document the exciting artwork produced, and the process that went into making it.