Children's Workshop: Kinetic Kaleidoscopes 5+ | SEPPELTSFIELD

Children's Workshops at JamFactory Seppeltsfield

Explore the fascinating patterned world of kaleidoscopes and take home a unique interactive kinetic piece of art in this engaging workshop, suitable for participants 5 years and over. Artist Deb Twining will show participants how to easily construct their own kaleidoscope with multiple reflective surfaces and interactive moving elements using unique repurposed materials such as old film, botanicals, glass and ornaments.

This workshop is suitable for children aged 5 years and over (guardians and caregivers are also welcome to book in and participate). All tools and materials will be supplied.

Deborah Twining

Deborah is an Adelaide Hills based artist and arts educator. With a degree in the Visual Arts and a Diploma of Education, her creative practice has spanned three states - South Australia, Western Australia and regional North Queensland - over the past 30 years. As a multidisciplinary artist, her curiosity for learning, experimentation and interaction has let to a playful, explorative and sensitive approach to her own artwork and her community and arts education-based practice.

For the past 10 years, Deb has run a weekly art school, TwiningArts, based in her studio at the Hahndorf Academy, catering for over 80 students ranging in age from 5 to 20 years of age; her classes seek to guide and inspire creative development, foster personal growth, inquiry and expression whilst developing advanced technical skills in a multitude of mediums.

Deb's arts practice has seen the development of collaborative community projects and children's art activations for the Adelaide Festival, OSCA arts, Fabrik: Arts and Heritage, Barossa Regional Gallery, Hahndorf Academy, The Pinnaroo Project and Adelaide Writer's Week (AWW). 

General information on our short course requirements, facilities and refund policy can be found here