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Carrick Art Residency 2008 - 2009

Working with S1 - S5 pupils, Alison F Bell, textile artist, is introducing the pupils at Carrick Academy, Maybole, to digital imaging and its integration into textiles. One of the focuses has been Maybole's Boot and Shoe Industry, once a thriving source of employment but now long gone.Initially, last term, the pupils researched aspects of this plus finding their favourite contemporary shoes. These varied from high end football boots to absolutely wacky shoes.

Using simple techniques in PhotoShop, they experimented, played and printed out their ideas on paper, t-shirts and kit bags.

Some are featured here, though its still early days yet as to what type of item to be printed, these display the pupils' work well and have a strong appeal.