Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Welcome to Multicraft 2018

2018 Bigger & better ideas than ever before!

Welcome to AIS Multicraft workshop 2018.  This year I have some amazing new designs & ideas that I can't wait to share with my students.  I have managed to buy some ataahua (beautiful) leather hides as well as a new set of kam presses. Watch this space.  

Here are some finished products from St Peter & Paul's school.  Very good quality detail.




Check out our new kam press.  This tool puts domes into materials like rubber & leather.  We are learning new vocabulary - sockets, studs, caps, die.




The first cycle of AIS students have completed 2 projects now.  They are on the road to becoming experts with using machinery like drill presses & scroll saws, & hand tools like hack saws & burring tools.  Check out these fantastic wind chimes.






Saturday, September 23, 2017

Shoe Making Fun.


Mrs Robinson attended Shoe School.


The class was held at Adam's Art Gallery.
So many choices of leather & bits'n'bobs.
Red & teal leather selected.
The start of pattern making.
Designs drawn & patterns cut.
Everything needed lining.

Every edge needed sealing!! Very time consuming.

Fitting time with Lou the shoe guru.

Glueing the straps on.

Fumes from glue very potent. 

Ready to add the sole & liner. 

2 days work completed.


Monday, June 26, 2017

Check out this amazing work!!




Beautiful leather notebooks.

Please excuse date stamp error.


Turangawaewae pendants.

Mosaic delight.



Pewter necklaces.

Leather notebook with zentangle design.

PVC necklace by Ella.

Pewter work with the client schools.



Bat PVC Wind chime.

Scroll saw practise with PVC.




Monday, February 27, 2017

Starting our year with top quality work.

Year 7s working hard in Multicraft making mosaics.







Here are some of the wonderful pieces of work made from PVC plastic.  We based this work on Turangawaewae.