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Darrell Wakelam
@darrellwakelam.bsky.social
Freelance artist and provider of 3D ART workshops & training. Author of the best-selling book Art Shaped. Free ART ideas and projects at www.darrellwakelam.com
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Are you after the perfect Christmas gift for your creative loved one? 🤔 Do they like making things?
Well this might be the perfect little surprise. 😮😁
'Art Shaped' is my best-selling guide to 3D making, with over 150 five-star reviews 🤩
It's here ⬇️
www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Shaped-s...
#edusky
Here's something I posted yesterday on Instagram, so new people there could get a feel for what I do and the reasons behind it. 🙂
If you're an artist, the 'why' sometimes get's lost in sharing the process.
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky #artist
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Reposted by Darrell Wakelam
Are you after the perfect Christmas gift for your creative loved one? 🤔 Do they like making things?
Well this might be the perfect little surprise. 😮😁
'Art Shaped' is my best-selling guide to 3D making, with over 150 five-star reviews 🤩
It's here ⬇️
www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Shaped-s...
#edusky
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Darrell Wakelam
Last night it was number '89' in the craft book chart, this morning it's number '130' 😂😂😂 . . . my ad campaigns are great aren't they. 🙄
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
It's 'Black Friday', and me and my mate Spoon Baboon are very excited to see 'Art Shaped' creep back into the Amazon craft book chart. 😆😮
If you need a special gift for a mate, or even a primate, it's here . . . www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Shaped-s...
#edusky #christmas #christmasgift #christmasbook
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Today, I’ve been working with the Year 5 classes at Birchwood Primary. They are reading ‘Clockwork’ by Philip Pullman, so using that as inspiration, we made Sir Ironsoul, the mechanical knight from the story. 🤩
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Year 4 kids at Birchwood Primary School have been inspired by the fabulous book ‘Varjak Paw’ by @whatsfsaid.bsky.social
and the illustrations of Dave McKean . . . they’ve built this artwork in just one day, with all 60 kids taking part. 😺
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Today, I’ve been helping the Year 3 kids from Birchwood Primary to make this very jolly pirate. 😁 He’s happy because he’s finally found the treasure. 😮 Loved this, the kids had a lot of fun.
darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It is quite crazy watching something you've made just spring into life. It's like 'Frankenstein's Fish'. 😮😆
Creating film from images is still a bit clunky, but the future arrives fast!
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A cardboard bird . . . made entirely from recycled cardboard tubes. "You don't need a mountain of materials, or expensive tools and equipment to make something that is sophisticated and beautiful" DW
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I rounded off the week with a 'zoom' visit up to Hope School in Liverpool to share some skills and techniques with the children . . . and to answer their questions about art, ice creams, and crisp flavours. 😆😆😆
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I've had a very busy few days up at Old Church Primary working with both Year 3 classes. Every child has had four different sessions working on this large scale display piece. A 'knowledge' tree, with the school's four 'values' as its roots. 😁
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Here's a small selection of the poppies made by children for Remembrance Day using one of my simple cardboard projects. Both methods just use recycled, paper-based materials, allowing them to be recycled too (no plastic)
Both videos are on my YouTube channel. (my name)
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
After last year's success, I'm doing more online Christmas workshops this year. So, if you want to do some festive making with your class, get in touch.
You choose what we make, I'll show you the skills, then off you go!
One-hour sessions am/pm
15th - 19th December 🙂
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I've been over to St. Mary's at Bradford Abbas for a couple of days, helping to create a 'whole school' display piece based on their school motto 'Roots to grow, wings to fly.' The kids were fantastic. 🤩
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm currently making the four god-heads from the Ancient Egyptian 'canopic jars' (the jars that contained the removed organs) Here's two of them, the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef, and the baboon-headed Hapi.
Recycled tubes and wooden spoons.
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
At my workshop last week at Weymouth library, the kids chose to make one of three sea creatures. The library asked me (for a small fee) to finish off my examples for them to display, so I have. 🤩
I hope they like them.
*All based on ideas from my book Art Shaped. 😁
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Are you after the perfect Christmas gift for your creative loved one? 🤔 Do they like making things?
Well this might be the perfect little surprise. 😮😁
'Art Shaped' is my best-selling guide to 3D making, with over 150 five-star reviews 🤩
It's here ⬇️
www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Shaped-s...
#edusky
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I've just seen this on Amazon . . . . surely I should be getting some sort of sponsorship deal by now? 😂😂😂 👀👀👀
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
It's funny sometimes how artistically, one thing can subconsciously inspire another. I've been making some Ancient Egyptian work lately, obviously studying lots of images. To me, that appears to have impacted these faces I'm making, like the 'style' has seeped in.
I like them.
#edusky
November 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
If you're looking for some cheap Halloween craft ideas, all three of these are on the website. All you need is some glue and a bit of tape . . . one paper plate, one cardboard tube, one egg box. 🤩
Here's the link www.darrellwakelam.com/news
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I painted one of my 'egg box monsters' today . . . hopefully it isn't too scary? 😁😮
You can find the making instructions for these on my website here . . . www.darrellwakelam.com/news/egg-box...
#Halloween #edusky
October 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Half-term offers me some time to make what I want to make, rather than just 'work' stuff. Here's a couple of faces that are currently on the desk.
Recycled tubes and two spoons.
www.darrellwakelm.com #sculpture #edusky
October 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
'Egg Box Monsters' are now up on the website, I've included extra info, photos, and the full video here . . . www.darrellwakelam.com/news/egg-box...
#edusky #halloween
I share ideas you can use with children, but please don't revamp, or re-record without permission. Ideas are intellectual property.
October 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Introducing ‘Egg Box Monsters’ . . . just in time for half-term and Halloween.
One egg box, no leftovers, totally recyclable. What I call ‘Pure Making’.
Full instructions are on the website here . . . www.darrellwakelam.com/news/egg-box...
#edusky #halloween
October 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I made a flying visit to Unity Academy in Kidderminster on Friday, and this tree was the result. All of the kids here are currently out of mainstream Ed, but art can be a way in. Out of about 30 kids all but 2 took part, and worked hard throughout the sessions. 🙂
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
October 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM