

https://www.studio-orta.com/en/artworks/serie/1/shelter
What is the meaning of home?
What does home mean to others?
Where do we belong?
Are we home to ourselves?
Making oneself at home.
Hiding place.
Getting one’s house in order.
Homesickness.
When a house is not a home.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Home as a support structure and scaffolding.
Homelessness
Survival shelter.
Take cover.
Seeking refuge.
Migration, territory and displacement.
A home away from home.
Emergency shelter.
A studio practice facilitated by Rachel Glynne, Lecturer in Foundation Studies, Ulster University

“Home was created with a domestic theme in mind, selecting, layering and fusing plastic shopping bags with an iron to create a mixed media collage. Ideas surrounding the environment, domestic life, safety and looking beyond face value surfaced while exploring this theme” (A. Gallagher, 2021).







“A workshop in Leeds provided a platform for a group of Syrian women from different backgrounds to express themselves through art and share stories to form strong bonds and communicate to the world the bright side of our beautiful country, Syria, the cradle of civilization” https://giantdollshouse.org

“The Giant Dolls’ house project is an international collaborative arts project. It engages local communities and raises awareness for homelessness and refugees. The aim of the project is to make people aware of the importance of a home and community for all and to celebrate a united diversity.
Furthermore, the idea of ‘just making’ has been a great success. What could be called casual craft; finding out by making, tinkering, using your hands and everyday materials, has been an important theme in the different installations. Thinking through craft and making has resonated with the wide range of participants who have participated in the project”
https://giantdollshouse.org/about


Suggested Materials
Recycled corrugated card,
Heavy paper , newspaper,
White card, tissue paper,
Pritt Stick
PVA Glue
Wall paper paste
Masking tape
Needle & thread
Chalk pastel oil pastel,
Paint charcoal,
Pens pencils ,ink, thread,
Wool, scraps of fabric ,
Coloured tissue paper,
Wire, plastic etc
Cutting matt
Craft knife
Steel ruler
Natural Materials