Pupils at Sir Thomas Boughey School have been investigating the story of the Lost Boys in relation to the work of artist, Steve Dixon and the “Resonate” exhibition.
They have collected objects, research and images that evoke a sense of remembrance, contemplation, loss and the patina of time passed.
As a continuation of the work developed both in school and at The Clay Foundation led by studio manager and ceramic artist Jo Ayre.
The work completed during the three sessions used the poem by Mary Borden as inspiration, as well as objects, images and ephemera from the Wedgwood archives and collected by the pupils themselves. They used plaster casting, slip and printing techniques to create a series of objects that were embed into clay ‘mud’.
from At the Somme: The Song of the Mud
BY MARY BORDEN
This is the song of the mud,
The pale yellow glistening mud that covers the hills like satin;
The grey gleaming silvery mud that is spread like enamel over the valleys;
The frothing, squirting, spurting, liquid mud that gurgles along the road beds.
Students work was displayed at Wedgwood Museum for the last day of the touring exhibition Resonance,alongside Steve Dixon and Johnny Magee’s work.
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