Open Conglomerated Arts Club Meeting S2/Y48

Lucy wasn't sure about this idea, but it was a unique one. Some of her previous plans hadn't hit off quite how she'd wanted it to so she'd decided to try something different to see if that would change things. A sort of show and tell. She'd sent out letters to every student in the club with instructions to bring along their most recent piece of art, or something they were working on - regardless of what medium they used. Lucy then set up chairs in the club room, all in a circle. Some music stands were setup at the edges for those who played instruments. She waited patiently for everyone to come in, then when the seats began to fill up, started the meeting.

"Alright! Welcome, everyone! Today I thought we'd do a show and tell of whatever you're currently working on, or recently finished. You can share as much or as little as you want to if it's something long - like a story or a piece of music - but I'd ask everyone be respectful and wait their turn. If someone says something and you feel inspired to comment on it, or talk more on it, go ahead! Share techniques, share ideas, how you overcome artist's block and where you get your inspiration from - go for it! After we're finished, there'll be time to play around together in the room and talk more if you want. Now, who wants to go first?"

Oz was still a little bruised from his duels, but more his pride than anything else. He was pleased when he heard about what Lucy had decided to do for the arts club, knowing that what he'd worked on was something he felt satisfied with and actually a bit proud of. He knew he had a long way to go to make something he'd really say he loved, but at least he had something he wasn't embarrassed to show. Considering the slight pause when Lucy asked, Oz put his hand up and figured he'd get the speaking over with.

"Er, hey," he mumbled, carefully withdrawing a cotton wrapping from his pocket and unravelling it. "I've, er, been working on my carving and I've finally got something that's okay looking..." he explained, revealing the little wooden unicorn and holding his left hand out with it in his palm. It was meticulously detailed with horn, mane and tail, although it didn't have detailed facial carving as sort of a style choice (though he was still working out the best way to do it. "And it can do this, now," he added, giving it a tap with his wand and bringing it to life. The wooden unicorn galloped around in a little circle on his palm, running up his arm and leaping on to his head, where it seemed to start grazing on his hair. Oz sighed - he was glad it didn't have a working mouth yet, he didn't fancy getting his hair pulled by a toy. "Uh, yeah, it's a work in progress, but, uh...yeah."

Elise was curious about what they would be doing for the club meeting. She could often be found in the arts room working on one project or another. Usually she didn't care much for structured creative time but as she took a seat for the days meeting she was actually quite excited to see what her fellow creatives were working on. She sat up straight when the first boy went, he was older but she had seen him around. She watched intensely as he reviled his carving and she smiled. She was instantly charmed by the miniature unicorn and gasped when he charmed it and it started to move. She clapped enthusiastically when he was done. She had never really thought of using enchantments in her art but now there were wheels spinning in her head but before she could get too carried away it was her turn. She hesitated for a moment, unsure of which piece she should share before grabbing a canvas she had been working on lately. "This is also just a work in progress." she announced and hoped it was obvious since there was still a corner that was mostly blank. "My work tends to be fairly abstract." she admitted as she gestured to the canvas that was a mix of gestural shapes and layers of paint, charcoal, and drips of ink. She had also been trying to get more creative with the mediums she used and had stolen a handful of safety pins from Hazel to pierce through the canvas to create a twisting and undulating shape which added some much needed dimension. "I've been really interested in trying to capture the feelings of dreams lately." she explained. "By creating blurry or distorted interpretations of common things." Elise took a moment and stood beside her painting feeling rather proud of her progress over the years.