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From Fine Art to Fine Tea: Student uses 2,200 tea bags for final project

Published: 19 June 2013

When Level 3 BTEC Fine Art student Megan Walker, 18, from Canvey Island, said that she had an idea brewing she wasn’t kidding!

The South Essex College student used tea leaves from 2,200 tea bags to help create her final project piece of art that gives new meaning to something being thirsty work.

Looking like a giant pile of over-sized twiglets the head-turning installation was created with chicken wire, paper machete and sticking the tea leaves on with PVA glue, with a light sprinkling of compost for good measure.

Jack in the Box

Published: 19 June 2013
Jack in the box

You can’t accuse Jack Rayner of not throwing himself into his work, he’s quite literally a part of it as he sat in a see-through perspex box as part of a performance-based installation!

Thinking, er, inside the box the 19 year old from Rochford found himself in the cramped confines of the clear box of his own making as part of his final major project on the Level 3 BTEC General Art & Design course at South Essex College. He’d picked two words from a hat, fashion and vision and this was the result.

Sports students Dodgeball tournament hits the spot

Published: 19 June 2013

A group of Thurrock sports students recently organised a Dodgeball tournament for local primary school, Woodside.

Although it was lots of fun there was a serious side to ball dodging as the event was part of the students BTEC Extended Diploma sports course, the group showed excellent teamwork, leadership organisation and communication skills in planning and leading the activity.

Franchesca is Queen of the Games Development throne as she gains place at top uni

Published: 18 June 2013

Games Development students at South Essex College have been more excited than most about the news of the imminent launches of the new PS4 and Xbox One, they don’t want to just play the games they want to help create them!

For their final year show Games Development and Animation students from across the College’s three campuses in Southend, Basildon and Thurrock will be unleashing their concept designs, artwork and actual playable games to the public at the Eastgate Shopping Centre in Basildon.

Celebrating Success 2013: Hairdressing Student of the Year

Published: 12 June 2013

Elibjonda Byberi, 25, from Grays, or Eli for short, has shown fantastic enthusiasm, ability, and dedication to her qualifications in Hairdressing which she has studied at the College’s Thurrock Campus.

Eli said: “I’m just so passionate about hairdressing, most people think it is just about cutting someone’s hair but it is so much more and my courses at the College have given me so much, have been really in depth and my English has really come on in leaps and bounds. I’ve learnt a lot on so many levels.”

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