Come-a-wassailing
For this Back from the Brink event, artist Joanna Callaghan hoped the local community and some fantastic lanterns would help the rare Barberry Carpet Moth thrive – and bring the community together. But first we needed lanterns! Artist Linden McMahon was commissioned to run the lantern making workshop with the local community, who were enthused by the Back from the Brink species project aims to protect the rare moth they shared a home with.
With lanterns made, the Malmsbury Town Hall hosted the event celebrating the beautiful local moth.
The Ancient Anglo-Saxon tradition of wassailing usually meant either going door to door offering a hot drink for a gift, or singing to trees in orchards to encourage a good following harvest.
Event took place at
Malmesbury, Town Hall.
The Malmsbury Town Hall hosted the event celebrating the beautiful local moth.
The Trees of Fountains Abbey
Celebrating Ancient Trees - Banner Making and parade
Ancients of the Future Event
'CELEBRATING ANCIENT TREES – BANNER MAKING AND PARADE'
Come-a-wassailing
Barberry Carpet Moth Event
'COME-A-WASSAILING '
To fly adventurous
Black-tailed Godwit Event
'TO FLY ADVENTUROUS'
Walking Art Workshops
Gems in the Dunes Event
'WALKING ART WORKSHOPS'
Buckthorn Bash Workshop
Gems in the Dunes Event
'BUCKTHORN BASH WORKSHOP '
Outdoor Porcelain Workshop
Gems in the Dunes Event
'OUTDOOR PORCELAIN WORKSHOP'
Outdoor Cyanotype Workshop
Gems in the Dunes Event
'OUTDOOR CYANOTYPE WORKSHOP'
Drawing from Nature
Colour in the Margins Event
'DRAWING FROM NATURE '
Discover, Create, Value
Colour in the Margins Event
'DISCOVER, CREATE, VALUE '
Poetry with Linden
Poetry art discussion
Wild at 'art on the heath!
Banner and wall hanging making workshop
Long ears and narrow heads
Ladybird spiders creative workshops
Poetry and drawing
The Last Ditch
Grasslands Art
Pine Marten Box Making
Fans of the Forest - guided walk
Cabinet of Curiosity
Lantern making
Victory Wood Heritage Open Day
Willow Tit Anthology of poems
Lanhydrock
Sound of the field
Meet an artist
Come-a-wassailing workshop organised by an amazing artist Joanna Callaghan.
Joanna Callaghan
Environmentalist | From: Herefordshire
Woodland owner and manager, Coppice crafts practitioner, events organiser, artist.
The walk was a ‘wassail’ for an abundance of this lovely little moth. It was a fun and creative family event and we were so pleased that the Deputy Mayor of Malmesbury was able to lead the walk.
The Art of saving species
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