Discover, Create, Value
Our Colour in the Margins team got together with community artists Sarah Jane Richards and Sian Hughes to draw, sculpt and create while exploring the beauty of endangered plants.
This family friendly art activity used exciting materials to explore the diversity of wild plants that can be found in fields and margins. These activities inspired discovery and exploration, and led to connections to nature to value and act on protecting some of our most vulnerable species.
Working with professional artists Sian Hughes and Sarah Jane Richards the local community got creative with drawings, wire sculptures and delicate porcelain flower making to create beautiful artwork as part of a growing exhibition and series of community arts.
It’s the first time ever that so many conservation organisations have come together with one focus in mind – to bring back from the brink of extinction some of England’s most threatened species of animal, plant and fungi. …Colour in the Margins, led by Plantlife is focusing on cornfield flowers and the Ryedale Folk Museum is hosting art events as part of this ambitious scheme.
Event took place at
Study Centre, Ryedale Folk Museum
On the 27th and 28th of August, the artists set up in the Study Centre at Ryedale Folk Museum to deliver free family-friendly art activities working with drawing, wire and porcelain.
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
Discover, Create, Value workshop organised by an amazing artist Sarah Jane Richards and Sian Hughes.
Sarah Jane Richards and Sian Hughes
Our aim is to use art to help people Discover what species are endangered, how to Value them and how to Act to prevent their extinction. Working with Plant Life we want to excite and engage the public with this incredible project.
The Art of saving species
Browse all artworks.