Victory Wood Heritage Open Day
Kazoo making! When put together as a kind of sound-machine, the resulting vibrations created a fantastic high-pitched buzz - a Shrill Carder Bee orchestra!
Natural beeswax was used to make model bees - and nests from grasses and clay. These materials reflect some of the nesting habits of the bee and we worked in a sculptural way to fashion small, simple bee shapes that fit inside the woven grass bee nests. The grasses can also be used to make the wings and antennae of the bee models.
The third activity focused around simple printmaking, drawing and painting methods; constructing zines/booklets with letter stamps and drawings, and making paintings with inks created from hedgerow plants and berries.
Rubbings and prints of the grasses Shrill Carder Bees nest in and paintings of the Bird’s-foot Trefoil or Red Clover flowers made with the natural inks we created for the event. Everyone added some thoughts or feelings about the bee with letter stamps.
Community arts with a buzz!
Outdoor Studios and participants worked with natural materials first and foremost, however when this was not possible, used simple, low-tech and environmentally friendly alternatives. Our creative events reflect our artists’ own backgrounds and techniques, and we encouraged an investigatory, playful approach to connecting with nature through art.
Event took place at
Victory Wood
Victory Wood is a 140-hectare (350-acre) site on the western edge of one of the largest areas of continuous ancient woodland in South East England.
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
Victory Wood Heritage Open Day workshop organised by an amazing artist Sara Trillo and Amanda Thesiger.
Sara Trillo and Amanda Thesiger
Outdoor Studios | From: Kent
Outdoor Studios provides artist-led workshops for creative experiential learning that explores environments, landscape, and place.
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