Norwich-based artist Chris Jackson worked with over one hundred 7 to 9-year-old pupils at Bishop’s C of E Primary School in Thetford to create a magical and mysterious Cabinet of Curiosity! Every student produced their own miniature 3D plants and creatures based on the beautiful but rare flora and fauna of Breckland. Using recycled materials and found objects the workshops helped to raise awareness of this unique endangered wildlife and inspire participants to engage with the local environment in a new way.
Shifting Sands
The Brecks straddles the Norfolk and Suffolk border. It is one of the most unusual landscapes in lowland England, with vast conifer plantations and large arable fields edged with lines of crooked pines. It developed from an ancient landscape of sandy, chalky soils, wide open heaths, sheep walks, medieval rabbit warrens and shallow river valleys. This is one of the most important areas for wildlife in the UK, including birds such as the Stone Curlew, Nightjar and Woodlark.
The Trees of Fountains Abbey
Ancients of the Future Event
'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
Colour in the Margins Event
'COLOUR IN THE MARGINS, IN WORDS'
Poetry art discussion
Cornish Path Moss Event
'POETRY ART DISCUSSION'
Wild at 'art on the heath!
Dorset's Heathland Heart Event
'WILD AT 'ART ON THE HEATH!'
Banner and wall hanging making workshop
Field Cricket Event
'BANNER AND WALL HANGING MAKING WORKSHOP'
Long ears and narrow heads
Grey Long-eared Bat and Narrow-headed Ant Event
'LONG EARS AND NARROW HEADS'
Ladybird spiders creative workshops
Ladybird Spider Event
'LADYBIRD SPIDERS CREATIVE WORKSHOPS!'
Poetry and drawing
Lesser Butterfly Orchid Event
'POETRY & DRAWING'
The Last Ditch
Little Whirlpool Ramshorn Snail Event
'THE LAST DITCH'
Grasslands Art
Limestone's Living Legacies Event
'GRASSLANDS ART'
Pine Marten Box Making
Pine Marten Event
'PINE MARTEN BOX MAKING'
Fans of the Forest - guided walk
Roots of Rockingham Event
'FANS OF THE FOREST – GUIDED WALK'
Cabinet of Curiosity
Shifting Sands Event
'CABINET OF CURIOSITY'
Lantern making
Shifting Sands Event
'LANTERN MAKING'
Victory Wood Heritage Open Day
Shrill Carder Bee Event
'VICTORY WOOD HERITAGE OPEN DAY'
Willow Tit Anthology of poems
Willow Tit Event
'WILLOW TIT ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS'
Lanhydrock
Ancients of the Future Event
'LANHYDROCK’S ANCIENTS'
Sound of the field
Field Cricket Event
'SOUND OF THE FIELD'
Lantern Making
Communities of local people were brought to get to capture and get to know moths, make special lanterns, and go on a night walk to celebrate the wildlife of the Brecks.
All project artwork
Exploring Shifting Sands through community artworks.
The Art of saving species
Browse all artworks.
