Day 3 of our giantmaking project with Leedstown School, as part of #ArtsLab.
Our Giant Tregona in all her glory revealed to the students who had made her, then work on Clare Youngs inspired collaged tiles and Celtic inspired mosaic tiles to decorate our GIANT mirror. Topped off with some fairy folk that helped bring our giant to life in front of all the mums and dads and Stephen Polglase whose tale “The Last Giants” inspired it all.
Arts Lab is a creative wellbeing programme by and for young people in Cornwall, delivered by HeadStart Kernow, FEAST and Arts Well, commissioned by The Cornwall Council Wellbeing and Public Health Service.
What a joy it was to be invited to lead the Carleen Tea Treat procession, joined by a fantastic group of musicians! A special way to celebrate the seasons bounty and welcome the start of the harvest season in Nanny Goat Country — crowned by a glorious serpent dance around Trew Green
The Rewilderbeest paraded through the streets, horns high, hooves clattering and heart wild, with a herd of masked folk, morris and merry drummers. We sang the sun down, said our goodbyes to summer, and welcomed the cosy, shadowy months ahead. Big love and thanks to the folk.preservation.society for bringing us all together and keeping the spirit …
We are pleased to share that Old Crockern is on display at Museum of Dartmoor Life as part of the Magic and Myth exhibition! Crockern is the land that can’t be owned. Land and folklore are inseparable. As ownership structures and land rights shift, we not only lost our connections to land but also many …
Day 3 of Arts Lab
Day 3 of our giantmaking project with Leedstown School, as part of #ArtsLab.
Our Giant Tregona in all her glory revealed to the students who had made her, then work on Clare Youngs inspired collaged tiles and Celtic inspired mosaic tiles to decorate our GIANT mirror. Topped off with some fairy folk that helped bring our giant to life in front of all the mums and dads and Stephen Polglase whose tale “The Last Giants” inspired it all.
Arts Lab is a creative wellbeing programme by and for young people in Cornwall, delivered by HeadStart Kernow, FEAST and Arts Well, commissioned by The Cornwall Council Wellbeing and Public Health Service.
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