The Corn Mother danced through the Oudolf Field, in gratitude for this years bountiful harvest… as the Gurt Wyrm rode the winds of seasons changing… and we sang and danced and danced and sang, thankful for all that the summer gave and united for a moment, to mark the turning of the year.
Tregona is the creation of students in Years 4, 5 & 6 at Leedstown School and The Lost Giants. She is inspired by the character in Stephen Polglase’s tale ‘The Last Giants’ and made possible by #ArtsLab Arts Lab is a creative wellbeing programme by and for young people in Cornwall, delivered by HeadStart Kernow, …
by Amy Webb, The Lost Giants Mal is a lemon slug. And like many—if not all—slugs, Mal doesn’t have a voice. But like so many ancient woodland indicator species, Mal carries a deep, instinctive yearning to exist. A right to simply be and a right to be heard. Over the past few months, as Mal has grown, I’ve come …
An illustrated talk by Amy Webb of The Lost Giants Discover the world of processional giants and their place within British folk traditions. Amy will share insights from her ongoing research into this centuries-old custom, exploring the many giants documented across British history, how they are made, and the cultural roles they have played over …
The Harvest Procession at Hauser and Wirth
The Corn Mother danced through the Oudolf Field, in gratitude for this years bountiful harvest… as the Gurt Wyrm rode the winds of seasons changing… and we sang and danced and danced and sang, thankful for all that the summer gave and united for a moment, to mark the turning of the year.
Thank you to Hauser & Wirth Somerset for bringing us all together in celebration.
To Ninotchka Band for the joyful music
To Singaling Music for joining us in drum and bringing her autumn song
Jenna doodles for inhabiting the role of sky sweeper
Selwood Bounds magnificent morris dancing &
Wild Joy for crowning us all with falling leaves and
Beautiful shining sun by Laura Holden Studio
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