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.
WE DID IT! The legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor has been upheld by the Supreme Court. Judges unanimously rejected an appeal by landowners Alexander and Diana Darwall who said people should not be able to camp without permission from landowners. Pockets well and truly… ripped out! Greatest gratitude to The Dartmoor National Park …
We’re very excited to introduce The Big Folk Guild – A growing collection of Processional Giants and Beasties from around Britain and Ireland. Are you the keeper of a Giant, Beastie or Big Folk Figure? Submit your giant or beast to help us grow the Big Folk community. *Limited edition badges for early joiners! The …
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 …
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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