Nature Spaces Sept-Dec 2023

We have worked with a great group of people over these 4 months to make some wonderful creative work. This is a wellbeing group who like to sit and create together in the beautiful surroundings of the Derby Arboretum. If you are interested in joining us, please email spiral_arts@hotmail.co.uk

Here are some of the wonderful pieces created, sewing with plastic, cyanotypes, floral sculpture, textured picture frames, plaster-casts, plate painting, scrap weaving, felt making and christmas decorations.

 

Past Present Future - Erewash Museum - Shine Bright Night

We are getting ready for a Shine Bright Night Lantern Event in February next year. We have already made lanterns with the YMCA Ilkeston group and we will work with many more groups in the next couple of months, creating wonderful lanterns for the event.  

This is part of the Past Present Future Project funded by ACE. 

Arty Social - Young Carers

We are finally coming to the end of our Arty Social Behaviour Project.

We worked with the Young Carers groups over the last few weeks creating colourful cardboard birds decorated in beautiful patterns. 

These will be display in the Orangery in Derby Arboretum in the next couple of months to give important messages to people walking around the park. The birds will be asking people to look after the park and keep it beautiful for many more years. 

We also made christmas trees using cardboard and old crisp wrappers. 

Past Present Future - Erewash Museum Craftmas Fair

We created willow stars at the Craftmas Fair at Erewash Museum. Even though it was a cold night, luckily we had plenty of visitors come into the barn to take part. 

This is part of the Past Present Future Project funded by the Arts Council.

Coop Members meeting

We were asked to come along to the Coop Members Meeting in October. We are very fortunate to have a good relationship with the Central England Coop and we are asked to work with them on many occasions. It was a very busy meeting with lots of interesting conversations. 

SEWA Group - bird cage display

The SEWA group is run by Making Space Dementia in Derby. We worked with the group in October to make a bird cage display for our Luminate Lantern event in November. The display looked gorgeous all lit up.