We had lots of fun with families today at Alvaston Library. We created willow stars decorated with fancy wools and shiny beads.
We had a lovely morning working with the Dementia group at Dovedale Hospital.
They created some fabulous little books painted with watercolour patterns. There was a lot of laughing and chatting and by the end of the morning they had all managed to fold their decorated paper into a little book. They were all amazed.
It was a delight to work with them, a very jolly group.
Canvas were holding a Christmas Celebration for their Future Creatives group of young people.
They were a lively bunch who loved making the baubles with card, string, and foil and decorated with felt pens. They looked stunning.
The activity was all part of a fun day of workshops and a performance of Christmas Carol at the theatre.
Spiral Artists Jenny and Zoe had a fun time with the young people.
We spent 2 evenings at the Coop Insomnia Cafe in Shelton Lock creating festive wreaths. It was a frenzy of activity with more foliage than we could manage. It was lovely friendly groups and everyone came away with a splendid wreath to hang up.
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The model of the post war prefab was launched at Ilkeston Library on 25 Nov.
There was a good crowd of people who came along, some who had participated in the project as well as local councillors and librarians.
It was a lovely day and everyone was pleased with the artwork.
The Spiral Artists were part of Luminate '25, another lovely community event organised by Friends of Derby Arboretum. We had the trees lit up, a lantern procession around the Arboretum, a fire eater, a drumming circle, and hot refreshments served by St Thomas's church.
A lovely evening of communities together.
We were delighted to work on the 'OUR FREEDOM' Project at Ilkeston Library during Sept and October 2025.
