Waxing lyrical!!

     We have been doing prep for some batik workshops next week with two schools.

Photos from Feste Family Activity workshop at Quad

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who came and took part from 11am  - 4pm people were queueing outside the door.......we didn't sit down, have lunch, stop for a break or anything. We did however manage to take some photos........

    and this was what it was all about in the evening............no we didn't do the street puppets!

Creative weaving at the Arts and Crafts day

This was a very well attended day with several other activities going on too.

 We cannot show any general photos of how busy we were as they would show vulnerable adults, but here are some close ups. 

                    

Arts and Crafts Day

World Mental Health Week 2011

Arts & Crafts Day

Thursday October 13th from 10am to 3pm

RESOURCE CENTRE DAY HOSPITAL,
London Road, Derby
 
A day of visual arts aimed at showing how creativity can aid recovery  
 

Come and do some creative weaving with Spiral Arts using ribbons, lace and plastic bags!

Lots of other activities too.

Hope to see you there

DERBY FESTE - something fishy

Family Craft Activity - create sea-themed masks and headgear
Quad Participation Space
Saturday 24 Sept 2011
11am til 4pm


Drop in to Quad's Participation Space to 
create sea-themed masks and headgear with Jenny and Maureen 
to join in the Sarruga parade from 8pm.


The activity is free and under 12's must be accompanied by an adult.


Hope to see you there.

Artworks at Wirksworth

We spent a busy 2 days up at the Wirksworth Festival being arty with Wirksworth's young creatives.

Animal Art ~ Monkey Masks, Crazy Crocodiles, Weaving Birds

Puppet Art ~ Pop-up Insect Puppets, Jumping Jack Horses, People Puppets

Musical Art ~ Groovy Guitars, Shiny Shakers, Twirling Drums

Flying Art ~ Whirling Windsocks

Everyone very busy creating

Very attractive monkey masks!

Woven Birds

Insect Pop Ups

Groovy Guitars

Pour the lentils in here Maureen!

Choosing smiley face stickers.

A big thank you to Headteacher Mrs Poyser

for allowing us to the school and for making us feel so welcome.

Exciting news!!

We are so so pleased to announce that we have now got a base here at the Silk Mill museum. Along with several other creatives ( who we have not met yet). We are to be part of an experimental enterprise and for the next few months will have a space for meetings, and workshop prep and who knows what else!!!!

    shall we be in this space.....

    or this space..... we decide, it's an experiment and it's so exciting!!!