Florence @ The Royal Hospital

In July we worked at The Derby Royal Hospital to create a well dressing of 'The Lady with the Lamp'. We worked in the Kings Treatment Centre and engaged with visitors and patients to complete the design. The well dressing was displayed in one of the many courtyards for a week.
We enjoyed working in this new environment and we are hoping to work there again.

Derby Well Dressing 2016

This year's trail was part of our 'Derby Green Spaces during World War One' project and all the well dressings were based on the research we had found. 
We exhibited the 10 well dressings around the city centre venues and also in the Derby Arboretum Park. 
We worked with 5 schools, community groups as well as many visitors some from as far away as Australia.

A Space for Summer - London Road Community Hospital

We have started a 3 month project working at London Road Community Hospital with patients on the 3 older people's wards supported by Airarts and 2 MA students from Derby University.
We are decorating the windows in the wards to make a space for summer, with beach huts, fishes, buckets and spades and sea-shells. We are using three different artforms, collage, printing and sewing. 
We have had some lovely summery music to accompany the sessions from violinist Kathy Lucas.

Birdhouses @ Harold Court

We have been working with a lovely group of ladies at Harold Court sheltered scheme.
We are making artwork towards the Lark in the Park event in August.
Here are some of our birdhouses.

Easter & Half Term Sessions @ Grove Lodge

We worked with lots of families and Madeley Youth Group in the school holidays at Easter and the May half term to create butterfly masks, insect mobiles, rocket-ships and sock puppets. Phew!

Sculpture Club @ St James

Here are some more large paper mache birds we have been making with St James Juniors for our Lark in the Park event in August.

Sculpture Club @ St James Juniors

We have been delivering a 6 week after- school club at St James Juniors with a lovely group of children, their parents and their siblings.
We have been creating birds for our Summer Celebration Event in the Derby Arboretum in August.
These are the papier mache birds