TOUCHWOOD - Walk and Talk, Solar Dyeing

Touchwood was a creative landscape project exploring the potential of nature to create art using foraged materials collected from the Derby Arboretum. The project attracted people from the local community to come, wander, create and enjoy the Derby Arboretum through a series of creative workshops during August. 

In the first session we had a walk and talk around arboretum collecting leaves and foraged materials. Solar Dyeing - laying and rolling leaves onto fabric, and dyeing in onion skins, avocado skins, red cabbage, beetroot. 

Superhero mask @ Love Parks Week

We have a great day creating Superhero masks at Love Park Week in the Derby Arboretum. 

Pixie Tree Houses

We created pixie tree houses with families in the Orangery in Derby Arboretum.

Tree Decorations for Yarn Bomb Project @ Madeley and Roma Youth Groups

We have been creating decorations that will be used in a yarn bomb tree decoration project on Peartree Green and in the Derby Arboretum for Lark in the Park in September.

Sinfin Funday

We delivered a Robot making session at Sinfin Funday in July.

Well Dressing during Inspiring Derby Week

We created 4 well dressing during Inspiring Derby Week at Grove Lodge in the Derby Arboretum.
We worked with schools and community groups and the local community dropping in to help work on the designs.
The theme was the Derby Arboretum - the designer John Claudius Loudon, the community garden, the wildlife in the park and the park logo.
The well dressings were launched by Mayor of Derby, Cllr John Whitby and a blessing from Revd Dr Simon Cartwright.

Lark Banner @ Harold Court

We created a banner for the Lark in the Park festival with the ladies group at Harold Court.