In 2017 we were
successful in receiving £ 2,000 from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative to enable
us to run a workshop with our clients, staff, volunteers and visitors to create
a "Woodland Art Trail". We were lucky
enough to secure the help of local artist, Fiona Caley, to deliver the workshop
and this took place over 5 Fridays in April and May 2018. The workshop consisted of collecting leaves
from the woodland, drawing designs and painting the clay and ply leaves,
designing and decorating the tree signposts, siting the leaves and signposts in
the woodland and barn, and identifying and linking the leaves collected with
printed leaf images.
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From the workshop we
have produced: leaves to hang from the trees, tree plaques to identify which
trees are in our woodland, 2 information/aerial views of the trail for each
entrance, an A0 size handbook with all the artwork in all stages, a board with
woodland leaves to be sited in the barn, a woodland guide and a "Trees in our
Woodland" booklet. Follow on work will
take place over the coming summer months to build on what we have achieved so
far.
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Everyone thoroughly
enjoyed the workshops, here’s a brief summary of verbal feedback received:  'It was fun painting, and collecting and identifying
the leaves'
'I enjoyed
photographing and trying to find out which tree the leaf belonged to that we
hadn't identified previously' 'I liked Fiona, she was a good teacher and made it
fun, she was clear and explained things well' 'I
found it relaxing and therapeutic, nice to do a different activity and all
abilities catered for' 'I enjoyed the workshop, loved doing the artwork' 'Everyone was
enthusiastic and interacted well with each other, team work and peer support
was great to see. Everyone seemed very calm and content. We enjoyed
participating and choosing our own colours and designs'. ‘I’m looking forward to seeing everyone using the
Trail, enjoying and learning from it’. www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp http://www.fionacaley.org.uk
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