Moorland Wonderscape.
Eco Arts and Environmental Conservation Project.
The sculpture will represent the cycle of nature and the delicate balance of the moorlan ecosystem: the bumble-bees rely on the plants' flowers for nectar and pollen for food and the plants rely on the bum le-bees to pollenate the flowers so more plants can grow.
Edale Primary School.
I ran a series of workshops at Edale Primary school to raise awareness of the conservation work being done in the local area by the Moors for the Future Community Science team.
The theme of the workshop was "bumble-bees" which are an essential element of the eco-system. As well as teaching the children about the ecological and economic significance of bumble-bees they learned about working with different types of clay as well as gaining some sculpting, painting and beading skills. We used different types of clay to make bumble-bee, flower and leaf shaped beads, which were left to dry, or baked depending on the type of clay. When hardened, the beads were painted in beautiful bright colours. The primary school children and some of the children who attend the After-School Club then threaded all of the beads onto wire and thread to be attached to a sculpture in the shape of a tree.
After the final workshop the children enjoyed a treat at the local, family run, Cooper's Cafe. They went to see the the "Edale Map" mural I have painted on the wall, then they played a drawing game and ate cake!
A big thank-you to Ada, Agnes, Amber, Anwen, Bea, Emrys, Ewan, Felix, Grace, Gwilym Isabella, Izzy, Joseph, Lizzie, Marlow, Mary, Zach and all the other Edale children who joined in with the workshops.
