This project was led by artist Amanda Whewell. It was collage and printing based, inspired by the work of British artist Mark Hearld.
The 30 beautiful completed framed collages are now in their new home, on the walls of St. Anne’s Parish Hall, and really brighten up the room.
Here are just a few. More photos to follow:
Videos to accompany the workshops to be found here:
Nurture Nature Week 1 ( from April 26th)
In the first week of Project eARTh’s ‘Nurture Nature’ project we made a 3D bird card to post to someone. It’s always nice to receive a card in the post, especially a hand made one. We have been inspired by cards designed by Mark Hearld – you may have seen them in the shops. As well as being a card they make a great decoration for any time of year. You can make your card realistic or decorative. We worked with a simple wax resist technique.
Nurture Nature week 2 (from May 10th)
In this second week, inspired by a walk outside, memories of nature, or images from magazines, tv etc, we experiment with some different ways of making collage.
Nurture Nature week 3 (from May 17th)
In week three, our technique is printmaking. We made a stamp for block printing and cut some stencils and look at different ways of using them. You can also experiment with printing natural materials.
Nurture Nature week 4 (from May 24th)
In week four, we used the techniques learnt over the last three weeks to make a collaborative collage garland.
Nurture Nature weeks 5-7 (from June 7th)
Over the next three weeks we worked on a mixed media collage inspired by local nature. Participants used any or all of the techniques we experimented with in weeks 1-4, looking back through worksheets at all the examples of Mark Hearld’s collages and prints from the last few weeks. Week 5 is design week so we thought about what we discovered that has inspired us. Participants used photos, sketches or notes to help with designs; or research from a book or online to inspire designs, or drew from memory or imagination. Week 6 and 7 – we created our collages.