What a fabulous afternoon! I invited the children from Year 2 Beckwithshaw Primary School up to the sculpture at Horticap. The main idea was to let them interact and enjoy the sculpture, recording in some way their presence in and around the space. It turns out they are already doing a project about "habitats" in school so their experience of the sculpture will be invaluable to them. They spent there time drawing and writing about the sculpture; how they felt when inside it and what they thought it looked like. They were all eager to do some weaving with the willow and it was great that they were so engaged. Being hands on with the willow, making and learning the process brings the children close to the natural environment.
I placed canvas on the floor to record the childrens presence; the imprints of their wellies! By the end of the afternoon there was quite a muddy mess! I am in the process of drying these canvases and will explore ways of working into the material and organic matter further.
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