Our next art project is more 3D work. Over lockdown, our online art sessions concentrated on painting and drawing, so it's good to get...

After spending a few sessions using tesserae to make mosaics, we've gone a bit more industrial now, and are using pebbles and cement! The...

We've just done our fourth session at Annie's Place, the centre where Derby Umbrella run their sessions for children and adults wth...

Our in-person sessions at the allotment have started! We’re doing a series of workshops using two different ways of creating mosaics- the...

Since we've been able to have people on site at the allotment again, we've been very busy! With willow leftover from our sessions with...

Our art sessions for home educating children have moved onlin, due to the current lockdown, and we’re try out all sorts of practical...

This year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch didn’t start off too well for us in the Midlands (for garden birds or spotters!), with lots of...

If you had a real, cut Christmas tree, or you’ve been pruning a fir tree (but NOT leylandii or yew!!), then this is a lovely project to...

Our final session before Christmas consisted of re-building the dam at Clay Cove, some whittling projects, and hot dogs! And lots of...

Our final home education art sessions before Christmas were sculpture-based...but using fondant icing and marzipan. Not only good to eat,...

There’s been plenty of rain...so it was muddy and excitingly slippery in the woods! As well as a bit of teacake-toasting, we were making...

For the last two sessions before Christmas we will be all-out Christmas crafting... This week, it was making beautiful 3D paper stars-...

Despite our new camp being a quite sparse (the other camp is just far too muddy!), we are adapting well! And most importantly, the camp...

Our willow baskets are on hold - time for a quick diversion into Christmas wreaths! Some of our home education students have worked with...

Our one to one sessions have involved more activities in the greenhouse, as the weather has been a bit too wet over the last few weeks!...

By popular demand, we’re making willow baskets in our art sessions! Having warmed up with lanterns, we‘re now remembering (for some) or...

We are so excited to be part of this year's Tree Charter event! Our home education art groups and forest school group have been working...

Our one to one and art sessions are taking on a willowy feel! Last year, we do a lovely series of basket making session, and we will be...

We are very pleased to now have a second art group at the allotment! Both groups are going to be working on projects designed to light up...

Our art groups have been experimenting with puppet making - we started off with 3-stick puppets, then moved on to figures made around a...