Create #7: Autumn Leaf Washing Line
When I peg out my washing, I like to peg similar colours together; then I step back and look at the line as if it were a palette of different…
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Connect all over Laxfield
The plaques are now up in Laxfield – they’ve been cast in jesmonite, with added iron filings and a salt wash, so they will ‘age’ over time. Thank you to…
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BBC Radio Suffolk goes conkers – Create # 1
When broadcaster Jon Wright asked for a creative challenge, little did we know what he’d come up with. Regular listeners to BBC Radio Suffolk will know that Lynn Whitehead has…
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Connect in Laxfield – What’s in Your Shed?
We are connected in so many different ways, some of which are obvious, like activities we do together, and others that are not quite so apparent – like the things…
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Connect in Laxfield
Artist Caitlin Howells is all set to run her Connect event in Laxfield – exploring the treasures we have hidden in our sheds. Earlier this year, Caitlin visited Laxfield Museum,…
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Create #1: Windfall Land Art
I have an apple tree in my garden that continually drops windfalls. My partner gets annoyed by them lying all over the place, so he collects some up, and others…
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Out and about with The Rural Coffee Caravan
It’s been a great week to start travelling with The Rural Coffee Caravan; from a heat wave in Combs to umbrellas in Peasenhall – it’s been a joy to be…
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Glorious Leaf Ghosts
Thank you, Tricia, for our first leaf ghost – a holm oak leaf and a pound coin. Remember, there’s no deadline for submitting images of your leaf ghosts, just email…
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Leaf Ghosts
A simple experimental activity to re-acquaint yourself with some favourite trees in your village (or befriend some new ones) set by Caitlin Howells. Not only is it a great way…
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