Tea Party Update

We had a wonderful turn out for our final New Vistas Big Draw event, a Tea party with a paper craft workshop by Phiona Richards. 

Phiona showed participants how to create a brooch or a Christmas decoration out of scrap paper from magazines. 

We are delighted that Phiona has  been recommended for the Craft and Design Selected Makers Awards 2012. You can help her by placing your vote here

During the day we were joined by The Mayor of Corby, Gail McDade who was presented with a cake stand made by Cathie Shuttleworth and cushions created by Jennie Helliwell and Ros Stoddart. The presentation was made by Maureen Walvin and her Granddaughter Ellie. The gifts will have pride of place in the Mayor's Chamber.

Participants sitting amongst the Floating Columns

Paper brooch by Ann Leonard

Christmas Decoration by Allan Davies

Sample Boxes and Brooches

Sonia and Shula Hawes

 wearing their creations

There was also the opportunity for people to write their thoughts

wishes & hopes for future events / exhibitions in the Cube

    

Wonderful baked treats were made by Lisa Wilkinson 

and members of Back to Books

Just at the end of the afternoon Phiona taught Carole Miles how to twirl paper roses and Carole later went home to create decorations from old postcards for her Christmas Crackers. Many thanks to J Devereaux and Corby Borough Council for making this workshop possible!

Tale in a Teacup by Allan Davies

'When it first appeared some thought it might be an alien ship and were afraid. They watched it closely in case it glowed at night or made peculiar noises, but no-one was abducted, there were no death-rays and hardly any two-headed birds.

Thinking it might be safe after all, greatly daring, they finally ventured inside and were astonished! It was full of knowledge, beauty and light.

Those bold souls who'd stepped over the threshold as soon as it opened simply smiled in welcome.

The most surprising thing they found was that things somehow looked better when they looked at them through the Cube's windows'

A view from the Cube

Allan drawing