Creating Our Silver Lining

We had another lovely session at the

Resource Centre - this was our view, 

which had inspired a number of new poems. It was great to discover that Lucy Anderson's writing exercises from last week had inspired some of the group to continue writing at home. A silver lining discovered by one participant was that writing was a portable art form, which could be done anywhere in moments between other daily activities. This discovery was exciting and liberating for her and definitely helped to refocus the view. We were asked to write without thinking or censoring ourselves, a free flow exercise which took a few minutes, Lucy then helped us to home in on a central theme, which we started to shape further. There was a round table sharing of the poems so far, which Lucy commented on and gave each participant a series of suggestions for constructive ways forward. It was interesting to learn that sometimes being stuck or writing about being stuck can lead to new thoughts and ideas.

Carole Miles brought in a selection of fabric samples, paints and stencils and invited us to create pieces which will become bunting to help cheer the view. This was a lively activity so in between we stopped for tea and cake!

We'll be meeting again Friday 13th June between 11.00am and 1.00pm so if you live in the Avondale Grange ward or are in the area please come and join us. The sessions are free and all materials are provided. You can let us know if you'll be joining us here