On The Tiles

We have been making clay tiles

with artist Carole Miles

we collected  leaves and grasses

and impressed letter stamps

and buttons into the soft, damp clay.

We also drew and dotted!

We used a clay tile cutter to make the tiles 

and left them in the sun to dry.

Carole took them away to be fired

promising to bring them back for us to glaze.

You can see all of our tiles so far here

Threading and Chattering at The Green Patch

Artist Phiona Richards showed young people at the Green Patch how to transform a circle of cardboard into a magical decoration by drawing patterns and adding some yarn. In amongst all the making we had time to share stories about our day, have a healthy snack and a bit of a run around outside before it got to dark. 

Draw a circle, make your marks

wind your threads, create more patterns.

Pine cones were also threaded!

Beads made a sparkling addition.

Lucy found a holly branch to briefly hang the decorations from.

We just had time to take a few photos before parents arrived and decorations were whisked away home by their proud makers! You can see the full set of photos here.