The View From Here - Triumph Trees

Sometimes we all need to give ourselves a high five, a pat on the back or a Hip Hip Hooray so Carole came up with a little up-cycling project to express those good thoughts! Old Christmas cards were cut into small labels

and we used a lovely stamp set

to stamp the plain side of our labels.

We each had a ceramic milk bottle

an assortment of twigs and 

an assortment of brightly coloured wools.

We made a series of finger loops around our twigs

and hung the labels from the twigs so they could

twirl and dance out words of encouragement!

You can see more of our trees here

If you live in the Avondale / Grange ward do join us again

for our next View From Here session 

17th April 3.15 - 5.15

The Resource Centre, 

9 Grange Place, Kettering. 

NN16 0NT

The sessions are free.

The View From Here - Springing Forwards

The group have been working with Carole, 

Sue and Nigel at The Green Patch.

Carole showed the group how to make simple prints

by drawing gently but firmly into polystyrene sheets

The plates were rolled with three colours

then burnished using the flat of the palm.

Prints

Some will be added to our 

View From Here books

Plates after inking can be reused with different colours

Snacks

We went out onto the green Patch, collected twigs

and Sue showed the group how to create 

a twiggy frame for prints to take home for Mothers Day

See more photos here