Projects

Through arts and crafts, we have found friends and developed new skills by working together on a number of projects including:

The Village

The Plastic-Canvas Village was an idea originating from the founder members of the group as a way of giving us a focus and getting us working together in the same direction. Funding was sourced from the Communities First Trust Fund for the materials and health and safety equipment. Awards for All later funded the exhibition which took take place on Saturday 24th November 2007 at Trinity Chapel, and workshops to generate interest and increase participation.

The Village has been constructed using a variety of yarns and seven and ten count plastic canvas. Each member has contributed to the village, by making large items such as a school and playing fields, to small items such as telephone kiosks and garden furniture.

No patterns were used in the creation of the village, all the components were made from scratch using our own imagination, and inspiration from Welsh architecture.

Please click on the thumbnails for a larger image.

The movie clip below shows the village on display at the 2007 Winter Fair. Please be patient whilst it loads up!

 

Puppet Making Classes 2008

In 2008 we attended a series of Puppet Making Classes funded by the Communities First Trust Fund and organised by Arts Care. Our tutor Amanda Fancourt provided us with informative workshops whilst making the classes extremely enjoyable.

Arts and Crafts 2007

The group attended an 'Introduction to Craft' course, plus a follow-on craft course arranged by the Carmarthenshire Learning Network in St Barnabas Hall, Llanelli. The course was divided into several modules covering:

• Jewellery
• Silk Painting
• Drawing
• Pottery Painting
• Papier Mache

During the course, members of the group made earrings, necklaces, belts and bracelets; scarves, handkerchiefs and pictureframes; painted mugs and fine art drawing.

 

Knitting/Crotchet

 

Painting