Participants worked with artist Caroline Chouler- Tissier to create ceramic birds for Reuben’s Retreat, the Glossop charity who are renovating the old Woods Hospital and working to relieve the distress of families who have suffered the bereavement of a child or have a child suffering from a life-limiting/threatening illness.

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Participants worked with artist Amanda Whewell to create a New Mills themed community altar frontal, using ‘kantha’ embroidery and tie-dye.  This was unveiled in July by Ruth George MP and the High Peak Mayor, Cllr Linda Grooby. We all think it looks fantastic.

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Participants at New Mills Project eARTh worked with artist Caroline Chouler Tissier on 2 large welcome signs that will be placed in the Community Field at Furness Vale in the High Peak. Taking inspiration from the surrounding environment, and how local residents can use the park, the designs will be a rich mixture of those

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Participants worked with writer John Lindley to write poems for an anthology. The Buxton group had writing workshops too, and the joint anthology, ‘Carved from the Earth’ has now been launched and is available at £3 from High Peak Community Arts and from High St Books and Records in New Mills.

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Participants worked with artist Debra Tracey to create a Mosaic Trail for Furness Vale Community Field (COGS), inspired by flowers, birds, bugs and animals.  An amazing 59 mosaics have been cemented onto rocks around the field, with a leaflet featuring them all for people to use and ‘tick off’ as the discover them all. [foogallery

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With artist Tracey Cartledge, Project eARTh participants worked with Year 5 children at Hayfield Primary School to create a steel sculpture for the ‘Bus Turn Around’ in Hayfield.  The children came up with wonderful ideas, and the final design features a steam train called ‘Queen Bee’.

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We worked with artist Amanda Whewell in hand printing, applique and embroidery to create beautiful curtains for High Lee Hall, inspired by New Mills Community Orchard. These were on display in Oxfam during New Mills Festival art Trail, and are now being enjoyed by all who work at and visit High Lee Hall. [foogallery id=”12010″]

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We worked on fused glass project with artist Alex Blakey, creating a triptych of one metre by half a metre panels using a variety of fused glass techniques. And the finished art work is now on display and looking wonderful at Manor House Surgery in Glossop. Here are a few pics of work on designs

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Working with artist Caroline Chouler- Tissier, we made ceramic birds and bird boxes, and with artist Carol Wilson, made felted bird pods.

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