"Char is wonderful. Her infectious enthusiasm spilled over to the group as she brought our handling objects and the themes of the Museum to life. She has an ability to relate to whoever she is working with, and showed great sensitivity whilst enthusing and engaging people of all ages. It was amazing to see the children
standing with confidence, performing their pieces inspired by the heritage of the Dales and Char! We can't wait to share the material they produced with our visitors and the artists and craftspeople working on our trail project."
Fiona Rosher – Museums Manager, Yorkshire Dales National Park
standing with confidence, performing their pieces inspired by the heritage of the Dales and Char! We can't wait to share the material they produced with our visitors and the artists and craftspeople working on our trail project."
Fiona Rosher – Museums Manager, Yorkshire Dales National Park
Poetry and sculpture trail for
the Yorkshire Dales National Park
I am currently working at The Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes, Wensleydale for the Yorkshire Dales National Park - we are developing a sculpture trail that is being built around the museum.
I am working with kids from the local primary school, and also residents from the local sheltered housing development, to produce poetry about the 8 different locations and themes of the sculptures. It's great fun, and lovely to work in such a beautiful museum with such ace staff: Fiona and Debbie are real stars and have been working at the museum for decades now. And my mother-in-law regularly gives cookery demo's there cos all Janina's (Yorkshire) side of the family come from good Wensleydale farming stock. So, this really is keeping it in the family!
The local kids are a splendid bunch and have come up with some beautiful poems - see below for a sample from Libby.
Debbie Allen (2nd in command at the museum) says about this project: "Char came to work with our country kids from the local school and somehow I thought they wouldn't engage - how wrong could I be? - she inspired them, and they RAN with it all !!"
And the residents at the superb Sycamore Hall (definitely the best care home I've ever visited!) have been brilliant fun to work with, and to record their memories and ideas. The photo above shows some of the museum's objects that the residents were telling me all about using when they were little.
The Museum is going to be integrating QR codes into each sculpture, so visitors can use their i-phones to see and/or hear the poetry that the residents and children have generated.
We'll have a performance launch in July or August when all the sculptures are completed - watch this space for your invite!
I am working with kids from the local primary school, and also residents from the local sheltered housing development, to produce poetry about the 8 different locations and themes of the sculptures. It's great fun, and lovely to work in such a beautiful museum with such ace staff: Fiona and Debbie are real stars and have been working at the museum for decades now. And my mother-in-law regularly gives cookery demo's there cos all Janina's (Yorkshire) side of the family come from good Wensleydale farming stock. So, this really is keeping it in the family!
The local kids are a splendid bunch and have come up with some beautiful poems - see below for a sample from Libby.
Debbie Allen (2nd in command at the museum) says about this project: "Char came to work with our country kids from the local school and somehow I thought they wouldn't engage - how wrong could I be? - she inspired them, and they RAN with it all !!"
And the residents at the superb Sycamore Hall (definitely the best care home I've ever visited!) have been brilliant fun to work with, and to record their memories and ideas. The photo above shows some of the museum's objects that the residents were telling me all about using when they were little.
The Museum is going to be integrating QR codes into each sculpture, so visitors can use their i-phones to see and/or hear the poetry that the residents and children have generated.
We'll have a performance launch in July or August when all the sculptures are completed - watch this space for your invite!
BOGOF (buy one get one free) offer on flints!
Stone Age Shopping List – by Libby
Stone to make a cracking blaze
Tree wood for a fire and twigs for sparkling teeth
On the top of walls Moss that’s all you need
for a sweet-smelling fire
Nest from the top of a tree for a fabulous hat
Extremely gooey Mud to make super cool pottery
Amazing flint stone, no cave is complete with out it!
Also Animal fur you will be the height of fashion.
Great Wind, so you can smell the animals
and make them your prey.
Everyone needs one. It’s the best bargain ever…
it’s the sun !
