Off to Edinburgh, not to the festival but out to Wester Hailes to the WHALE Centre. This is one of my indoor woodland workshops, I don't know why but all the workshops I have ever run for Caledonian Woodlands have been indoors. Andy has probably explained the reason for this several times but now I come to think of it I cannot remember the reason why. However the WHALE Centre is a new venue for the group and quite a splendid place it is too. Loved some of the art on the walls, must be a nice place to attend.
Guess what I was doing with the group today, yep, cornucopias. Is this all this man can do? Well it sort of follows seasons and also something a group can tackle in a few hours. I started doing them as a group activity last year with Branching Out and they seem to have stuck.
one thing we did do differently today was making rush plaits to weave in. I like people to experiment with the materials in these forms and wherever possible encourage them to plait or make cord from grasses and reeds. Being indoors I brought some field rush from home. A very pleasant contemplative day.
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