Posts tagged "art in the park"
Walworth Academy
Students from Walworth Academy share their thoughts on herbal remedies, Baldwins and their art project with The Roots in this series of interviews. A lovely collection of views and voices! Thank you to all the students from Walworth who have been involved in The Roots. Find out more about their contributions here and here.
Herb and Heart Gardening
We came, we watered, we weeded, we planted and sowed. The herb and heart gardeners are growing, amongst other things, beetroot for the Pasley Park Fair on Saturday 7th September from 12-4pm.
Walworth Academy Artwork
The beautiful aloe artwork by students of Walworth Academy has been completed! The students crafted their art from thick sheets of copper cut into the shape of leaves. Some were etched with ferric chloride and others were textured with hammers and punches. Find out more about the creative progress and what else the students have...
Walworth Academy at Art in the Park
Students from Walworth have been taking part in art activities relating to The Roots Story with artists at Art in the Park studios. Initially they listened to some of the interviews that had been recorded and we discussed these and whether the students and their families had any particular anecdotes about herbal tonics and remedies....
More Herb Gardening
It’s feeling a little more like spring every day now – and we’ve been back in the herb garden at Art in the Park getting ready for it, clearing the beds for planting.
The Roots at Art in the Park
Inspired by The Roots project and the herbs and plants we have been learning about, an older artists’ group at Art in The Park have created these bright and beautiful paintings. Some really beautiful works of art everyone! And we’ll be running some more herb gardening workshops with Art in the Park over the next...
Herb Gardening at Art in the Park again!
Some more herb gardening at Art in the Park back in September!
A Walk in Burgess Park
In August, for the second workshop with Art in the Park we went on a Wild Herb Walk around Burgess Park. Burgess Park in Walworth is a beautiful space filled with wild herbs and plants which can be used for both cooking and healing. As we wandered through the park we learnt about some of...
Bath Bombs & The Medical Herbalist!
Back in July, the Medical Herbalist and the Cuming Museum Youth Panel came to Art in the Park to share some herbal remedies and recipes with young people from Southwark. It was a great chance to get ‘hands on’ with some of the ingredients and techniques used in herbal beauty remedies, soothing creams and bath...
Herb Gardening at Art in the Park
The first of The Root’s events was held on a (rather wet!) day in July, with an introduction to herb gardening and wild herbs in the lush gardens at Art in the Park in Burgess Park.
