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Archives for October 2018

Make, Do & Friends – getting crafty at Westhorpe

October 30, 2018 by Lynn Whitehead

People choosing wool for felting

Some fabulous fabric artwork was created last week at Westhorpe Village Hall when felt-artist Heidi McEvoy-Swift ran a workshop on traditional ‘from scratch’ felt-making. With the theme of ‘The Hedgerow’ 15 people created leaves, rose-hips, rainbows and even a squirrel before fixing the wooly images into the felt with soapy water and elbow grease!   […]

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New Make, Do & Friends creative get-togethers announced for Westhorpe

October 23, 2018 by Suffolk Artlink

Printing with leaves

We had a fabulous time at our very first ‘Make, Do & Friends’ event, which saw the dazzling Spilt Milk Dance company bringing their ‘Little Love Cabaret’ to Needham Market Community Centre to entertain an enthusiastic crowd of over 100 people in their village hall. Here begins two years of creative togetherness as we tour […]

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Winter Exhibition raises funds for Suffolk Artlink

October 23, 2018 by Suffolk Artlink

Event invite square crop

We’re happy to share news of a forthcoming exhibition taking place in November, near Bury St Edmunds, that will be raising money for Suffolk Artlink. The Heart of Suffolk Winter Exhibition shows the work of fourteen artists and craftspeople with studios in the heart of Suffolk, taking inspiration from our beautiful surroundings. Their work includes […]

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Meet the Artist: Filomena Cristallino

October 22, 2018 by Suffolk Artlink

Filomena Christallino as a Clown Doctor

This autumn we are celebrating 10 years of Clown Round, so it’s the perfect time to introduce you to Filomena, one of our amazing Clown Doctors. Fil has been with us from the very start of the project back in 2008 and as well as changing lives through her art, it’s great to hear that […]

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New Around the Table workshops announced

October 22, 2018 by Suffolk Artlink

Participant drying their artwork with a hairdryer

  After a successful pilot year, we are thrilled to announce that our Around the Table project is growing! As well as continuing to offer monthly sessions in Lowestoft, we are now expanding the project to also offer family carers in Claydon, Ipswich a chance to explore food, creativity and culture with like-minded people in […]

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The Ballad of Nan’s Quilt – and a new coat of arms for Lowestoft Folk

October 11, 2018 by Candida Wingate

Two adult residents admiring a child's drawing

Last week, the group selected scraps of fabric and made up some fabulous stories about where they might have come from and who wore them, including one about a nightdress mislaid during the War, a veil that was too long, a black dress worn by a sailor’s widow, and a cushion, chewed up by the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lowestoft, Lowestoft Folk, Lowestoft Museum, Older People, Poetry, Reminiscence, School, Young People

Patchwork stories

October 4, 2018 by Candida Wingate

A group of residents and students discussing a brightly coloured felt quilt

Lowestoft Folk stories come from all sorts of places; yesterday, they came from small squares of fabric. Inspired by the Suffolk Puff quilt on display in Lowestoft Museum, the group set about making their own patchwork of stories, both real and imagined. Lynn Whitehead led the group, as we explored a variety of different types […]

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Lowestoft Folk – singing up a storm

October 1, 2018 by Candida Wingate

As well as the story bags and fortune tellers, we also got to sing a lot in the Lowestoft Folk session. First of all, Lynn taught the group a traditional folk song, all about going out fishing on a stormy night; you can listen to it here: – Lynn also made up a special Museum […]

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Lowestoft Folk story bags and fortune tellers

October 1, 2018 by Candida Wingate

The group of children with their story bags

Last week, the students from Pakefield Primary school came along to Hildesley Court Sheltered Housing Unit, to meet the residents taking part in Lowestoft Folk. The session started with a story, created and told by Lynn Whitehead, that involved lots of singing and working out of clues, as the principle characters explored Lowestoft Museum, in […]

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