Lowestoft Folk really went for it yesterday – with a session at Broadlands in the morning, to introduce everyone to the Cabinet of Curiosity, and then a creative session at Hildesley Court in the afternoon, with much folding and decorating of our ‘Suffolk Puffs’. It was lovely to be back at Broadlands and see so […]
Older People
Coloured pigments, wax resist – and candles
It was lovely seeing everyone at Hildesley Court yesterday where, with a just a few weeks of Lowestoft Folk remaining, we were soon hard at work, creating images of Lowestoft Folk art – and each other. Using wax crayons, pastels and indelible ink, everyone set to, drawing the person opposite them, their names, and then […]
Lowestoft Museum trip – and mark-making to music
Just before half term, the pupils taking part in Lowestoft Folk visited Lowestoft Museum, to look at examples of folk art. Museum volunteers were on hand to take part in the activities, as artists Caitlin and Vicki set the children off to look at patterns and materials and find their favourite pieces – which they […]
The Ballad of Nan’s Quilt – and a new coat of arms for Lowestoft Folk
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 […]
Patchwork stories
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 […]
Lowestoft Folk – singing up a storm
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 […]
Lowestoft Folk story bags and fortune tellers
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 […]
Lowestoft Folk story bags and fortune tellers – plus the joys of writing in ink
This week we held our second preparatory session at Pakefield Primary School, getting the group of nine pupils ready to meet residents at Hildesley Court. Their first job was to paint their Lowestoft Folk Story Bags – using rollers, dabbers and copious amounts of brightly coloured acrylic paint – and they managed to do it […]
Lowestoft Folk at the Ageing Well Fair, Pakefield Lowestoft
Our thanks to Katy McNamara and Lowestoft Rising for inviting us to take along a little bit of Lowestoft Folk and be part of the Ageing Well Fair, held at the Community Church in Pakefield on 11th September. Inspired by the beautiful porcelain china on display at Lowestoft Museum, our regular artist Caitlin Howells invited […]
National Memory Day
We were delighted to visit Beech House Residential Home in Halesworth last week, where poet Dean Parkin and project officer Candida Wingate worked with residents to create this beautiful rainbow of memories poem, to mark National Memory Day. The poem was created on different coloured strips of card, each colour evoking a variety of responses, […]