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Get Fired Up About Philadelphia,
Jurassic Park: Monday 6th August 2007
The first event of this year’s summer project – Get Fired up about Philadelphia- gave children and adults alike a great opportunity to get really stuck in to some art and clay projects!
The weather was lovely – sunny and hot all day – which meant that lots of people were out in the park anyway and could get involved.
We had the chance to explore the whole space of Philadelphia (which was much bigger than I imagined) to look for homes for the dinosaurs. We also thought about what sort of dinosaur would live where – would a sleepy dinosaur live under some leaves? Would a scary dinosaur live by some rocks?
Artist Natasha Light was then on hand to help with the clay. Everyone got creative and a whole host of different dinosaurs were thought up and made from big lumps of clay. I really enjoy working with clay, and so did everyone else it seemed. It’s always good fun to get your hands a bit messy! There was also a chance to paint some of the dinosaurs that had already been made by the artists with glaze.
And then came the exciting bit – firing the glazed dinosaurs in the on site raku kiln! It may have looked a bit like an ordinary bin, but the kiln was where the chemical reactions happen to make the clay hard and to turn the glaze into a rainbow of colours.
The kiln gets so hot we had to stand back and watch as Krishna and his helpers put the dinosaurs in with special tongs. After being fired for about ten minutes, the dinosaurs were then put in reduction chambers and then water to cool down. It was then that they could be handled and you could see what colours the dinosaur had become.
The whole day was a really enjoyable event. Lots of people got to take home dinosaurs as well as photos of them happy in their new homes in Philadelphia.
Wednesday 15th August: Making Tracks
The rain stopped and the clouds parted and a hardy band of folk arrived at the park for more dinosaur based fun and explorations of the park.
Small groups headed off into the trees to find small structures and create weavings with found materials, representing different aspects of the park; things above us, things below us, colours, views and so on. This led to interesting discussions about what the park's used for and how we can help to make it a better and safer place in the future.
Natasha joined us again with her wonderful clay activities, this time making dinosaur footprints by squashing, stretching, pressing moulding and shaping the clay. These tiles will be fired and set into the park as a permanent feature for people to enjoy and future paleontologists to puzzle over.
There was also some great circus skills being taught, learnt and practiced with diabolo, poi and juggling balls all being used to create whirling swirls of colour throughout our bit of the park.
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A Garden You can Eat
Various Venues
June- August 2008 |
Go Wild with African Art
Ponderosa
March-May 2008 |
Footprint Celebration
Philadelphia
March 15th 2008 |
Upperthorpe Healthy Living Centre
Festive Fun Day
December 2007 |
Rivelin Valley Christmas Festival
December 2007 |
Hillsborough Park Christmas Festival
December 2007 |
Beacons Project
Ruskin Park
October 2007 |
Langsett Fun Day
August 22nd 2007 |
Get Fired Up About Philadelphia
August 2007 |
Ruskin Park Fun Day
June 2007 |
Urban May Day
Upperthorpe Peace Gardens
May 2007 |
Stannington Fun Day
April 2007 |
Blake Street
Insects and Creepy Crawlies
March 2007
and April 2007 |
Philadelphia
Trail Through The Trees
February 2007 |
Weston Park
Art in the Dark
January 2007 |
Hillsborough Park
Christamas Fair
December 2006 |
Rivelin Valley
Christamas Fair
December 2006 |
Balloonistas! Part 2
Edward Street Flats
November 2006 |
Superheroes
Ponderosa
October 2006 |
Balloonistas! Part one
Edward Street Flats
September 2006 |
Circus Project
August 2006 |
Ruskin Park Fun Day
July 15th 2006 |
Upperthorpe Peace Gardens
May 14th 2006 |
Exhibition
Upperthorpe Healthy Living Centre
May 2006 |
Ponderosa
April 9th 2006 |
Langsett Green Space
February 12th 2006 |
Edward Street Flats
Photography Special Part 2
January 15th 2006 |
Hillsborough Park
December 11th 2005 |
Photography Special
Edward Street Flats
November 2005 |
Big Draw
Nottingham Rec.
October 2005 |
Bole Hill
September 11th 2005 |
Langsett Fun Day
August 25th 2005 |
Philadelphia
August 7th 2005 |
Ponderosa
July 10th 2005 |
Ruskin Park Fun Day
June 11th 2005 |
Blake Street Nature Gardens
April 2005 |
Langsett Green space
March 20th 2005 |
Ruskin Park
Feb 20th 2005 |
Hillsborough Park
December 18th 2004 |
Edward Street Flats
November 14th 2004 |
Philadelphia
October 17th 2004 |
Langsett Green
September 19th 2004 |
Ruskin Park Fun Day
July 4th 2004 |
Langsett Green
June 20th 2004 |
Ponderosa
May 16th 2004 |
Philadelphia
April 4th 2004 |
Langsett
March 14th 2004 |
Ruskin Park
February 15th 2004 |
Ruskin Park
December 7th 2003 |
Ponderosa
November 9th 2003 |
Philadelphia
September 21st 2003 |
Upperthorpe Peace Gardens
August 31st 2003 |
Wond'rous Watery Walk
Ponderosa
February 23rd 2003 |
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