Michael Stone

In Nest Making, the participants learn about animal nests and shelters then work together in groups to create large, nest-inspired sculptures.

PAINTING WITH NATURE participants gather colourful natural materials then work together to arrange them into temporary ‘drawings’.

In Papermaking, the participants create their own recycled paper, incorporating natural materials from around them and experience a practical process.

In Sights and Sounds Maps, participants recreate the sounds they hear around them in gesture, drawing and music then discuss their creations as a group.

In Sensory Portraits the participants create portraits of one another which incorporate the sensory experience of a given natural location.

In Spider’s Web, the participants work in a group to recreate spiders’ webs as large string sculptures and they think closely about the used in webs.

In Viewfinder Drawing activity, the participants draw particular natural scenes isolated using card viewfinders and apply the creative judgement.

In Natural Palette, the participants will gather natural materials and use them to produce collage art. This task is designed to encourage colour.

In Create Your Own Creature the participants use pictures of a wide range of animals to design their own creature in collage.

In Glowing Birds technology is used to create and present participants’ drawings of birds and they can gain more confidence in their drawing.