Workshop at Higher Trevaster Farm

Well, my exhibition on the King Harry Ferry is over and Alessandra Ausenda's has gone up in its place, but today saw the real end of the project for me. I was lucky enough to run a workshop for 7 - 8 year olds in the most idyllic surroundings you can imagine. To get to Higher Trevaster Farm you wend your way down a long, long winding track bordered on both sides by hedgerows full of gorgeous summer flowers. At the end of the track the view opens out across the creek, then you notice the beautifully converted barn with a picturesque cottage garden full of foxgloves and delphiniums. At that point I realised the farm is the end of the road and this is where I'd be spending the day! Unusually it was gloriously sunny - all day!!! The picture above shows where the children and I made plaster reliefs from things we scavenged from the nearby hedgerows. They had a great time, but unfortunately I didn't get to see their finished reliefs because the plaster wasn't dry. I promised to drop them off at the school with the clay still attached so that the children had the excitement of 'unwrapping' them themselves.

It seems odd that it's all over, and a bit sad. Still I learnt something interesting about my show from a friend the other day...she was at a boat party (dressed as Marilyn Monroe) and a couple of people who knew about the exhibition said that some people had refused to go on the ferry because my work was on it, preferring to drive miles out of the way instead! I love it!