CREATIVE CANOPIES (2022)
Creative Canopies: Stories of Nature and Heritage was a collaborative art project inspired by the Queen's Green Canopy tree planting project between Creative and Therapeutic Art students and staff and patients at the Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) at Llandough University Hospital. During the project, students met online with MHSOP and discussed interests in nature and art activities. These conversations inspired students to create art activity boxes with worksheets for the staff and patients and subsequently inspired individual artworks exhibited in Llandough hospitals Hearth gallery. Below are images of my final piece, 'Ash Dieback', and pictures gathered throughout the project.
ASH DIEBACK
The influence of this work derives from the tree planting project, Queen's Green Canopy, with a focus on its mission to educate the public about the threat of tree diseases. The collection depicts Ash Dieback's common symptoms, and each piece's size reflects the increasing growth of the disease itself. Natural and recycled materials have been utilised to echo the QGC's mission to protect woodlands and reflect the artists' ethos to work sustainably. Contrastingly, the artificial materials integrated into the artwork represent humans' inevitable impact on the environment. The accompanying postcard offers ways to learn more about how you can positively impact the health of our woodlands.
