FELTING FUN AT THE COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT at ISLAND ARTS CENTRE!!

LOTS OF HAPPY FACES

 There were lots of happy smiling faces last week as representatives from different community groups across the Lisburn and Castlereagh Council area took part in a week long community arts project facilitated by ourselves at Feltmakers North.

Deidre led the team of Deborah, Helen, Mandy and Sarah alongside lots of our members who had volunteered their services throughout the week. 

 Everyone learned how to do some simple shapes in felt and many created gorgeous flax flowers which will be incorporated into the final hangings.

Throughout the week there was a great sense of fun but with a serious side to ensuring that the work on the hangings was core to the whole project.

 Some gorgeous flowers being created on the very first day!

Images of people to be incorporated into the hangings

 Many of the pieces which had been made by members of Feltmakers North were sewn into the final hangings.

These sumptuous flowers were created by participants who were able to take them home and enjoy them as part of the project.

 These pieces were all designed by the group and will appear in the final hangings.

As you know the images represent various things within the LCCC area which people felt were important aspects of life in the Borough.

Sarah brought along some of her own homegrown flax and gave a great input on how its grown and made into linen thread.  Again we're so lucky as we will be using some of Sarah's own linen in the hangings.

A huge thank you to the Island Arts Centre for sponsoring Feltmakers North to take on this great project as the kick off to our 10th year celebrations and of course to all the very hard working community groups and finally to our great team of tutors Deirdre, Deborah, Helen, Sarah and Mandy and to all our volunteers - we couldn't have done it without you!!

A VERY BIG INVITATION TO YOU ALL TO COME AND JOIN US AS WE BEGIN OUR 10TH YEAR CELEBRATIONS AT THE ISLAND ARTS CENTRE ON 4 DECEMBER AT 7 -8PM WITH THE OPENING OF THE COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT HANGINGS AND THE EXHIBITION OF MEMBERS' WORK IN THE COMMUNITY ARTS WALKWAY