Stitched Cranes

Lucy Lean has been stitching cranes in preparation for the Slimbridge Exhibition.

Graduating in 2010 with a BA in Fine Art, Lucy's work is inspired by naturally occurring patterns and forms. The processes she uses are experimental and often involve a repetitive use of stitch and cutting, painting and layering.  www.lucyleanart.com

Crane School Workshops

Engaging with local schools is an important part of our work.  

Othery School workshops

Artist Kitty Hillier led crane cut-out painting workshops at Othery and Slimbridge schools, developing the Slimbridge/Somerset link existing within The Great Crane Project - the crane eggs are hatched and reared at Slimbridge before being brought to Somerset for release.

Students learnt how to mix colours, to work together in pairs and groups, to plan their designs and collaborate creatively

Creating art works to be showcased around the village

Lucy Lean led a series of paper crane making workshops with Schools in Somerset and also Slimbridge school in Gloucestershire. 

Project assistant Belinda Brownlee at the Slimbridge School workshops held at WWT Slimbridge Wetlands Centre

Beautiful charts kindly donated by the UK Hydrographic Office Taunton made into large paper cranes

Lucy Lean helping students

Damon Bridge gave a talk on cranes and brought in a stuffed crane ( a real young crane that had met an early demise, slightly creepy!)

Painting workshop with Slimbridge School

Paper Crane making at Sunny Hill Prep, Bruton School for Girls

SAW thanks Bruton School for Girls for sponsoring Lucy Lean's role within the project.

Short Breaks Crane Works

In June SAW worked with the Somerset County Council Short Breaks team to offer a day of crane inspired activities for children and young people with disabilities.
Jonathan from The Great Crane Project led an interactive crane talk (sadly inside rather than at the Reserve as the rain was horrendous) then Hilda Vaughan guided a variety of crane inspired creative activities. Some amazing work was made by some very enthusiastic young people - well done everyone!


Photos - Nisha Haq for SAW

Artist Hilda Vaughan demonstrating activities

Artist Kitty Hillier assisted Hilda

Painting the cranes

Great Work!

The cranes painted will be exhibited at The Avalon Marshes Centre, Shapwick during Somerset Art Weeks, 15th - 30th September 2012
http://www.somersetartworks.org.uk/openstudios/somerset-craft-centre

Othery Village Crane Trail in Situ

SAW commissioned Nisha Haq to document the crane trail around Othery village for the Street Fair nishahaq.blogspot.co.uk

Kitty Hillier at the SAW stall (before the gazebo collapsed in the wind)

People came to find the cranes they had made

If you missed the crane trail at Othery come and see the cranes exhibited again during Somerset Art Weeks at the Somerset Crafts Centre, see http://www.somersetartworks.org.uk/openstudios/somerset-craft-centre

Kitty Hillier's Amazing Othery Crane Trail Map

Trail map to accompany the Othery Crane Trail
Leftover maps have been recycled into paper cranes by Othery and Middlezoy schoolchildren for the Paper Crane Project

Download our Paper Crane Instruction Sheet

Individuals and groups are invited to take part in SAW’s Paper Crane Project led by Artist Lucy Lean. Hundreds of paper cranes will be made of recycled paper and drawn together for an installation at Slimbridge Wetlands Centre during the Summer and then at The Avalon Marshes Centre at Shapwick during Somerset Art Weeks 2012. 

If you would like to be part of this collaborative project please follow the link to download our paper crane instruction sheet :
http://www.somersetartworks.org.uk/news/take-part-saw-s-paper-crane-project-artist-lucy-lean
All cranes will need to be received by SAW by early/mid July at the latest, contact us for more details.  SAW - 01458 253800 info@somersetartworks.org.uk  

Paper Cranes at Langport Festival

Saturday 02 June - Langport Town Gardens
Paper crane workshops with Lucy Lean
The recycled maps referencing migration routes 

Lucy's stitched together newspaper cranes

Hilda Vaughan called by