'Precious Pigments' and 'Walking with Trees'

We feel very lucky to have the beautiful Cannon Hall on our doorstep and we’ve enjoyed some great Green UPLIFT’s there throughout the calendar. Here’s a look back at the latest ones, ‘Precious Pigments’ and ‘Walking with the Trees’

Precious Pigments

UPLIFTER’s had a great afternoon working alongside Cannon Hall’s artist in Residence, Louise Wright, in her onsite studio. 

UPLIFTER’s were introduced to Louise’s work which uses plants from the Walled Garden’s to create wonderful Prussian blues, dark inks and pigments. UPLIFTER’S worked alongside Louise to create beautiful little watercolour blocks which sat within acorn hats, which they were able to take away.

It was a highly interesting and informative afternoon that saw UPLIFTER’s try something new:

“It’s been very interesting learning about new natural processes, dyes and inks. It’s been a very relaxing atmosphere, good for the mind. I was surprised to see all the different colours you can produce out of a few ingredients. I’d have a go at this myself, it’s very interesting. Addictive!”

Walking with Tree's

Back on site but with a different activity, UPLIFTER’s were joined by Park Manager Sandra Sutton for a guided walk around the grounds exploring Cannon Hall’s ancient tree’s, learning about their heritage and discovering the reasons for their specific placement within the landscape. Poet, Winston Plowes joined the gang for a further ‘Rewilding Walk’, contemplating the greatness of these sentinels of the Parkland. 

With lots of walking and talking in the great fresh air, an UPLIFT-ing time was had by all!