Art in the Garden

Throughout August you can visit the Art Trail in the Stackpole Walled Gardens and choose from a programme of workshops. 

A Summer Feast will celebrate community, local produce and the culmination of the Sand Palace Arts 'Seasons Project' made possible by the National Lottery Community Fund

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

Saturday 1st August 3-4.30 pm Wildflower Walk with botanical artist and writer Esther Williams.

 
Learn about the folklore of wildflowers on a group ramble on the Stackpole Estate, identifying wild plants and talking about the meanings of their Welsh names, mythology, herbalism, history and ecology. Wild plants have a myriad of Welsh names that reveal fun, fascinating and sometimes sinister insights into their past uses and cultural significance. This walk will open up the rich but often hidden world of Welsh botanical heritage that's contained in the weeds and flowers growing at our feet. Esther is an artist, writer and musician based in Haverfordwest whose work explores the narratives of plants. You can find out more about her work at www.womanwithplants.com.

Meet at the Sand Palace Arts event shelter in the Stackpole Walled gardens. Free but booking is essential as numbers limited. Age12+

Sunday 2nd August 10.30am-4pm. Botanical Dyeing workshop   with Welsh textile artist Siân Lester for a hands-on one-day introductory botanical dyeing experience, capturing the hidden hues gathered from the plant landscape in Stackpole Walled Gardens. Siân will share her skills and guide you in identifying and consciously foraging for local seasonal plants to dye with. We will make up dye baths to dye wool, echoing the plant life and deep woollen heritage of West Wales. There will be an opportunity to try out Japanese shibori techniques to make patterns on cloth and Siân will assist you with making a record of all the colours for your future reference and making. Suitable for beginners. All materials will be supplied. Wear some old clothes, bring an apron, notebook, some secateurs, and gardening gloves. £20. Age 16 +

Friday 7th August 11am-4pm Traces of Place: Creating Memory Structures with artist Pauline Le Britton
Explore memory, place and the garden through sculpture, collage, maps and found materials. Age: 16+. £15. Booking is essential.

Saturday 8th August 11am-1pm

Create miniature garden places inspired by nature and the imagination using sculpture, collage and found materials.

£5. Age 7+, children need to be accompanied, booking is essential. 

Tuesday 11th August 10am-4.30 pm Willow Handbags/Baskets with Emily Dawkins. Willow Handbags, doable in a day (6 hours) as they have a different technique to most ‘steak and strand’ basketry. They use a Catalan base which Emily will pre-make and willow would be used as well as other hedgerow materials, if people wanted to add colour and texture, people can bring belts/upcycled bits to make their straps.
£20. Age 16 + 

Friday 14th August (Three separate sessions) 10am-11am, 11am-12pm, 12pm-1pm Fisherman’s Door Mats with Sharron Taylor 

Weave your own rope door mat using recycled fishing rope. These mats are designed on heritage crafts and will outlive you! 

3 participants per session.£10 Age 16 + booking essential

Sunday 16th August (Two sessions; 11am-1pm. £5. under 16's, children need to be accompanied
and 2-4.30pm 16 + £5) Harvest tokens/Corn Dollies with Emily Dawkins

This seasonal half day session will get to grips with the harvesting, processing and creating with straw and make a corn dolly, harvest token, small badge or decorative item.

Wednesday 19th August 2-4.30 pm. Everlasting Flower Mobiles and Garlands with flower artist Lara Julia Bean
£5. All ages welcome, children need to be accompanied. 

Thursday 20th August10am-3pm Pinhole cameras with photographer James Ramage

Experiment with techniques from the dawn of photography….you will have the chance to construct a simple camera from basic materials, experience the trials and tribulations of extended exposure times, develop a negative using chemicals in dark room conditions. While the negative is drying you will repeat the process as often as time and patience will allow and finally, employing the wonders of modern technology you will receive positive prints from your negatives. You will leave with a basic pinhole camera, knowledge of the techniques, and hopefully, several paper negatives and photographic prints.
£15. Age 16+ 

Sunday 23rd August 10am-4pm Spoon Carving with Lee John Phillips, using traditional techniques and hand tools. Lee is an award winning freelance illustrator, designer and spoon carver.
£20. Age 16+ 

Harvest Moon Feast on Friday 28th August 7-10pm A Finale Summer Feast celebrating community, local produce and the culmination of the Sand Palace Arts 'Seasons Project' made possible by the National Lottery Community Fund with vegetarian Paella and salads and music from Twpsyn and Fox & Hound £15 bookable in advance.

All events take place at the Sand Palace Arts Tent at Stackpole Walled Gardens, Stackpole Estate, Pembroke SA71 5DJ
Further information from; sandpalacearts@gmail.com