I collected all the work from the hospital this week. lovely to have them here to finish the sample book.
i also delivered the framed plant sample board, which will be up on the wall there soon.
For the winter
A lovely Rose hip syrup recipe, to give or take this winter.
Art Nature & Wellbeing Exhibition
So now I can share my time, views and experiences that i’ve had working on the lovely Our Orchard – Ein Berllan project over the last 6 months. The work is up at the Hearth Gallery in the hospital until the 15th November. I’ll be on site Tuesdays 7th & 14th 12.30 – 4pm. Come and make a postcard and chat.
‘Our new exhibition, Art, Nature and Wellbeing with Textile artist, Printmaker and Natural Ink and Dye-Maker, Catherine Lewis, opens in the Hearth Gallery today.
Catherine was commissioned to explore a beautiful area of semi- rural pastureland and natural woodland on the University Hospital Llandough estate which will become the site of Ein Berllan : Our Orchard, alongside a series of innovative art workshops with patients, staff and visitors at UHL. The result is a wonderful exhibition which aims to raise awareness of our unique orchard project, and explores the relationship between our environment and sustainable art practice.
Come along to the gallery to meet Catherine and discuss her art processes and practice :
12:30pm – 4pm on Tuesday 7th November and again on Tuesday 14th November.’
For more information on Ein Berllan : Our Orchard at University Hospital Llandough, please visit : my Orchard blog or
http://www.cardiffandvaleuhb.wales.nhs.uk/ein-berllan-our-orchard
The Oak Tree
A brilliant program about oak trees, including a section on the oak gall wasp that causes the growth that makes my inks.
The wonder of nature recorded
An article here about Henry Thoreau who inspires me.
‘On the bicentenary of his birth, Thoreau the nature journal writer is in the limelight. “This Ever New Self: Thoreau and His Journal,” an exhibit that began at the Morgan Library, in New York, is now at the Concord Museum through early 2018. Eight of a projected 17 volumes of the journal have been published by Princeton University Press so far, and the transcripts and copies of the others are available online. For those daunted by the millions of words, selections of Thoreau’s observations on trees, wildflowers, and animals stand out in the recent flurry of publications and offer a fascinating taster.’
Nature to heal depression and dependency
Isabel Hardman of The Spectator asks whether growing food can improve our mental health. John Kennington or ‘JK’, as he’s known, is a recovering alcoholic. He shares his life story with Isabel at Feed Bristol… http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b095rbt5
The healing power of art
The world’s biggest mental health and arts festival features more than 60 events, ranging from relaxing art installations to Awkward Conversation
Workshops at Hafan y Coed
I’ve now spent a couple of days with some hospital users, both outside in the orchard field and back in the art room with our finds.
There is no doubt of the great benefits to health and wellbeing this has given us all. Making a fire, hearing the birds, meeting a family of foxes and horses, feeling the sun, wind and rain on out skin, taking the clean air in our lungs, relaxing in the time to listen, chat, explore.
Forest Bathing
A nice article on the benefits of being outdoors and in nature
Creative Health Report
Creative Health: the Arts for Health and Wellbeing. The short report of the recent all party enquiry.
Ein Berllan - Our Orchard 