The Willow leaves are beginning to grow on the Dome in Elham.
The Dome creates shadows on the stone inside the Living Willow structure on this beautiful sunny day in April.
This Willow Planet is just one of the exhibits that will be hung at the University Centre Folkestone during the Triennial from June – Sept. The installation being created by artists Anne Wimsett and Sally Higgs during the Spring will consist of a diverse selection of artistic skills including painting, sculpture, textiles and weaving etc. It will be on show in The Atrium at the University for visitors to experience in June.
Debbie Crofts – Tree made from recycled frames was the clear winner of the competition inviting artists to produce a tree for Christmas made out of recycled materials.
Many thanks to all the Artists for their Fantastic Entries in the Competition this year. (more photos soon)
Andrea Bennett - Tree made from empty boxes
Chris Melville Brown – Tree made from beer cans
Anne Wimsett – Fairy Tree made from recycled textiles
Sioux Peto – Bottle Tree made from recycled plastic bottles
ARRCC – This is totally recycled, originally last years branchless tree, we bandaged old bamboo sticks from the garden onto it using wet scraps of cotton. Our clients helped pour a strange mixture over the structure. This we found in tins designated for the skip plus some plaster left over by the builders. Odd lengths of string were attached and a silver aerosol that spat out its last splashes before it was put back in the skip.

Faversham Umbrella - Tree made by the members of Faversham Umbrella, inspired by the bottle tops which they collect for a charity to help make wheelchairs.
Cheryl Papasian - ‘World Aids Day’ tree. It is made out the The Independent newspaper that was guest edited by Elton John on World Aids Day. It is decorated with red recycled World Aids Day ribbons.
Tanya Jones – Tree made from recycled perspex cut into triangles with a star also made from perspex on the top.
If it is finished you can deliver your ‘Recycled’ Tree to 3-7 Tontine Street Folkestone any time while Santa is in the Grotto this weekend Saturday or Sunday 10am – 4pm.
Deadline is 18th December between 12 noon – 1pm
Recycled Tree Competition £100 prize
(Please click to find out more)
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Some members of White Shed exhibit during the Book Festival in Folkestone.
Sharon Rouse, Cheryl Papasian, Helen Mayer, Deborah Crofts, John Howard, Sally Higgs, Maiuko and Nicholette Goff