Children’s artwork incorporated into the Exhibition at Bewdley Museum
Following GeoFest, visitors to the Severn Gallery at Bewdley Museum in September and October 2012 were enthralled by a colourful and imaginative textiles exhibition — the fruits of a project to produce a map of the Geopark along with a series of panels and mixed-media textile pieces inspired by its geology and landscape. Georgia Jacobs, a geologist and talented artist, led the project which used techniques including patchwork, quilting and fabric painting and printing. Children of all ages visiting the EHT’s Rock and Fossil Roadshow at the Museum during Geofest joined in enthusiastically, stencilling ammonite shapes onto fabric squares. They went home with a selection of brightly coloured beads and threads to embellish their work. Many of them took the opportunity to send in their masterpieces some of which Iris Calderbank incorporated into a panel (displayed in the exhibition) called ‘Jurassic Seascape”. Some were individually framed and displayed. There were two fully subscribed workshops, hosted by the Museum, for adults. A3 photographs of scenes within the Geopark were used to inspire patchwork landscapes.
