On a sunny evening in the park in
2010 the trustees met to discuss project ideas, these formed a
basis of a public consultation and the 'Brass' rubbing project was
born.
The idea is to produce A5 'brass'
plates to hide in the park for younger members of the community to
find and create art work from. It is also hoped that they will then
progress to producing rubbings of leaves, wood, bark and any other
surfaces in the park. This will encourage exploration of the
natural world and incorporate art into outdoor play.
We also thought it would be a great
opportunity to involve the youth of Bradley Stoke in designing
something for the younger members of the community. Their
design brief will be 'native wildlife' and they can produce it in
any artistic style they like. Not only will they be involved
with the design of the plates but they will be taught metal work
skills in a workshop with artists Thrussell and Thrussell to produce the plates
themselves.
The plates were designed and made by
students at Bradley Stoke Community School in July 2013.
Thrussell and Thrussell have taken the plates back to their
forge on Bodmin Moor to set them in a steel frame and mount them
securely into wooden posts. We are aiming for the plates to
be installed in the park during the summer holidays.
Funding has been secured from:
Safer Stonger Communities Initative
Fund
and
The Co-Operative members fund
and
Balfour Beatty