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Monday, 17 September 2007
Get your popcorn at the ready! Have a look at this slideshow.
Posted by Lisa at 3:20 pm
Labels: Events, Light bulb moments and inspirations, Lisa Horner
Sunday, 16 September 2007
The Nature Walk (click on pics to enlarge)
For example did you know that the Great Crested Grebe feeds it's young feathers! Don't be disturbed though this actually lines the stomach as they are prone to having fishermens hooks caught in it.
There was other nuggets of information like there have been deer spotted in the park although Vic hasn't seen them at Northlands Park but he and his pal had stayed up through the night and spotted deer at Gloucester Park.
Posted by Lisa at 6:02 pm
Labels: Events, Lisa Horner, Vic Hobbs
The Arty Workshop
Posted by Lisa at 5:08 pm
Labels: Events, Lisa Horner, Vic Hobbs
Sunday, 9 September 2007
The Noticeboard
I've put up some sheets of paper asking the children (or adults I guess) to draw or write the names of the wildlife you can see at Northland's Park.
I've got a good response as you can see.
As you know the last workshop is coming up 'Nature Walk and Arty Workshop' and I thought this might get some interest.
Posted by Lisa at 9:23 pm
Labels: chatterbox at work
Wednesday, 29 August 2007
The Last Event
Just over two weeks until the last event.
From story telling to speaking up, from hippie art and hugging tree's. Making puppets, masks and animations. To walking round the woods in the dark of the night talking about ghosts and tales from the past. Treasure Hunts to Artist's Cafe's.
The one thing that will continue is the Artist's cafe as quite a few people have said they would like it to carry on. Why not, it's a free social event, an excuse to get together talk art, do art - or chat generally.
From January onwards artist's have been playing in your area - up to all sorts of things - Misguided Walks - Poetry Slams.
Anyway I have enjoyed my time and am looking forward to the last event, see you then.
Posted by Lisa at 12:20 am
Labels: Events, Lisa Horner
Monday, 27 August 2007
It's that time again, first Sunday of the month - Artist's Cafe.
Meeting at 12.00, look forward to seeing everybody.
Make mine a Cappucino!
Can you believe it's September already?!
Posted by Lisa at 10:49 pm
Labels: Artist's Cafe, Poster
Treasure Hunt and Painting in the Park
Well done to the two winners Kharys and Derek, such nice kids, they won a big watercolour art set and the five runner up prizes won small art sets.
Posted by Lisa at 3:27 pm
Labels: Events, Lisa Horner
Positive Feedback
Today I received some positive feedback via an email, they said
"Hello Lisa,
We both thought it was really good fun and very interesting, we did a ghost tour in penzance a few years ago and also last year we done Jack The Ripper tour in London and they were both really good But the one you did was good the speaker he came over really well and the kids who were shouting and screaming they were very good to, If you do anything like that again could you let us know, perhaps you could do one on Halloween night and that would be good.
Once again thank you for a really good night.
Many Thanks
Andrew"
Posted by Lisa at 3:25 pm
Labels: Events, Jack Norris, Lisa Horner, Neil Horner, Nick Bond, Youth Council
Sunday, 26 August 2007
The Last Two Event's
You can click to enlarge this, yes it's the last two events and sandwiched in the middle is the monthly Artist's Cafe. I'm hoping for wonderful weather tomorrow for the Treasure Hunt.The final event will be the Nature Walk and Arty Workshop with the help of Vic the park keeper.Then it's all over! I hope everyone who has participated has enjoyed themselves and everyone who did the workshops with me gained a lot from their experiences and discovered skills they didn't realise they had.
Posted by Lisa at 10:14 am
Labels: Events, Lisa Horner, Poster
THE FILM - 'Headless Ghost Tour - ArtCafe Style'
Posted by Lisa at 10:03 am
Labels: Events, Lisa Horner
We Weren't Alone!
Posted by Lisa at 9:56 am
Labels: Jack Norris, Lisa Horner, Neil Horner, Nick Bond, Youth Council
Evidence that the Youth Council were there
The Youth Council and friends go off to get ready to haunt us in the woods. They had arrived early and had put things around like spider webs and other special effects.
Whilst the stories were being told we also had rustling noises, breaking branches, a few chilling screams. Some of the audience were looking quite disturbed!
Posted by Lisa at 6:21 am
Labels: Jack Norris, Lisa Horner, Neil Horner, Nick Bond, Youth Council
The Headless Ghost Tour - ArtCafe Style
As you have heard, there are many stories related to Nevendon Bushes. Some colourful characters have roamed the woods and used it for their unsavoury acts. But the spirits of those killed remain, trapped in the thickets and scrub, and at night they are especially active. It is no coincidence that there are few who venture into these woods at night.
Dark shadows can be seen silhouetted against the sky at dusk, often on a warm summer evening.
Strange rustling noises can be heard in the woods and there are even tales of a figure in the bog where we stopped earlier, most commonly seen after a wet summer.
We would not recommend walking alone at night as the spirit of old Abraham Voysey is said to roam here in the hope of taking revenge on his son. There are some reports of the Headless Hunter frequenting the clearing.
But the most chilling story is of the spirit of a bare-chested man.
Could this be Voysey? Or a Vane brother? It is said that the face is black but that a red scar can be seen clearly on the neck.
There are also reports of an awful smell like someone has not washed for weeks and the skin has started to rot and weep. Some say the smell is foxes, but even the foxes will not venture into certain parts of the woods – why?
One thing is for sure, these bushes contain something far more sinister than other woodlands.
The reports of a bare-chested figure rising from a concrete grave at night, close to the edge of the woods, faceless, and fleet of foot – you wouldn’t want to meet him. So steer clear of odd concrete structures in the darkness of the night.
Thank you for attending this evening.
Sleep well!
Posted by Lisa at 6:04 am
Labels: Jack Norris, Lisa Horner, Neil Horner, Nick Bond, Youth Council
Friday, 24 August 2007
A Reminder of the Time Change
I must point out that the time has changed from 7.30 to 8.45 as Nick and the Youth Council both thought it would be too light and not eerie enough.
Spooook to you sooon!!
Posted by Lisa at 4:53 pm
Labels: Events, Jack Norris, Lisa Horner, Neil Horner, Nick Bond, Poster, Youth Council
Inspirations for 'Headless Ghost Tour - ArtCafe Style'
Ghost Walk by Andrea Mason for Art U Need Needs U from the 'Nevendon Tales' by Simon Bill.
This was read by former London Tour Guide Chris Lowthorpe who is also a member of the Arcadian Collective http://www.myspace.com/arcadiancollective .
Myself and others enjoyed the experience very much. I have permission from Andrea to use this story in my events. It is as written but we have changed the end story, the new story which is a sort of summarising of the other stories was written by Neil Horner. So we are calling it 'The Headless Ghost Walk - ArtCafe Style.'
When we were on holiday in Cornwall we went on this one man show ghost walk, it was quite inspiring. Although the guy himself wasn't terribly terrifying the stories got you hooked and listening.
At first some people laughed because he was rather posh and nice sounding but by the time we heard a couple of his tales we were listening intently.
He was guiding us around St. Ives which is a very old town with lots of winding narrow roads.
I was quite impressed with the profit he would make from telling a story, he was charging £5 per adults and £3 for under 16 and there were about 30 people there, mainly adults.
Posted by Lisa at 4:43 pm
Labels: Events, Jack Norris, Lisa Horner, Neil Horner, Nick Bond, Youth Council
Tuesday, 21 August 2007
www.myspace.com/herron23h
I am very proud to say that I have sussed out how to do a myspace layout and have put Lisa Smith's Hippy Art Sculpture as the main feature, of course you have a view of Northlands Park too. www.myspace.com/herron23h
There is a fishing match on on Wednesday at Northlands Park from 8.00 in the morning until 1.00pm, apparently anybody can enter.
Posted by Lisa at 12:49 pm
Labels: A bit about Northlands Park, Lisa Smith
Monday, 20 August 2007
What's Next
Posted by Lisa at 4:25 pm
Labels: Events, Jack Norris, Lisa Horner, Neil Horner, Nick Bond, Poster, Youth Council
Jack's Workshop at Bardfield School
Jack did a two day workshop at Bardfield School over the holiday, he and the kids made a great little animation which I will show on here once he puts it on You Tube.
Posted by Lisa at 4:20 pm
Labels: Jack Norris
The Animation Workshop
Jack got them to make their plasticine characters then did stop animation in the dolls house, which was just the right exposure of light for the filming. Everyone was thrilled with their mini animation films and we're going to show them on this blog very soon.
Click on photo's to enlarge.
Posted by Lisa at 3:52 pm
Labels: Events, Jack Norris
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Take a look at this! Loco Motion Animation Workshop
Posted by Lisa at 10:40 pm
Labels: Events, Jack Norris
Animation Workshop next Monday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/articles/2006/04/06/loco_motion_feature.shtml
Here are some other links to look at too.
http://creativityisme.blogspot.com/2006/12/jack-norris-and-loco-motion-animation.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbYamEI6eII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1Emhq6W2E
Jack and his friends will be showing your children how to make 3D animation, and possibly 2D animation. I know that everybody is going to have fun!
Posted by Lisa at 9:21 am
Labels: Events, Jack Norris
Monday, 13 August 2007
How Charlie's Mask-making Workshop went
After a bit of an iffy start this went fabulously well, Charlie and I were inundated by little people who wanted to make a mask. We had tiger masks, robot masks, witch masks and few individual inventions. The adults thoroughly enjoyed themselves too - getting very creative.
The iffy start was threatening rain and it was getting close to 12.30 and there was no gazebo in view at all. It turned out that there were a whole new group of park attendants as the usual group were somewhere else and they didn't know anything about my gazebo, but they put up the gazebo for me which I was grateful for. But all's well that ends well, so they say.
I went home feeling that we'd got over a few hurdles and it was a very successful day, we had happy children and parents who were very appreciative and grateful of our efforts.
Posted by Lisa at 4:26 pm
Labels: Events, Lisa Horner