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My second residency visit was at the beginning of March and the days were now starting to get longer. Although there were still grey moments of rain and cold, the light gave a hint to the new season on its way and I was very happy to once again be back in Whitstable, working from The Horsebridge.
Can you imagine bumping into a hippo along our high street? Or a meeting a mammoth on the beach? How about paddling in the sea next to a prehistoric shark or wading in shallows with a woolly Rhino? That's what our Young Makers did this week!
On Wednesday we held the first of our Wild Escape Whitstable creative workshops inspired by some of the more surprising animals found in the Whitstable Community Museum.
We were delighted to host a second visit from Sarah and her students from ISP Fostering Whitstable to finish their contribution to our Extraordinary Places Antarctic project, this week focusing on the human life in this fragile, beautiful, but inhospitable landscape.
For the last 2 weeks our Young Makers Club have been transported to one of Earths extraordinary places: Antarctica! For the last 2 weeks our Young Makers Club have been transported to one of Earths extraordinary places: Antarctica! All part of a larger project that includes young people from ISP Fostering and our volunteer group.
On Thursday 26 January the Young People from ISP Fostering Whitstable along with their teacher Sarah had an outing to The Horsebridge to take part in an art workshop to create a series of prehistoric fossils that would be found in the layers of sediment under the Antarctic Ice.
This week saw the start of our 'Extraordinary Places' Antarctica Project, working with our volunteer group, Young Makers and ISP Fostering to create all the parts of a large communal mural highlighting the unique eco system of Antarctica and the effects of climate change on this fragile environment.
I have been in love with Whitstable ever since I first visited many years ago. To me it has the perfect balance of history and creativity, calm and bustle, stormy skies and cosy corners. I have many treasured memories attached to this place, so much so, one of the comics in my book was inspired by my visits here.
We have been quietly working away since re-opening to create a dedicated studio space that will be the hub for all our creative activity and learning this summer and beyond.