Inter-generational Window Wanderland Workshops!
- Making the Sunshine
- Jan 21, 2020
- 1 min read
What a lovely morning with Field House Care home residents and St Paul’s Junior school students doing a shared workshop for Window Wanderland.
Such lovely conversations alongside the making - one student said “I felt like I’d spent time with my grandma” and a man no one knew could draw sketched the most incredible picture of a church. Ages ranged from 7-99, and there were lots of residents there who had lived in Shepton Mallet all their lives.
It was such a privilege to work with Set Designer Elly Widowski who lives in Shepton and will now be cutting designs ready for students and residents to colour in a few weeks. This project is a partnership with @artbankcafe @rubbishartproj and has been made possible through support from Somerset Council Improving Lives funding and Wells Literature Festival and Mendip Council.
Students and residents are making scenes that will decorate the windows of the Anglo trading estate in March as part of @windowwanderland in Shepton Mallet. Anyone can take part in this free community event. Sign up your windows here: https://www.windowwanderland.com/event/shepton-mallet-2020/
The story about the resident who surprised everyone with his church drawing gave me chills—what a reminder that creativity has no age limit. I’ve been thinking about how to bring more of this into my own community, so I’ve been using https://ai-for-animation.com
What a beautiful example of how creativity bridges generations—that student’s “like spending time with my grandma” moment really captures the magic, and how wonderful that the drawing session unlocked a hidden talent. I’ve been thinking about similar intergenerational projects lately, so I’ve been using https://grabcad.site
What a beautiful example of how creativity bridges generations—that student’s comment about feeling like they’d spent time with their grandma really says it all, and how wonderful that the drawing talent came out of hiding. I’ve been looking for more intergenerational activity ideas like this, so I’m saving this for inspiration. https://thingiverse.app
What a beautiful example of what happens when generations come together—that student’s “like spending time with my grandma” moment says it all, and how wonderful that the drawing talent came out of hiding. I’ve been thinking about similar intergenerational projects lately, and this has inspired me to look into more resources like https://glbviewer.com
What a beautiful way to bridge generations—that comment about feeling like they’d spent time with their grandma really got me. I’ve been using https://aivideomeme.com