Archive for June, 2011
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Outreach activities linked to beds at Hampton Court and Kensington were recently delivered at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital over four days. We worked at bedsides on the Stroke wards, and in the waiting room of the HIV and Oncology ward. Patients made silk flowers as they learnt about Queen Charlotte’s beautiful bed, which is [...]
These majestic maquettes were made by Year 6 students from Henry Fawcett Primary School, as part of their Design & Technology FOCUS week with IntoUniversity and the Outreach and Community Involvement team at Historic Royal Palaces. Students worked with professional sculptor Kendra Haste, who created the stunning new wire mesh sculptures that form part of [...]
Last Tuesday 21 June, I visited the factory of wallpaper manufacturers Cole and Son. In contrast to Allyson McDemott’s wonderful, rural wallpaper studio, the awe inspiring wallpaper manufacturer Cole and Son is located on an industrial estate in North London. I met with Alexa and Peter who told me about the history of the company [...]
We have updated the look of the Temple of Imagination again with the help from our community groups! New screen printed silk cushions with images created in workshops with adults and young people from the Southall Community College will be displayed inside the temple this summer. Tactile books created with the help from local families [...]
Huge crowds flocked to make crowns, try on costumes, colour our patchwork Rubens ceiling or pick up a free history booklet at our Banqueting House marquee at the annual West End Live event in Trafalgar Square. 1,500 crowns were made (people were asked to create a crown fit for Charles II, who didn’t have a [...]
Returning for a sixth year, this free event for 13-19 year olds is a unique chance for young people to learn about their prospects in the creative industries. Organised by the Exhibition Road Cultural Group (ERCG), Creative Quarter provides a chance to meet professional artists, designers and scientists – as well as undergraduate and postgraduate [...]
We have just finished this project with a group of young people from the Army Welfare Service (Kingston). The group was involved in various activities including creative writing, bookmaking, drawing, copper embossing, Kew Palace exploring and some gardening too! Temple of Imagination benefited from the work young people did around it-planting their wishes for the [...]
Hell0, after my last post about our visit to Allyson’s wallpaper studio I thought I’d show you an image of a joint class wallpaper, Year 3 from St Mary Abbots Primary printed. Each student used their indivdually designed rollers to print their patterns onto a large roll of class wallpaper. We’re going to be putting [...]
Kensington Palace has just taken delivery of a fabulous new set of Crown Jewels. Our Community Partner, Stitches in Time, with the assistance of three community groups across east and west London, have crafted knitted replicas of items of royal regalia including the St. Edward’s Crown, the orb and the sceptre. Visitors to the Enchanted [...]
Yesterday we jumped on the train at Paddington and journeyed into the beautiful Gloucestershire countryside to visit Allyson McDermott’s wonderful wallpaper studio in the little village or Awre. We went to learn more about historic wallpaper and the techniques that were used to create it to inform our Artist in Residence programme at Kensington Palace. [...]