Providing an opportunity for children and their parents/friends of all ages to engage in meaningful craft activities.
NEW VENUE FOR PYRITES CRAFT CAMP JULY 2012
BLACKINGSTONE WILD WOOD
DEVON - DARTMOR - NR MORTONHAMPSTED
Craft Camp 2012
Bookings Now Open
Location: Click here for the google maps link
Get Directions: Click here for the google maps link
Link to the page with photos: Blackingstone Wild Wood
Pyrites Craft Camp 2012 will be in a new location: Blackingstone Wild Wood near Mortenhampstead - Devon. A beautiful site with mixed wood land & wild meadow situated with in the Dartmor National Park.
Please go to Venue update: Blackingstone Wild Wood link above for location & map
Due to the sensative nature of the site & narrow Green Lane access accomodation can only be in tents - sorry no caravans & trailers. Once unloaded, car parking will be in neighboring farmers field. Please bring your own tent, sleeping gear, crockery & cutlery. Washing facilities will be basic ie field bucket shower & sauna bender. Compost toilets.
An important feature of the camp will be food preparation and cooking using organic ingredients where possible prepared in a field kitchen. All meals will be prepared and shared together. Staff will organize each craft group, which will spend half a day preparing meals.
All of the craft activities will offer a comprehensive experience, in many cases starting with the process of obtaining and preparing the raw materials, and moving through to make a hand crafted item.
Many of the workshops are doubled to accommodate different age groups and interests.
From Fleece to Felt, processing of and plant dying wool to produce felts to make a variety of simple items. Simple weaving techniques.
Using natural dyed wool to weave a wall hanging on a hazel stick D-Frame loom
Traditional tanned animal skin for sandals, bags, belts and drum making etc.
Native Amaerican style leather work.
Leather work projects using home veg tanned leather.
Using willows/hedgerow materials which will be processed in various ways, participants will be instructed in the traditional methods of willow basketry.
Using the traditional pole lathe and green woodworking tools, various items of furniture will be produced with local woods. Two workshops
Using a variety of freshly cut woods
Digging our own clay for pots, building a paper kiln and Clay Bread Oven.
Using local Limestone.
Forge work, using homemade charcoal, in an Iron Age forge to produce traditional artifacts and tools , some copper work too. Two workshops.
Model & cast in tin or bronze your own artifact.
Making a pentatonic lyre and percussion instruments. Or other projects by negotiation.
Using coloured glass and Leading techniques. Two workshops
Make your own design using natural fabrics and pigments.
Using traditional materials and methods.
Making and working with rawhide and buckskin, incorporating traditional decorative techniques to craft a variety of items.
Featuring fire lighting, shelter building, wild food and a wealth of other activities based in the natural environment Sleep out alone one night.
Nature exploration and woodland crafts (8 – 12yrs.) Several groups
Fun and games, music & dance and nature exploration for younger children
(6– 7yrs)
Using a bead loom & coloured beads. Childrens workshop.
Using bamboo& native woods.
Swords Shields & Spears
For two to Five year olds.
Stories for young & old.
