Art in the Environment- Bicton College Devon

This project took place last year at Bicton Agricultural College with third year part-time Fine Art Degree students from The Partnership Faculty of  The University of Plymouth and Exeter College.
 The residential was facilitated and co-ordinated by Nicci Wonnacott , Module Leader in Art in the Environment with Dr Anthony Escot Fine Art Program Leader.
On our first day we had a peaceful walk around the the Bicton Estate so as , which offered the group space and time to connect with the landscape.
We camped at Bicton under an Autumn full moon, the next day we gathered found materials whilst weaving personal stories. The students worked together to create their final piece of work,
 'The co-joining of rings' was made from willow and decorated with flora from the farm. Nicci chose the site, which over looked the beautiful landscape of East Devon for a back drop to the Sculptural work.
We later discovered that a wedding was being held there that day, this gave the project a sprinkle of magic!

                                           Images kindly provided by Eva Fahle-Clouts

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                                         Guernica-Lest We Forget-
                                                        Wants, Needs, Must Haves

Hello we haven't blogged much recently - Life is so busy for all of us!
Today we are highlighting the work of Gilly Pitman, who was inspired to create this textile piece by the Sewing for Peace project, which her and her husband, a fellow artist Rik Pitman made a panel for. This sparked an interest in political art, which in turn led the way for to realises her ideas visually.
Gilly, then went on to look at Pablo Picasso's Guernica, this was Picasso's response to the bombing of the town Guernica, Northern Spain in 1937 shock the world. The bombing prompted Picasso to begin painting his greatest epic, which is now an International icon for world peace.
 Gilly referred to this in her banner and bought together images and text from contemporary and historical articles on war as a response to her own concerns and desire for a peaceful world, she also questions what our priorities are in a consumerist society.
Thank you for sharing your images and ideas with us Gilly and good luck with your future artwork.