Arts & Crafts
A Note About the Art Class
The Arts and crafts activities group started about 12 weeks ago and seems to be enjoyed by everyone. The little pebble houses are coming along fine and as well as houses we are making various shops, a church and not to forget a pub.
Andy is going to make a castle copying the one that is just outside the town of Cardigan and proposed to call the street of Houses Cardigan Street By coincidence it is also the name of one of the Caswell Clinic Wards and which he is currently on!! Having made Cardigan Street we will enter it in the Koestler awards next March which look for novel ideas with arts and crafts
Tuesday afternoons are spent making little pebble cottages and shops which we try to make with odds and ends which we find along the tide lines and river banks.
I have started a painting course every Tuesday morning and would welcome any budding Van Gough's to attend!!
Everyone seems to look forward to the time spent in the arts room and it is great to see how the people who attend get along and work together as a group.
I really enjoy taking these classes and I get as much fun as the people who attend. I go home in the evening knowing that it is all worth while.
We also hold a clay workshop producing dragons, pumas, pots etc
Koestler Awards
On Friday 12th August an event to celebrate the achievements of the Caswell Clinic Keostler Award winners was held in the cafe.
Tegwyn Williams -Clinical Director presented all of the winners with their cash awards and all received lots of support and appreciation in the form of clapping and cheering for their achievements in the incredibly popular competition which is open to all individuals in secure environments.
The Winners Where:
- GrahamG -1st prize for his storage chest = £60
- Rob -1st prize for his music composition "Magic Virus" = £60
- Liz -Merit award for her cushion cover = £25
- AndyH -Merit award: Production of "Caswell Chat" = £20
- AndyH -Merit award for the Caswell computer work = £20
- AndyH -Merit Award for the Garden Bridge =£20
- ChrisJ, RusB, RobW, and AndyH won the Group Award for Caswell Chat = £40
- JonG-Highly commended for his portfolio of woodwork
- ChrisS –Highly commended for his chess board
The event was a success with many of the clinic′s staff and patients there to support our VIPs and enjoy the lunchtime buffet. Big congratulations to all!!
Koestler Awards update for 2006 (WebEd)....Click here