Broomy’s Bairns – Building Bug Boxes
Last week, the kids in Broomy’s Bairns were putting some finishing touches on our Broomy’s Bees Garden by building bug boxes! Insects are vital to the natural world so it’s […]
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Plastic Melting & Weaving Mural Unveiling
The end of January saw the installation of the finished Plastic Melting and Weaving Mural in the Suite 16 Community Flat in Broomhill Court. Residents were delighted with the result! […]
January, 2019, at the Broomhill Art Flat
We kicked off 2019 with a bang of new classes, more classes and returning classes! Our Furniture Upcycling workshop multiplied due to popularity, so there’s now two classes – […]
November, 2018, at the Broomhill Art Flat
In November we were continuing with ongoing classes like Textile and Furniture Upcycling, but also had the new Plastic Melting and Weaving workshop! We partnered up with Community Flat, Suite […]
October, 2018, at the Broomhill Art Flat
We spent most of Octoberat the Art Flat, gearing up for Inverclyde’s Galoshans Festival! Our Textile Upcycling workshop with designers and costumers Steph Davidson and Susan McInnes, were making items […]
September, 2018, at the Broomhill Art Flat
September was a busy month at the Art Flat. As well as the usual weekly workshops, we had a week long celebration of Zero Waste Week, from the 3rd till […]
Lee Jeans Factory Sit-in Inspired Banner
This video from STV recently came up on our Facebook-timeline and reminded us of the beautiful textile banner that Broomhill community members made a couple of years ago. The […]
Broomy’s Bairns – Artist Studies – Rose Wylie (part II)
In yesterdays Broomy’s Bairns, we did a second part of our Artist Studies series on painter, Rose Wylie. As Wylie herself does, we wanted the kids to think about editing […]
Broomy’s Bairns – Artist Studies – Rose Wylie
In last weeks Broomy’s Bairns we took some time in looking at the work of British artist Rose Wylie, who is known for her large-scale, colourful and simplistic studies of […]
Broomy’s Bairns – Trip to Lunderston Bay
Last week we took a trip to Lunderston Bay with the Broomy’s Bairns to collect some sea glass! After a brief chat with the kids about the importance of keeping […]
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