Beauty and Utility - Avon Meadows

I am one of three creative practitioners commissioned by Meadow Arts to make an artwork and to work with community groups and or schools responding to the seasons and changing environment at Avon Meadows in Pershore. Meadow Arts is working with the Floodplain Meadows Partnership which represents a number of key organisations and is hosted by the Open University, School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences. My work relates to the themes of flooding and the meadow’s role in natural flood attenuation or “breathing space” of the river, alleviating peak flows downstream. It also touches on biodiversity which is boosted by the seasonal flooding and distribution of nutrients. I used plant materials to make paper for my artwork, and I used dyes and pigments derived from plants, berries, soil and other materials gathered from the Avon Meadows.