A Pocket Full of Treasures...A Collaboration by Sharon Campbell and Rachel Ramchurn

Sharon Campbell and myself devised this project when Chapel Street Primary School asked us to create a sculpture for their EYFS (nursery and reception) playground. We wanted to create an interactive sculpture that the children could connect with through 'treasures' that they hold dear, those small trinkets that hold big stories.

We also got the children to look at natural treasures found in the woodland area, small buds, seeds, pods, the shape of leaves...and we encouraged them to be inspired by these to make their own clay treasures that we then put in our 'Gallery of Guilded Frames'. I took inspiration from these clay treasures to create the final wood sculpture and many of the small trinkets that children brought to the workshop ended up in the treasures that Sharon created.

 

Head Teacher Jonathan Power

For the full project please go to www.apocketfulloftreasures.blogspot.com thanks.

The Sculpture comming together....

 

The Sycamore was selected from Sherwood Forest, and then carved in my studio.

Checking there is enough depth to hold treasures!

 A few coats of Teak oil...

Magnets in the treasures are attracted to the bolts that I have attached to the top and underside of the sculpture.