Wow what a fantastic evening we had at the Withy Lore exhibition launch at the Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery. Arranged to coincide with the reopening of the entire museum, over 550 people came along to celebrate Cornwall’s rich heritage, art and stories. Most importantly for us was that so many of the withy pot […]
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Final preparations for the Withy Lore exhibition
The past few weeks we’ve been up at the newly renamed Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery installing the Withy Lore exhibition with the talented artist Anna Pope. This is an exciting opportunity for us to showcase the artwork, films and audio stories we’ve been producing this past year. As days pass, our visions of net […]
Withy Pot Barnacles in Penberth Cove
For the past 2 winters withy pot makers have been weaving ‘withy pot’ barnacles to contribute to a growing installation for the Withy Lore project. This began last year with a gathering of makers and young people at the museum. We’ve since been delighted to receive ‘barnacles’ from withy pot maker from around the South-West. […]
Unsung stories of women’s work
For quite some time Storylines has been wanting to explore the unsung stories of women’s work that have gone largely unshared across the generations. A project like this would shed light on the pivotal role that women played in homes, livelihoods, and communities. To set this in motion we needed to identify where this would […]
A whirlwind of withies with Richard Ede
We’re delighted to share this short film of Richard Ede making a withy pot (traditional willow crab/lobster pot). We hope you enjoy watching as Richard masterfully makes a pot, and listening as he shares in his personal recollections and reflections about the endangered craft. Made as part of the Withy Lore project, this film weaves […]
In the net loft with Barry
Last winter we had the pleasure of spending time with Barry and media students from Camborne College in Barry’s net loft. Perched on the edge of Mullion harbour, this net loft has been used by Barry’s family for generations, itself housing a treasure trove of stories. Over the course of 2 days Barry artfully crafted […]
Remembering Tricia
Those who have worked with Storylines over the years may have had the joy of meeting Tricia. Tricia was a huge supporter of Storylines and was involved in numerous projects with us over the past decade. It is with huge sadness that we share that Tricia has passed away, and we wanted to take some […]
Roger’s Story- Champion Cornish Hedger
We’re delighted to share this digital story, made with Roger who recalls hedging on his families farm near Penzance and taking part in local Cornish Hedging competitions. This digital story was made in partnership with CREST, an exciting new initiative aiming to train and educate our communities in rural crafts and their vital importance to […]
Every Withy Pot tells a story
The more time we spend with withy pot makers through the Withy Lore project, the more aware we’ve become of the differences in style, size and character of withy pots (willow pots used to catch shellfish). Looking at a pot now, we see subtle differences in technique, form and materials. Each of these elements tells […]
Weaving and story-sharing at Marazion school
This week we had the pleasure of going into Marazion school to work with year 6 children as part of the Withy Lore project that we’re delivering in partnership with artist Anna Pope. Over the course of the day, children heard and shared personal stories, did some weaving and had a special visitor! Stories lead […]
