At Storylines we’re always exploring new ways to showcase stories creatively. For the Withy Lore project this saw us sharing extracts from the project’s oral histories through both a listening station and series of collaged stories. Using found imagery and old postcards, these collages illustrate sections of the stories we heard, presenting them as open […]
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Weaving and words for all ages
A Withy Lore Family Day in March saw us back to the Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery for more stories and creativity. Through a series of different activities people of all ages were able to explore the Withy Lore exhibition through weaving, words and creativity. It was lovely to have so many generations weaving together […]
A heartwarming event at County Hall
You may remember last year we received funding from the Cornwall Council’s Community Capacity Fund; part of the Good Growth Programme, to carry out a feasibility study to inform a new project about the unsung work of women. We were one of 144 community- based organisations that have received funding from this pot, which was […]
Withy Lore exhibition launches
Wow what a fantastic evening we had officially launching to Withy Lore exhibition 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 […]
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 […]
