• Lear House, Darmonds Green, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5DT

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A Colourful August Crafternoon with Celia

This month’s Crafternoon with Celia took a wonderfully creative twist – we swapped brushes for vegetables!

Red peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, celery and okra all became our tools of choice as residents experimented with stamping, printing and painting. It’s always amazing to see how everyday items can be transformed into something completely new when you add a splash of colour and a bit of imagination.

Celia enjoys an August Crafternoon, pressing broccoli dipped in colourful paint onto paper at a table, surrounded by vibrant paint splodges and fresh vegetables.
Celia, an elderly woman, sits at a table covered with a yellow cloth during an August Crafternoon, painting colourful flowers on paper using her brush and paint supplies.
During the August Crafternoon, Celia, an elderly woman, sits at a table stamping a sheet of paper with celery sticks to make colourful artwork in a bright, decorated room.
Two elderly women, including Celia, enjoy a colourful August Crafternoon, painting on black paper with brushes amidst art supplies in a brightly lit, floral-decorated room.
During an August Crafternoon, Celia uses broccoli and a pepper to apply colourful paint to paper at a table, with paint and vegetables on plates.
Celia, an elderly woman, sits at a table painting on paper with colourful paints, surrounded by art supplies and paper plates during an August Crafternoon.
Celia, an elderly woman, sits at a table drawing with felt-tip pens on paper during an August Crafternoon, while other pensioners enjoy the colourful, brightly decorated room in the background.
Celia enjoys a colourful August Crafternoon as she sits at a table, using vegetables and paint to make prints on paper. Paint and vegetables are set out on a plate and in a divided tray in front of her.

The room was full of laughter and curiosity as we discovered the unique patterns and textures each vegetable could create. From bold prints to delicate shapes, no two artworks looked the same and everyone went home with something to be proud of.

Celia, an elderly woman with glasses, holds up a sheet of paper showing a colourful abstract artwork with blue and yellow circular patterns at August Crafternoon.
Celia, an elderly woman wearing spectacles, holds up a drawing of purple and yellow flowers she created during a Colourful August Crafternoon while seated indoors.
Celia enjoys a colourful August Crafternoon indoors, holding up a black sheet of paper decorated with yellow and green drawings of flowers and bees.
Celia, an elderly woman, sits at a table during August Crafternoon, proudly holding up her colourful flower painting amongst painting supplies, vegetables, paint and brushes.
Celia, an elderly woman, smiles as she holds up a colourful hand-painted artwork featuring orange and green shapes, possibly flowers or fruit, made during an August Crafternoon indoors.
Celia, smiling at the camera, sits in front of a floral curtain and proudly shows her painting from a Colourful August Crafternoon. Art supplies are scattered across the table before her.
Elderly woman wearing glasses smiles as she holds up a piece of colourful abstract artwork made during an August Crafternoon in a communal setting.
Celia, wearing glasses and a pink jumper, smiles as she proudly shows off her colourful circular artwork from the Colourful August Crafternoon in the communal room.

As always, our Crafternoons are about more than just making things – they’re about sharing time together, sparking conversations and enjoying the sense of achievement that comes from trying something new. Celia has a wonderful way of inspiring creativity, and this session was no exception.

Two elderly women sit at a table covered with colourful art supplies, painting on paper in a brightly decorated room with floral wallpaper during an August Crafternoon.
Celia and a friend sit at a table in a brightly lit room, using vegetables and paint to create artwork during a Colourful Crafternoon.

We can’t wait to see what she brings for us next month!

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