Chutney Preserves 8 - Camberwell, Eighth Wonder of the World!

This Sunday 22 June I will be on Camberwell Green for the finale of Camberwell Arts Festival 20th Anniversary with Chutney Preserves 8 curated by Sarah Sparkes.

The theme of The Chutney Preserves this year is the number 8, as it had been running for 8 years now. So all the artists involved will be making artwork / sideshows to represent the 8th wonder of the world… in Camberwell

Sunday 22nd June from 1.30pm - 7pm

Camberwell Green
London SE5
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I will be presenting 'The Hermits Cave'
Sarah will be presenting the legendary Hermit who lived in the cave and will invite you to on this rare occassion take your photo with a Hermit. A once in a lifetime opportunity!

What would you chose to represent Camberwell as the Eighth Wonder of the World? Would you vote for the Camberwell Beauty, Lettsom Gardens, the Hermits cave?! The Chutney Artists have created wondrous interactive exhibits, each representing a ‘Wonder of Camberwell’. They will be displayed upon Camberwell Green for your entertainment, pleasure and displeasure.  Come all ye folks of SE5 and the world; come to Camberwell Green on the 22nd June and vote for your favourite 'Wonder of Camberwell'

Here are the artists and their wonders:

Sarah Doyle - the Hermits Cave
Tim Flitcroft - the 'secret' Cold-war Nuclear Bunker
Ash Fitzgerald – St Giles
Ben Foong - Camberwell Carrot
Charlie Fox – Denmark Hill
Phillip Raymond Goodman – Buses
Caroline Gregory – John Ruskin
Rachael House – Rat Records
Calum F Kerr – The Camberwell Beauty
Joanna McCormick – Fed Karno's Fun Factory
Frog Morris – The Beast of Camberwell
Sarah Sparkes – The Camberwell Well
Scott Wood - 20 Wonders of Camberwell
With ceremonial music from the A Band
and to conclude proceedings, Scott Wood presents: 20 Wonders of Camberwell! (a talk with live illustrations)

Lettsom Estate Community Gardening Day

Potato printing. Poster making for Lettsom Estate Gardening Day. My project for Camberwell Art Festival's Lucky Dip

Lucky Dip is an open art competition that takes place out in the open. 20 shortlisted artists have been randomly allocated a public space in Camberwell through a lucky dip process. I was allocated The Lettsom Estate as part of Camberwell Arts Festival 20th Anniversary Lucky Dip

The Lettsom Estate was built in the early 1970s on land formerly owned by John Coakley Lettsom. As part of the Lucky Dip for Camberwell Arts Fesival on Sunday the 15th June I organised a community gardening day on the Estate.

As the estate itself is built on the ground formerly owned by the philanthropist and herbalist John Coakly Lettsom the plan was to tie in Letsom's love of naturalism by making a small garden around the playground in the middle of Letsome estate, next to the estate office.

For the 20th anniversary of Camberwell Arts Festival it was my aim to leave something behind as a reminder of a day enjoyed by the tenants and residents of Lettsom Estate and something that can be enjoyed after the festival has finished too.

The garden was planted on Saturday 15th of June and the Lucky Dip art trail runs until the 22nd June 2014. As my project is a garden it will be there as a permanent reminder of the Gardening Day. If you do visit please do water the plants.

Here is the address of the garden:
Lettsom Estate
Playground next to the estate office
Camberwell
London, SE5 8PH
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Here are some more images from my Lucky Dip project

Lettsom Estate Playground

Potatoes prepped for printing the Lettsom Estate Gardening Day posters

Potato printing. Poster making for Lettsom Estate Gardening Day. My project for Camberwell Art Festival's Lucky Dip

One of the Lettsom Estate Gardening Day posters

June 8th Cleared all the glass and plastic from the soil round the playground in preparation for the Gardening Day next Sunday

June 8th Treasures found while clearing the playground in preparation for the gardening day next Sunday

June 14th Plant labels ready for Lettsom Estate Gardening Day tomorrow part of Camberwell Arts Festival

June 15th Some of the plants waiting to go in today at Lettsom Estate for Camberwell Arts Week Lucky Dip

June 15th Some of the fruits of our labour today at Lettsom Estate Gardening Day for Camberwell Arts Festival

June 15th Some of the fruits of our labour today at Lettsom Estate Gardening Day for Camberwell Arts Festival

June 15th Some of the fruits of our labour today at Lettsom Estate Gardening Day for Camberwell Arts Festival

June 15th Some of the fruits of our labour today at Lettsom Estate Gardening Day for Camberwell Arts Festival