FOR TWO local charities, this year’s Wokingham Arts Trail was eggstra special.
Arts4Wokingham (A4W) and Wokingham District Association for the Elderly (WADE) combined forces to produce a range of creatures inspired by the theme of animal magic.
A number of children, together with some of WADE’s senior citizens, collaborated with local artist Jo Wyles, and were encouraged to produce works with an everyday egg box at their core.
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Imaginations ran wild and the fledgling artists came up with penguins, mice, giraffes and even a crocodile.
The results of Jo’s creative workshops were displayed at Wokingham’s Old Kiln Yard Gallery and enjoyed by hundreds of local folk as part of this year’s Wokingham Arts Trail.
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Jo Wyles likes to recycle easily available materials and integrate them into works of art.
She said: “I wanted to show that even something as simple as an egg box can stir the imagination and assume a number of forms when the creative juices flow.
“It’s a great way to encourage involvement and help everybody realise that art can be fun and accessible.”
The unique collaboration between WADE and A4W was a first for the two charities.
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After a private preview on Friday, those dropping by over the weekend also enjoyed live art demonstrations, a raffle, an art cafe and a stall run by friends of WADE.
“It was a great opportunity to share with the people of Wokingham more about the respective activities of these two prominent local charities,” said Paddy Haycocks from Arts4Wokingham.
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For information visit: arts4wokingham.com, wadecentre.org.uk and wokinghamartstrail.co.uk
