May
19
Fairies of the Forest
Posted by: lmairs | May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Waldorf educator and home school consultant Denise Kilshaw arrived at Woodhaven Saturday with children from Terra Haven Kinderhouse and the home schooled group from Cedar Bridge School in Lumby for their performance, Fairies of the Forest.
Each of the puppets was handmade by the children from silk and wool, and painted with plant dyes.
The story is adapted from a German folk tale by Bronja Zahlingen and centers on the elements of water and fire. The drum, flute & xylophone are played by Kilshaw who also narrates the story.
Fairies of the Forest tells the not so far fetched tale of the land becoming dry from the heat of the sun. The Fairies, who are charged with keeping the grass, flowers and the woods moist with water fresh from the ponds, become alarmed and fly into action when the “Fire Man” comes. The heat that he brings can devastate the forest and threatens to harm the creatures and all living things within it. Here are some of the images ……
When all the work of the Fairies was done, it was time to go home.
And thank you to everyone from the home school program and from Terra Haven Kinderhouse for their gentle walk in Woodhaven and for sharing the story of the Fairies of the Forest. We hope you do more.
The Woodhaven Eco Art Project is ongoing until October this year. Preparations for the the Summer projects are underway.
Woodhaven is at 4711 Raymer Road. Up Gordon, over Dehart, second left is Raymer Road, it zig zags, stay on it. Turn left at “slow to 30km” and when you come to the ”T’ in the road just go up the gravel driveway and you are here.