The Log Cabin Community Project

I was delighted to have worked in partnership with Vivien Dymock of the Log Cabin on a two year voluntary mosaic art project. This was a strong community project with a range of people involved including the children and young people with special needs, staff, local business and volunteers.

The project was to design and create several large cut-out mosaics to go in the playground at the Log Cabin, a children’s charity in west London.

Working with the children on a weekly basis, we made 15 outdoor mosaics including a butterfly, dragonfly and glitter stepping stones as well as two seven-foot high trees!

Another large mosaic, ‘Hollyhocks’, was raffled at £1 per ticket and raised £1,250 for art materials for the children.

With regular local press coverage, word of mouth and ‘friendly persuasion’, almost all the mosaic materials were donated by small business as well as cash and kind donations from friends.

In addition, a group of gardening friends volunteered to design and create sensory garden beds. Soil and plants were purchased with a very generous discount from local suppliers. After a year of planning, digging and planting there are now three beautiful and vibrant sensory beds, enhancing the playground and mosaics.

See more pictures in The Log Cabin Project Gallery