Lead Artist: Heather Marshall
Every year in Primary school Heather's class would plant crocuses on Leith Links. Local volunteers would dig holes and they’d put bulbs in, cover them up with turf and then jump on them to make sure they were securely in the ground!
Thirty years later those crocuses still grow on the Links and each spring when they start to bloom she feels a sense of pride knowing that she grew those flowers and that she has this connection that is genuinely rooted in her community.
For this project, Heather worked with the P6 pupils of Canal View Primary School to create art that was rooted in their community and bring joy to those who viewed it. They explored natural forms of public and street art, looked at environmental guerrilla art and considered how to share messages to the world in environmentally friendly and creative ways. They explored chalk and moss graffiti as mediums, whilst looking at the power of public art to connect with their local community/neighbourhood.
