creativeStories
creativeStories
(Originators 2024-25)
Launched in September 2024, creativeStories is a project funded by the Originators Fund, part of Bristol City Council's Cultural Investment Programme.
In line with creativeShift's ethos to support local freelancers a team of expereinced artists were commissioned to lead and deliver the project.
Amy Lloyd-Jones of Tallulah Swirls Puppets, an arts facilitator, storyteller, maker and performer; alongside filmmaker Tot Foster worked closely with creativeShift facilitators to support participants from our art-on-referral groups at St Paul’s Children Centre, Knowle West Healthy Living Centre and Hartcliffe and Withywood @ Symes to design and create their own individual stories.
During creativeStories workshop sessions the participants were encouraged to express their experiences of creativity through audio recorded interviews and film footage of their own shadow puppet creations. Amy visited each group and demonstrated how she weaves puppets, props and scenery into her work, using very simple materials – cardboard, acetate, split pins, wire & sticks. Then these wonderful images were used to produce live animations by placing them on the glass of an Over Head Projector, casting shadows and colour onto a screen or wall. After experimenting with the ideas, materials and equipment created in the workshop, participants had the opportunity for their creative process to be recorded by filmmaker Tot and the creativeShift facilitators.
The individual short films will be viewable, on this page and aims to demonstrate and promote the overall wellbeing and health benefits of creative interventions that are safely managed and held by experienced art on referral facilitators.
In Spring 2025, a vibrant short film celebrating the whole project will be showcased at an event for everyone to come along to. The showcase aims to be an empowering illustration and collective celebration of the energy of the people that took part in the project while encouraging particpants to venture to new cultural venues and take pride in their work being on public display.
Films
Check out the brilliant first collection of short films produced by parents/carers at St Paul’s Children’s Centre in September 2024.
Thank you to the funders- Bristol City Council, The Originator’s Fund and the venues that support our Art on Referral sessions.
