An Artist in Residence position in Thornden Woods with the Kent Wildlife Trust. The project was entered for the Canterbury Cultural Awards and was a finalist in two categories: The community Award and the Environmental Landscape Award


Wednesday 26 January 2011

Completion of Insect Homes

We at the Hospital have now completed our bird boxes and the insect homes. As you can imagine there are many rules and regulations about photos, insurance, and placement of these finished works, and the facilities dept will finish the project for us.

But just talking to the staff there in that kind of informal feedback way of conversation while your working, it is apparent that the insect homes have been on display all over the Xmas and new year period. Several people from other organisations have commented on them and thought they were for sale. A kind of cottage industry insect homes supplier.

No this is a one off, but there has obviously been conversations about woodworking with similar organisations.

There were meant to be 5 bird boxes but I think one got used as a Xmas present!

So my it's my opportunity now to formally thank the staff at St. Martins for their generous help and support we would not have done this without it.

Staff showing the camera one of 5 completed bird boxes with relief designs carved into the wood.


Designed for  Bees living in the luxury loft apartments in bamboo canes
wood construction housing for the general insect population living on ground level apartments
Life style options for insects  preferring to live in the soil filled end 2 storey houses with painted windows
all properties have panoramic views of the hospital grounds.
The properties are very well aspected in this prestigious Canterbury location with Canterbury Golf Course minutes flying distance. Similar distances to good large open areas and playing  fields. 
Close by schools include:
Chaucer Technology Collage
Barton Court Grammar School
Canterbury Collage and the University Collage of Art and Design
Pilgrims Way Primary School

Making these ideal family homes for all insects provided completely free using resources from several charities. 
 Photos of the project are scarce but we did take several of the insect homes outside in the hospital grounds.

Completed insect homes in the hospital grounds 

anthropomorphic
projecting human characteristics onto the animal world
insects living in a Georgian Terrace!







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