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On the 13th December 2022 we'd raised £1,135 with 39 supporters in 28 days. But as every pound matters, we're continuing to collect donations from supporters.
Mushroom Sculpt - Rockcliffe First School
by Adam Cooper in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Total raised £1,180
raised so far41
supportersRockcliffe First School are going to grow the world's first fungal sculpture trail.
by Adam Cooper in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
New stretch target
Check out our progress on Instagram, @threadsintheground
With extra funding we can create lesson plans and resources for Rockcliffe School, and share it with other schools across the North East so more kids can benefit.
We can also organise a party around the trail for everyone involved. A real celebration for all the children whose work will be on display.
With your help, the children of Rockcliffe First School are going to grow the world’s first fungal sculpture trail.
What?!
Through the climate hope organisation, Threads in the Ground, Rockcliffe will have access to ‘Grow it Yourself Kits’, using new technology to make biodegradable building materials from fungus.
Every child in the school will be involved in each step of creating a beautiful trail of sculptures. They will explore part of their climate future by playing and creating with a next generation material.
Imagine walking through Whitley Bay with your mini tour-guide, as they explain to you what fungus is, how they grew it, how it will biodegrade, and why that is important?
But we need your help to make all this happen.
A small group of Rockcliffe parents have been crafting mushroom-based rewards and experiences. They make for perfect Christmas Presents that you will find nowhere else.
Your support will make sure the children of Rockcliffe First School can make Mushroom Sculpt happen. Thank you!
Mushroom Sculpt is a project developed by Threads in the Ground - a new climate hope organisation founded by Adam Cooper during his Creative Associate residency at New Writing North.
Rewards
This project offered rewards
£36 or more
Guided Mushroom Foraging
Embark on a guided forage with Matt from ByTheBay Mushroom Co. in the Rising Sun park.
Matt will take you on a 90min walk through the park, guiding you through the rich varieties of fungus that grow practically on our doorstep. Which are edible, which ones glow in the dark.
Matt is VERY passionate about mycology and loves passing on his knowledge. You might even head home with a basket of edible shrooms for tea.
£10 or more
Mushroom Sculpt Supporter
A nice stocking filler. We'll send you a digital postcard to say you have donated on someone's behalf to support this unique climate education project. We will list their name as a supporter in the final documentary film, and on the mushroom sculpt website (when it's ready).
£15 or more
Mushroom Print, A5 - cork and mushroom ink
Limited edition mushroom prints by artist, Owen Harris.
Owen carved mushroom shapes into bottle corks, and printed them using ink made from mushrooms.
Each print is unique. Choose your edition on collection.
£18 or more
Unique mushroom illustration, from mushroom ink.
Original A4 illustrations by artist, Owen Harris, created with ink made from mushrooms.
We foraged Ink Cap mushrooms from the Rising Sun park, they broke down to create a deep black ink which Owen has used to make these beautiful illustrations of mushrooms.
Each is an edition of 1. Choose your edition on collection.
£20 or more
Family Mushroom Craft Workshop
Join our family mushroom craft workshop with your little one. Play with natural inks, printmaking techniques, and mycelial sculpting. To last around an hour.
Workshops will last 1 hour, hot drinks provided. Each ticket is for 1 adult and 1 child, but we're not strict.
Dates TBC in spring 2023. Electronic experience gift card provided.
£23 or more
COMING SOON - Mycelial Christmas Tree Decoration
We are growing a limited run of Christmas baubles using mycelial technology.
We create a mould using clay, and fill it with hemp and spores. We seal up the mould and let the bauble grow. After a week, we break it open, bake it to harden...voila, merry christmas! (These ones won't biodegrade.)
Each bauble is completely unique, a collab between human and fungus. An intriguing gift for the curious.
Reward goes live when they finish growing.