The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)

Project of Process to mark pandemic

- BY ISLA GLEN

An East Neuk artist has been commission­ed to deliver a project marking the Covid 19 pandemic.

Katie Fowlie, an art specialist and educator, was selected for Rememberin­g Together Fife to create something collaborat­ively with communitie­s in Fife.

The project, named Process, is currently running free workshops across the kingdom where participan­ts will explore floriograp­hy – the language associated with plants – to express emotions and create art using plantbased materials.

The workshops come about after 18 months of engagement with communitie­s across Fife, listening to individual­s’ unique experience­s from this challengin­g time.

Katie said: “Many ideas were offered during the initial engagement phase, and areas of overlap started to emerge.

“Most participan­ts noted a decline in their mental health, their selfconfid­ence, and feelings of isolation.

“People shared how important the daily permitted hour outdoors became to their wellbeing.

“But also, how this habit was so quickly abandoned as life started to return to normal.

“They were keen to create something collective­ly which celebrated Fife’s varied landscapes while encouragin­g healthy habits such as slowing down and reinstatin­g regular time spent outdoors – all in a way which enabled reflection and a chance to process how our lives changed.”

Following this period of co-creation, Katie will create a bespoke publicatio­n called Process that will be gifted to organisati­ons across Fife and will be free to access online.

It will be made up of images, reflection­s, words, and fragments that offers

“how-to” details to undertake further exploratio­n.

Katie is continuing to host free community workshops during the coming months.

Drop-in events are being hosted by Kellie Castle on May 18 and 25, The Larick Centre on May 20 and 27 and June 3.

Bookable workshops take place in Buckhaven on April 19, Leven on April 25 and Methil on May 4.

Katie will also be collaborat­ing with Jayson Byles from East Neuk Seaweed to offer cooking demonstrat­ions and create botanical inks from foraged finds.

Fife Coast and Countrysid­e Trust are facilitati­ng Rememberin­g Together Fife.

Free workshop places can be booked at fifecoasta­ndcountrys­idetrust.co.uk/ events/

 ?? ?? COLLABORAT­OR: Jayson Byles from East Neuk Seaweed will offer cooking displays.
COLLABORAT­OR: Jayson Byles from East Neuk Seaweed will offer cooking displays.
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Katie Fowlie, right, an art specialist from the East Neuk, is to deliver the Rememberin­g Together Fife project.
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