One of the benefits of joining EDGE is that all members have the opportunity to learn from other artists at workshops and talks. During our AGM weekend on 24th-25th October, we welcomed artist Alice Fox as our guest speaker and workshop leader.

Alice loves to spend time in her allotment investing time into sowing, growing and harvesting her own materials, including flax, nettles, daffodil leaves and more. We admire Alice’s site-specific, sustainable ethos, and it fits with our theme for 2026-2027, Regeneration, so we were excited to hear more about her art practice.

A group of members battled through stormy weather to attend Alice’s workshop the following day. They discovered that almost anything can be made into cordage. During the workshop they considered the use of packaging, newspapers, plastic bags and other scrap materials that might otherwise go into landfill. Alice guided members through process of making cordage from waste materials and then looping it into beautiful bowl-like structures.

Thanks to Lorna Swinney for providing the workshop feedback and to Shan Press for the images.