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A solo show by Wren Miller, Environmental Public Artist 10.30-5.00pm daily, Weds 28th October-Weds 4th November Chameleon Gallery, Walsall WS1 3DR Tel. 01922 646724 This exhibition contains new work made in response to travelling for two month in Mali, West Africa, seeing incredible mud architecture and meeting Mali’s unique mix of Muslims and Animists, in the Tuareg, Dogon and Bambara Tribes. Join Wren as she begins her journey of eco experiments and encounters across three continents, to feed and share on her new website. wrenmillerart.co.uk. Free Workshops, suitable for all. Please call first to check details: 07866 007454 Hands to Earth - making simple mud forms Friday 30th Oct with Wren Miller 10.30-12.30, 2-4pm Rattle Your Bones - Halloween Drumming Sat 31st Oct, with Jahman Sillah, Master Drummer 11-11.45am, 12.15 –1, 2-2.45pm Day of the Dogon Dead–Descriptions of death rituals Sun 1st Nov, with Malian, Dogon Guide, Seydou. design www.thinkgraphic.co.uk 11-11.45am, 2-2.45pm Big Draw Drawing drop-ins With Wren, past winner of Big Draw’s ‘Drawing Inspiration Award’, expect different ways to draw. Weds 28th (pm only) & Sat 31st Oct, Sun 1st & Weds 4th Nov 11am -4.30pm Black History Month

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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:29:19 EDT
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Public Artist Wren, aims to meet climate challenge
After visiting the incredible mud architecture of Mali in West Africa,
Wren Miller, a Public Artist and MSc Architecture student, believes
that we
can learn from Africa and adapt techniques to our climate and situation,
saving heat loss, money and carbon emission.
The Met Office is now forecasting that without severe cuts in our carbon
emissions, we will see a four degree rise in our temperatures by 2060.
Climate Change on this scale creates urgent challenges. Wren Miller seeks
to find materials that can be used to make sculptures and buildings
that won
’t emit so much carbon. Brick, concrete and cement take an enormous amount
of energy to produce and so they are very high contributors to carbon
emissions.
Mud was used in Britain and Europe for centuries. The fashion for brick is
roughly 250 years old. Many old buildings in Europe, especially Devon, are
made from cob; a sand, clay, straw and water mix, made into unfired bricks
or cobs. These are similar ingredients to bricks but un-fired, so less
carbon emitting.
Wren has just started 18 months of Arts Council England funded research
and development, seeking for new materials to build and inspire with. She
begins a range of experiments and eco encounters to blog, feed and
share on
her website-in-development.
www.wrenmillerart.co.uk will be launched at Wren’s solo exhibition in two
weeks time.
Her show called ‘Meetings in the Middle of Somewhere’ is part of Black
History Month, and is a response to travelling for two months in Mali,
West
Africa, studying the incredible mud architecture and meeting Mali’s unique
mix of Muslims and Animists, in the Tuareg, Dogon, and Bambara tribes.
The show is open from 10.30-5.00pm daily, Wednesday October 28th –
November 4th at Walsall’s Chameleon Gallery and is being hosted by the
Caldmore
Village Festival Group.
Wren Miller says
“Increasingly my art works are of a temporary but giant nature. I will be
experimenting with combining earth, recycled and waste materials, and
looking at the challenges that artists, architects and builders have to
design
and produce large scale, long lasting, but low carbon-emitting work.
I’ve started with recycling old items and encouraging others to do so
creatively, by creating giant recycled artworks. It’s a very exciting
time for
me”.
Free Workshops, suitable for all ages.
Please ring 07866 007454 to reserve your place
The Big Draw, Drop in Drawing Weds 28th pm only, Fri 30th, Sat 31st& Nov
1st 11 – 4.30pm
With past winner of Big Draw’s ‘Drawing Inspiration Award’ 2000, expect
different ways to draw with Environmental Artist, Wren Miller.

Hands to Earth Friday 30th October
Hands-on workshop creating sculptural forms from mud -the oldest eco
building material
With Environmental Artist, Wren Miller 10.30-12.30pm & 2.00-4.00pm
Rattle your Bones, Halloween Drumming Saturday 31st October
Drum Workshop with West African Master Drummer, Jahman Sillah.
11.00-11.45am, 12.15- 1pm, & 2pm - 2.45pm
Day of the Dogon Dead Sunday 1st November
Dogon stories around death, funerals and the walking dead, death rituals
explained by Dogon Guide, Seydou.
11.00-11.45am & 2pm - 2.45pm
The Chameleon Gallery, 23-25 Sandwell Street, Walsall. WS1 3DR. Telephone
01922 646724

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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