Crafternoon Attendees in collaboration with Jotterbook Flowers

On display Wednesday 5 August to Wednesday 30 September

A group exhibition of paper flowers created by Crafternoon workshop participants for Ruth Faulkner Library and Belmont Museum’s Stories in Bloom event.
 
Paper flower making began in China two thousand years ago, shortly after the invention of paper. Silk road merchants travelled carrying paper flowers through Asia bringing delicate paper craft to the middle east and Europe. Through centuries people have crafted flowers for religious and celebratorily ceremony, including the eleventh century Europe, Victorian England, Mexican fiestas.
 
On Saturday 22 August, Stories in Bloom celebrated National Science Week and Children’s Book Week with bookable workshops and drop-in stations for children, youth and families designed to promote the benefits of literacy, music, science, and creativity within the City of Belmont community.