Vista Lace

As part of the launch of VISTA, the new permanent public artwork in Malmesbury; VISTA LACE was a bespoke community outreach project delivered in partnership with Malmesbury and Lea Primary Schools. Designed to celebrate the town’s rich heritage of lacemaking, the project invited pupils to explore traditional textile practices through an interactive workshop with lace expert Janet Casselden. The students transformed into a giant, choreographed lace-making machine, physically enacting the patterns and rhythms of this historic craft. Vista Lace was created to encouraged the next generation to engage with place through creativity, collaboration, and embodied learning.

 

Clients: Persimmon + Caerbladon

Project mentee: Janice Botteril

Fabricators: Black Forge Art + Greenwoods Ecohabitats

Structural Engineers: Mitchinson Macken

Carbon Calculation: Olivia Aspinall

Outreach: Janet Casselden + Jennifer Allison

Special thanks to: Riverside Community Centre, Malmesbury River Valleys Trust, Malmesbury & District Natural History Society, Conygre Mead Local Nature Reserve, Athelstan Museum