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Cheddar Folk Banners

A community art project celebrating the legends and stories of Cheddar

Sharing Stories

This community project has collected the stories and legends of Cheddar, worked with local school children to illustrate them, and local residents to carve them into lino and print them in the creation of folk banners for display in the town this summer.

Inkjam have engaged the older generation, the story holders, through coffee mornings and sharing sessions. The younger generation have been invited to illustrate these stories. In 10 free to attend workshops the illustrations were arranged and carved into lino, they are currently being stitched techniques to produce a series of flag banners that will be exhibited in and around Cheddar Village 21 April to 2 May. Followed by an exhibition of the banners stories and memorabilia at the Arts Quarter from 16 May.

A real community collaboration celebrating Cheddar’s stories.

Go and see the Cheddar Folk Banners

Exhibited in and around Cheddar Village 21 April to 2 May. Followed by an exhibition of the banners stories and memorabilia at the Arts Quarter from 16 May.

Exhibition info – see the banners!

Illustrated Stories

The stories collected at coffee mornings were shared with the children of Cheddar who llustrated them.  Fairlands Middle School was one of the groups contributing.

Carving the Stories

The illustrations were brought together arranged into themed panels and carved into lino by members of the Cheddar community at 10 workshops in Spring 2023.

Printing the Banners

Each themed panels is printed in a different colour. The fabric banners will be stitched ready for exhibition later this summer.

Meet the Artists

Artists Liz Bath and Ness Robinson collaborate on community arts projects and workshops as InkJam. Ink Jam has been commissioned by Seed to create the ‘Cheddar Folk Banners’ project with the community of Cheddar.

Contact the Artists

Ness Robinson

Ness is a Paper artist, working in Somerset. She has a degree in Illustration for Children’s Publishing and currently works to commission from her studio in The Arts Quarter, Cheddar where she is also a Director. She has a love for print and all things paper. She is one half of Ink Jam which she runs with Liz Bath to deliver paper and print workshops and projects to the community.

Ness Robinson

Liz Bath

Liz is a printmaker and artist working in the Somerset area. She developed a love of drawing and printmaking leading her to a Masters in Multi Disciplinary Printmaking at UWE and then to be a member at Spike Print Studios in Bristol. She is a founder member of InkJam alongside Ness Robinson, a community based Paper and Print enterprise bringing creative workshops and events to rural areas.

Liz Bath

Inkjam are Artists Liz Bath and Ness Robinson.

Together they deliver paper and print workshops Exhibitions and Events.

Find Inkjam on facebook and instagram as @inkjam20