A group of residents have moulded a unique frame for a 3-D map of their neighbourhood, which will be on show at the heart of their community for generations to come.
The residents, from the Tollgate Estate, South Norwood, picked up the idea for using terracotta tiles after a recent community workshop at Allington Court in Chart Road.
It is hoped the map will further improve navigation around the area while providing an attractive focal point.
They were eager to prove that anyone can hand-craft satisfying and attractive items which benefit the community spirit as well as creative spirits.
Event organiser and tile-artist Chloe Cookson explained the tiles are made by rolling out clay and cutting it into squares, then moulding designs in relief onto the surface.
They will eventually comprise a contrasting border for a white
ceramic-tiled information map she is in the process of decorating, glazing and firing with
fellow artists from the Cookson and McNally partnership, which is based in Hither Green.
"Residents and Tollgate Primary School pupils joined in the workshop, which has really brought the community together," said Chloe, who has previously helped to make road signs for the estate
"The community is keen to get involved with the school, as is the school with the community.
"The other thing is it gets people enjoying art. People assume that if you can't draw you're not artistic, but most people get a great sense of pride when they see the end product."
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article