The Level 1 Digital Art students had the exciting opportunity to visit Howick Historical Village, where they explored the unique architecture, artifacts, and heritage of early settler life. The trip provided inspiration for their creative projects, giving students a chance to gather photographs, and ideas to incorporate into their digital artworks by taking a step into the past. They got the chance to participate in two activities to get a hands on feel of life back then; butter churning and rag rugging, as well as a self-guided tour to explore the grounds and find inspiration for their upcoming external.
~ Maeve Simpson 11S4
Rag Rugging – ‘want not, waste not’ was the Victorian motto so they recycled old garments into strips that were woven into rugs to keep warm, this was a whole family activity.
The immigrants could only get one trunk per family on the ship, so they had to be very selective about what they put in it. At the age of 40 they knew they were not going back to see the family members they were leaving behind. This Book – The Bible – was the only connection with family left behind and it had important dates like births, death, marriages etc written in it and was a very important item in the trunk. So not only was it a sign of their Faith but also a connection to their family.
