​St Barnabas Church had a Christmas tree competition this year and asked Art Talk to join in.
we decided to make all the decorations for ourselves. 
We made some Christmas decorations out of recyled cans, we made baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph plus lots of other things.
We also decorated some recyled Cds and used some of our own art.
We put up our tree on December 3rd and so it could be seen for a week before they were all judged on the 10th December, sadly we didn't win but we had good fun in taking part. 

Hayley reports:
We visited university for our exhibition on October 26 to show our new exhibition and calendar.
We had 53 new pictures in the exhibition.
Some seven members who came to this
We had help from university staff and our volunteers
We had lots of visitors and  got some good feedback. 

Royal Victoria Country Park
Is last one for summer as well?
 
 
We went to Royal Victoria Park
On minibus, We look around Royal Victoria Country Park,
It was very hot, We doings Art Talk Treasure Hunt as well,
Our Treasure Hunt about look at things around Royal Victoria Country Pack,
We asked some Questing is something that floots
Something from the sea, two things that small nice, Something old as well, We found bits and pieces like different things, We need to go back!
 
Jane says she liked the parrot
Jo 2 says she like paddling
David says he like sea and boats
Hayle   says this and that.

At art talk We doing our t-shirts in art,We pantied T-shirts.
Jo painted  h  red heart   in hen with rainbows.She also did stars.
Please have look at our phonograph.
My T-shirt is I put heart and i love HANSON and my JUMBO,




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Our trip out to Portsmouth by Hayley
When we get to Portsmouth by train,
First we buy our lunch and have lunch,
We have to go on Portsmouth boat trip out as well,
Give us a tour; We see battle ship and Napoleonic war,
We seeing the spinnaker tower and took a photo of it,
I look a pictures of HMS warrior,

We visited the Winchester City Museum and we dressed up in different costumes. We dressed up as Romans.  We looked around the old shops in the downstairs gallery.  David really liked it a lot when he  dressed up as a Roman Soldier and when he said Hail Caesar. After the Museum we then went to the Cathedral grounds and had a picnic lunch.

At the city Museum Jo liked the mosaic floor and dressing up as a Roman. Teresa  liked the colouring vase and the face jug and pretending to the be the chemist but medicine wasn't real.

​Our next trip is a boat tour at Portsmouth Harbour

On the 2nd March both groups Art Talk and Art Talk Plus joined for a trip out in planetarium. We saw 2 films one about the planets and the other one about the stars, We went in dial and ride as well. First a man with a microphone talk about 2 films about. It started with music before the 2 films. We were in a big cinema. We had a lunch. Some people bought some thing in the shop. We went back in the dial and ride bus.

​WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR OUR TRIP TO THE PLANETARIUM. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO LOOK AT ALL THE DIFFERENT PLANETS AND THE SHORT FILMS THEY ARE GOING TO SHOW US. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING LUNCH IN THE CAFETERIA WITH THE MONEY WE EARNED  FROM SELLING OUR PAINTINGS.

Our meeting this time was on Pancake Tuesday so we thought we'd have some fun with pancakes.
Jane organised a quiz on pancakes and we split into two teams. Some of the questions were tough and in the end it was a draw - 10 points each. Next we had a pancake tossing contest. We had two heats and a final, which Hayley won. Our final game was 'throw the pancake'. After another two heats and a final, David was the winner as he threw a pancake the farthest. After all that running around it was time to eat some pancakes - yum!

Before Christmas The Art Talk Exhibition went to Hampshire County Council.
Jackie Porter helped arrange it for us.
Hayley, David and Teresa went and talked to lots of people about their work.
Everybody liked the calendars.
Jo couldn’t come as she wasn’t well and had lost her voice.
 The Art work looked fantastic.
News! We are buying our new laptop.
We’re planning to go to the Planetarium and Sea Life Centre.