Beyond The Waves- Arts Bereavement Project. by https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves A lovely supportive and creative project that was founded in 2021 for bereaved participants during the pandemic. The group was supported by Marie Curie bereavement services, Newcastle arts development team, Newcastle Libraries and Newcastle University. We continue to meet monthly at the West End Library in Newcastle in private room supported with resources from the death positive library. On this page participants at any stage in bereavement can post a memory, image or message and contribute their artwork to the gallery wall. Project- led by Karen Underhill. Session are free and delivered at West End library Newcastle and at Marie Curie hospice Newcastle in the summerhouse. Please Contact- Karen 07443 411480 for further details. UPDATE- after several months of research working alongside Newcastle University we have worked closely with Writer, researcher Dr Ruth Raynor to tell a the story of grief in the pandemic. Groups of participants have helped inform this research and this very personal story. We are delighted to say we have secured funding to perform this beautiful story filled with music, laughter and hope. Explainer is below. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SJvZMxVCCyM&t=64s&pp=2AFAkAIB en-us 2021-09-14 22:03:47 UTC 2025-05-25 08:19:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2b50.png Unique https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1742372399 The darkest nights produce the brightest stars. 
Steve Nichol]]> 2021-09-15 11:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1742372399 Post your message, memory, poem, song or picture to the memory wall. Please just Click on bottom right hand + and follow the instructions. ⭐️ karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1742528572 2021-09-15 12:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1742528572 Shine bright you crazy diamond. karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1883804820 2021-11-11 10:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1883804820 Remembering all the happy times. karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1933365136 2021-12-07 12:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1933365136 karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1933783005 “It's nice to find people who understand” David]]> 2021-12-07 15:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1933783005 From the Heart karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1933787093 2021-12-07 15:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1933787093 karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1936172902 2021-12-08 15:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1936172902 Ring the Bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1959566736

]]> 2021-12-21 22:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1959566736 Take that breath to quiet your mind...Sharon https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1960690419 2021-12-22 15:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1960690419 karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1980734721 2022-01-07 15:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/1980734721 My Dad's Apple karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2078242260 2022-03-04 16:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2078242260 From the Heart karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2079075697 Written By Margaret Batey and read by Amy South. ]]> 2022-03-05 11:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2079075697 WAVES Group Album karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2095694423 2022-03-15 10:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2095694423 Day of Reflection karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2105723263 2022-03-21 16:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2105723263 Visiting the Newcastle Hospice Beyond The Waves reflection wall💛 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2109627872 2022-03-23 12:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2109627872 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2109672536 2022-03-23 13:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2109672536 karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2110645854 Sunshine and 💛 at Marie Curie Hospice. 
Day of Reflection ]]> 2022-03-23 22:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2110645854 Marie curie hospice 💛 karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2110711654 2022-03-23 23:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2110711654 Marie Curie Hospice 💛 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2113284499 2022-03-25 06:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2113284499 karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2127180227 2022-04-03 13:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2127180227 Reflection Wall karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2127183507 2022-04-03 13:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2127183507 karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2127256277 2022-04-03 15:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2127256277 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2150091651 Beyond The Waves collaborative glass work ]]> 2022-04-20 10:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2150091651 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2194375449 Sunshine printing at Scotswood Gardens]]> 2022-05-22 08:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2194375449 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2194375839 2022-05-22 08:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2194375839 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2194376176 2022-05-22 08:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2194376176 Mia Cummings karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2216271757 2022-06-09 12:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2216271757 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2232133831 Nicki Clark

"I am like one of those creatures that can regrow a limb,
Gradually inching my way back to wholeness,
Tentatively learning to be me without you –
Mistress of my own destiny.

But is there a me without You?
No - You are too much a part of me,
Entwined with my heart and mind.
I am a new me, made from us both.
I have absorbed you. 
I am the repository of our shared history.
I am the only one who knows our shared intimacy - it is my treasure:
The Us You left with me.

I will cherish it;
It will warm me on cold days,
Keep me buoyant in the waves,
Nurture me when I doubt, 
Cradle me when I weep - 
And carry me in strong arms into my new life.”]]> 2022-06-28 05:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2232133831 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2402066425 The power of the waves.
Just before we all got our feet wet.
Workshops at Dove Marine Laboratory
at the coast as part of Newcastle University  
research workshops. ]]> 2022-11-29 15:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2402066425 Powerful Waves- at the dove marine laboratories. https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2402070707 2022-11-29 15:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2402070707 My life ring. The lifelines that helped to rescue me when the stormiest of waves engulfed me. They continue and are ever and changing evolving. https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2402081061 2022-11-29 15:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2402081061 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2427395776 2022-12-22 11:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2427395776 Have a peaceful and relaxing Christmas. https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2427396526 2022-12-22 11:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2427396526 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2509103526 2023-03-08 19:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2509103526 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2509105656 2023-03-08 19:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2509105656 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2600258170 Glass and Resin works. ]]> 2023-05-22 15:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2600258170 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2600264455 2023-05-22 15:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2600264455 Loving Message https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2600287366 This amazing group of very special people mean so very much to me, each of us can have one of those days when the tears flow, there's always a cuddle from one or more of the group to see us through. The loss of my most precious gift, my most treasured son has destroyed me from the inside out. Thank you my love for being my son, your smile, your laughter, and your kindness, will remain with me forever, there are no words to describe my love for you, my most precious child.❣️God Bless you always my love ❣️ Thank you Karen for this group, a big part of my life now XX]]> 2023-05-22 15:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2600287366 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2715870079 2023-09-22 06:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2715870079 We are touring. 😀✨ Amazing group exhibition curated by artist Amy South. https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2715882101 at The Moving  gallery Sunderland 
Finale - Sat 23rd September 6-9]]> 2023-09-22 06:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2715882101 Light up your life workshops karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2895585192 2024-02-26 08:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2895585192 Light up your life- candle holders and clay poinsettia karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2895587911 2024-02-26 08:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2895587911 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2903582902 2024-03-03 23:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2903582902 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2903583122 2024-03-03 23:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2903583122 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2903583300 2024-03-03 23:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/2903583300 karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3019471912 Spring wreaths

]]> 2024-06-05 18:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3019471912 Spring crafts at the Westend Library Newcastle . karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3019473346 2024-06-05 18:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3019473346 Kitsinji First try with the group. Chris Mitchison. karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3039989583 2024-06-27 17:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3039989583 We’ve had a Lush week of R&D @alphabetti Theatre with phase 2 of The WAVES production. karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3041228526 Such a lush creative team-

Creative Lead, Karen Underhill.

(Sound design & Performance)


Ruth Rayner - Writer, Researcher, Producer.

Amy Golding- Director

Christina Berryman-Dawson- Performer

Zoe Lambert- Performer

Jeremy Bradfield- Sound design/ Performance.


]]> 2024-06-29 13:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3041228526 R & D for The Waves production at Alphabetti Theatre Newcastle. karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3042116132 2024-07-01 07:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3042116132 The Waves team, R & D and Showing at Alphabetti Theatre. karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3042118106 2024-07-01 07:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3042118106 karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3044537295 2024-07-03 18:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3044537295 karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3102621836 A short film of the Showing at Alphabetti

Theatre for the WAVES production.


https://youtu.be/LyGdBU9OwU0

]]> 2024-09-04 17:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3102621836 Thanks for a lovely day doing mono printing karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3111661443 2024-09-10 08:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3111661443 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3157024156 2024-10-07 13:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3157024156 https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3253832610 Some beautiful stars made by the waves group for our December session!

]]> 2024-12-10 08:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3253832610 Thanks Connie for hosting a lovely starter in Februarys workshop - blackout poetry. This has introduced our creative writing sessions to begin in the spring. We will be joined by writer Celina North next month at Newcastle West End library on the 10th March @ 10am. karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3334654683 2025-02-19 17:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3334654683 karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3376934300 Explainer The Waves production

Now renamed GROUNDED


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SJvZMxVCCyM&t=64s&pp=2AFAkAIB



]]> 2025-03-21 17:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3376934300 Grounded Play karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3384770815 Link to book for play.

21-24th May 2025

Post show discussions Thursday 22nd with Angela Kennedy NHS, Ruth Raynor

Karen Underhill and Celia North

]]> 2025-03-27 09:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3384770815 Beyond The Waves- Writing on the waves workshops with Celia North karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3421749386 12th May & 9th June 2025

]]> 2025-04-23 15:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3421749386 Lovely preview of our play Grounded @ Alphabetti Theatre. karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3442445880 https://www.theatrevillage.co.uk/grounded-at-alphabetti-theatre-this-may/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5mNlCRINYKoBAl4loLahKcJewFWIG20_SUX7Bwl3wCL41KKWm9FrlKueCltA_aem_g_xehhfzUYUHYRCh-Y9LFQ

]]> 2025-05-08 22:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3442445880 karen_kitsch https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3466008167 2025-05-25 08:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/karen_kitsch/BeyondTheWaves/wish/3466008167