Mermaid on the loose - We’ve started to release our new series of shorts—a work in progress—helping us find the voice of our female character, Omega Always.

A deep dive into the project.

Through our Eco-Warrior, Omega Always we’re facilitating conversation on ocean pollution, microplastics, fast fashion, and climate literacy. Aiming to blend in-person and digital engagement, the programme offers families, schools, and young people opportunities to create, learn, and connect.

Eventually leading to the creation of a collaborative, immersive installation, “My Element” uses storytelling, humour, and hands-on creativity to spark behaviour change and nurture eco-conscious communities. We are preparing for her first outing to the Harling Fringe Festival.

https://harlingfringe.ssboxoffice.com/events/planet-munch-puppets-create-an-underwater-scene-and-meet-a-singing-mermaid/

Key Project Highlights

Elemental Shorts:
We’re crafting a series of shorts, following Omega Always and her adventures. These videos, developed in collaboration with emerging and established artists, share vital sustainable messages in a fun way. Audiences can interact with the content, contributing ideas, questions, and creative input.
Recycled Reef Installation:
A community co-creation effort where families craft stunning underwater elements using online learning resources. These creations form part of a larger interactive installation, providing an opportunity to participate in sustainability-focused artistry.
Educational Resources and Workshops:
Designed for schools, libraries, and families, these resources encourage creative exploration of environmental issues. By fostering a hands-on approach using recycled and natural materials inviting educators and children to work together to create.
Youth and Artist Empowerment:
“My Element” offers work placements, training opportunities, and creative roles for students and emerging artists.

It’s Of FISH al, Omega is making her voice heard.

A series of shorts to find Omega’s voice, reach new audiences and inform next stage of content creation.

Sustainable Solutions – My kind of Eco-warrior – She’s a man eater, what can we say.

Sea Mistress – Upcycled Solutions

My Element – Singing, mellow mesmerising intro to an underwater World – first attempt ready to create a magical lit World.

Plastic Bottle Found in Mermaids Hair

Totally Disco – It’s Murder on the Dance Floor – Coming soon..
H20 it’s the place to go – Perfect Harmonies – Full music video coming soon

Why It Matters

Creativity and environmental education are increasingly absent from traditional curricula, yet they are essential in preparing children to navigate the challenges of our time. Our project not only highlights sustainable solutions but also empowers children to voice their concerns and ideas in a safe, supportive space.

Omega Always is a fun and playful yet powerful mermaid character, upbeat and outdoorsy. She represents the flexible and rich in Omega 3 fats (long chain fatty acid that comes from kelp). Omega Always is livid about the state of the oceans and utterly destroyed that she can’t swim without first checking the state of the water.

The project explores human impact on our oceans and the environment more widely, sharing and encouraging behaviour change as we adopt new habits and work towards sustainable futures through education and lifestyle change. The interactive nature of the project invites young audiences to open conversation, share ideas and voice environmental concerns as part of a supportive learning framework. The eventual aim of the project is to tour schools and libraries country-wide.

Background

Savour the Flavour, musical puppet show for primary school-aged children & their grown-ups uses art to reach across communities & engage informed by the needs of the community & environments within which we practise. Developed in a community setting to engage with families creatively, this is part of a wider picture using creative learning to bring communities together & educate

Planet Munch helps the whole family to adopt healthier lifestyles.

A sea mistress, eco-warrior, disco diva, avid recycler, and staunch protector of the ocean, Omega embodies the spirit of traditional mermaids—magically enticing yet foreboding and powerful. Our work merges ancient folklore of the Isles with contemporary themes to provide opportunity to voice the concerns of young audiences.

Find out how we can collaborate? Help us develop Omega into a fully immersive installation, “My Element“—a dynamic project using storytelling, humour, and creativity to inspire eco-conscious communities email kerry@nysa.co.uk for info.