Hobby Horses installed and the PV over and done. Loads of people – and lots of them villagers coming to have their photos taken with the hobby horse they made. Our great project photographer Sarah Medway worked hard all afternoon welcoming, calming and posing everyone.
Its just so rewarding that everyone is so supportive and engaged. We even had two more horses made and delivered to us in the week before we opened in the gallery.
Sweetest photo was of a tiny Brownie with the horse she made us towering over her. Our oldest visitor was 87.
Lots of fun this project, especially for for me as Farningham is my village so every venue is yet another chance for a party. I think sometimes that it must be a bit hard on Ros all this meeting and greeting…
Everyone now wanting to know where they will pop up next – no firm dates; although we are in talks as they say. Another job to be tackled between us.
All this takes so much hidden work doesn’t it? Ordering decals, making signage, taking photos, sorting images, thank yous, evaluating, sending photos to the local Historical Society to be archived, uploading onto the website….on and on.
No time at present.
I have two days left to sort out a talk on being an ordinary artist that I give to the students at my old college. Scary because they get some well known faces and great curators in a series of talks that ends up with me telling them how to be their own secretaries and find opportunities. Still, its all the stuff I always wanted to know but was too scared of looking stupid to ask….
I always think plenty of questions = ok talk. I will let you know!
