Just back from the planet of NY. My first visit. City of culture, cash, cheese, contradictions – and a place to put my complex life into perspective. I should have left the mobile at home – a phonecall at 6am was an enquiry about a studio space. Only one glimpse at the emails revealing another query about setting up studios. This time from Glasgow. I didn’t open up all the emails – that would have been really sad ( even in the Big Apple).
Phew! Busy playing catch-up which has meant a few late evenings and meetings. October looks like being a mega busy month with a Big Draw and the Open Studios. I’ve never been involved in the Big Draw but this one, a well established event in Southwell Minster takes place on 17th Oct this year – and I’m both nervous and excited about it. I am responsible for connecting with 4 local primary schools and we are aiming to project work made prior to the day onto a screen. Through newsletters we are hoping to encourage parents and grand parents to come on the day. (A creative way of accessing a massive audience). The ADOs at Newark and Sherwood have been fantastic. James Parkinson has arranged for flyers and posters to be printed and distributed to libraries, library vans and some other public places. (Some spares for us too). Oh… and £50 for materials. Me and Heather are creating a giant Noah’s Ark with scope for creatures of land, sea and sky. I have suggested in fancy dress and masks in the newsletter – which will provide inspiration for the drawing as well as creating a colourful spectacle. A tower of Babel, maps and portraits are just some of the projects organised. Brilliant!
