Grotter Day! 24th July 2008 - Whitstable Oyster Festival

Congratulations to all the families and friends that came together for this magical event, over 150 grotters made this year! This is our 3rd year running the event and every year more people get involved. It takes your breath away, you have to see it for yourself.

Whitstable Oyster Festival - Animate

5 days, 5 different costumes, 150 kids! Getting ready for the parade on the 19th July. Lovely to work with such enthusiastic kids and teachers. Stay tuned.......

Daphne - Margate Rocks

Meet Daphne! We created her for TDC as part of Margate Rocks 2008 - Amazing how many people can walk straight into a 10ft long dolphin! We also helped lots of kids (and some adults) to make a school of fish to swim with her.

Caravan Making for Animate/Amicus

Working with a young group to promote Romany culture - we're making willow caravans and talking about the essential things to have inside, like TV's, Gameboys etc! Oh yeah and maybe a cooker and a bed. The caravans will all be on display in an exhibition which takes place in Sittingbourne in April, so more pickies to follow.

Rangoli - Isle Of Thanet Arts / Margate Libary

Painted a rangoli style pattern outside Margate library as part of the celebrations of the newly refurbished building. It took us three hours and it was soooo cold!

Jan 2008

Well January seems to be zipping past. You find me updating my web site, collating last years images and feedback ready for this years proposals. Plotting and planning future projects There are a few exciting workshops in the pipeline already, I'll jot them down as soon as I know the details. I've got a feeling 2008 is going to be a good one!

Christmas Carol - Broadstairs

Been asked to decorate the hall for this wonderful 'must see' production in Broadstairs. Plus crowns for the Christmas past & present.

Tree Dressing Day, Ramsgate

March of the Dead Mask

Here's my contribution For Strange Works March of The Dead Parade

Snuff Puppets Thames Festival

Just spent an awesome couple of weeks with the Snuff Puppet team and a great bunch of people making giant puppets for the Thames Illuminated Carnival this year. George and I made the above pictured 'the man with London on his back' A bit of a grumpy geezer with obnoxious tendencies but with an occasional tender side.

The man with London on his back

Footprints - Marlowe Academy

Worked with the Marlowe summer school kids, about to take their first 'steps' into the academy. We made these two 8ft giant footprints to adorn the school walls.

Kinetica Workshop

Helped Kinetika make these giant wings for an event at the South Bank centre

Grotter Day - Whitstable

Build a grotter day was even more packed this year than last! We showed hundreds of people make how to make grotters on Reaves beach in Whistable for part of this years Oyster Festival. Beautiful event but sooo windy.

Tour du Mini Monde - Whitstable & Herne Bay

A cycling world tour for kids (and parents!) We were in Herne Bay on the 26th August

Kent Children's University - Maidstone

Another amazing funny foam workshop, the kids and parents designed and made some awesome things! The dinosaur being one of my favourite.

Tour du Mini Monde - Canterbury

We created a mini world for kids to cycle around for the Tour de France in Canterbury.
Brilliant day, the weather was on our side! Great meeting so many enthusiastic kids and parents, all winners of the tour du Mini Monde of course!

Tattoo workshop - Gulbenkian Theatre

Got to tattoo some future rock stars and the Gulbenkian's Regener8 festival!

Flying Fish Workshop - Estelle Jourd

Went to Estelle's Flying Fish workshop at the Horsebridge Centre and made a flying Fish with my friend, Emily. We named her Fiona! Who unfortunately was lost at sea due to extremely windy conditions

Herne Bay in Bloom Mural

Thanks to everyone who supported Veena and I during 3 days of hard painting. The weather provided everything from burnt noses and soggy socks! Big thanks to the lovely family who gave us drinks and encouragement.
My favourite public quote over the course of the 3 days was: 'cool, you should put that on ebay!'