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In the background, we're still busily working away on projects and hammering out all the data we collected in various forms from CTW2012 - however we're also working on a small installation that is part of Junction Festival happening in Wolverhampton this weekend... no spoilers as such, as we're not hugely sure our strange ambitions will work as we've imagined - but here are two sneaky peeks, and we're not saying how these two are linked yet!
It was a bit worrying whether or not we'd be able to get everything put up safe and soundly because of the crazy weather - but team Frilly managed it nonetheless! Despite a deluge of bad circumstances trying to knock us off course (bandstand at Bridgnorth being closed off because of someone stealing the lead from the roof, staff sickness, weatherproofing issues, etc!) we put up all your hard work from the past few weeks in Bridgnorth and Ercall and last night was the launch.
We'll say more about this all and scan in your comments - but in the meantime, here's a selection of images from last night. It was fab to see all the young people again! To see more on this project, have a look at the blog.
Next week we reach the culmination of our Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire project with the outdoor installation of the young people's work. It's been a really interesting project for us - combining new techniques we've not worked with before (sculpting with cling film and car tyres), and new activities (including a weekend retreat to Wales!) which was all new territory for us!
Whilst all the work has been made by the young people involved, we've been doing the finishing touches and will be installing the work next week in time for the exhibition launch. Speaking of which, it's next Thursday evening. We'll be taking a tonne of photos - so expect some creepy swamps and various zombie body parts along with beautiful origami installations in pruned gardens!
As I write this, Kirsty is busily coating origami creations in wax to make them a little bit more substantial (and SO PLEASING TO TOUCH!) having already PVAed the few masks that remained plain. Later on today we're going to add some finishing touches to signs the group made whilst we were in Wales. We're also going to construct some kaleidoscopes/looking-glasses today from recycled plastic cones and glasses lenses and old tin cans. We're not ENTIRELY sure what the end result will be, so I should probably get on with figuring that out right now!
