Too busy to blog...

2012 been busy, firstly instigating the first Essex Schools Showcase for the Arts in Chelmsford which started as an idea to get students to organise and run an arts event around March time. By May, thanks to Jo Bridgeman (Greensward Academy) and Jacqui Watson (Chelmer Valley High School) we had made a plan, they had recruited some of their work experience year 12 students and a week long celebration of the Arts was put on, based at High Chelmer shopping centre, with ten schools participating, filling 3 large galleries and large showboards within the centre with 2D and 3D artworks, students running creative workshops and two days of performance including bands, choirs, dancers and drama.  Thanks to sponsors High Chelmer, Gepp & Sons, Lorica Insurance Brokers and Sterling Insurance, the whole event cost nothing. International artist Grenville Davey judged and presented prizes; Cllr Ray Ride awarded commemorative certificates.  I came up with the idea, organised sponsors and helped co-ordinate plans but all the hard work was put in by Jo, Jacqui, their organising students and all the teachers and students who did a magnificent job within a very tight time frame at a very busy time of year.  Congratulations to everyone - a very satisfying project and the first of an annual event, we hope.

Chelmer Valley High School Olympic Dancers at the Showcase

Link to BBC Essex Interview

Rayleigh Windmill Installation:

Next, I have repeated my film and sound installation at Rayleigh Windmill which runs until 30th September.  I have added a temporary extra sound installation right up the stairwells within the old windmill which seems to have been a success, bring a bit of life to the building, and which I hope to convert into a permanent sound installation in due course.

Item on YouTube c/o Bradlee Nelson at Portfolio Place

Link to BBC Essex Interview

Next: HAT& RAT again...