I alluded to the @64Millionartists' January Challenge yesterday in my Photo An hour post yesterday, posting my new meaning for 'Wedding' (pronounced Wee-duh-ding!)
I thought I'd share a bit about 64 Million Artists from their website:
About Us:
At 64 Million Artists we believe everyone is creative, and when we use our creativity we can make positive change in our lives and the world around us. We aim to be a catalyst for the creativity of everyone in the UK.Since we were founded in 2014 by Jo Hunter and David Micklem, we’ve worked with schools, universities, whole cities, workplaces, cultural institutions and health and government bodies to experiment with ways of reconnecting people with their innate creativity. We run programmes for individuals and communities, design and deliver bespoke solutions for clients and also work on national partnering initiatives to use creativity for positive change.
We run free, UK-wide programmes like #thejanuarychallenge to kickstart the creativity and wellbeing of everybody. Over 7,500 participants took part in 2018. We also give away free resources on dothinkshare.com to inspire anyone who wants to run their own creative activities, share their work and be part of a supportive community.
It all started with a shrivelled Red Chilli I found in the back of the fridge. I decided it looked like a beak.
You can see the other materials below...
Having seen the red chilli as a beak, I needed a body. I had put two Satsumas out to take with me to eat on our way out so I peeled those and placed them on top of each other like a Snowman.
Next, I broke apart the two central segments of the top satsuma and slid the chilli stem in.
I photographed him and was going to leave it there but it seemed cruel not to give him feet or claws so I spied CBC's grapes on the work top and snipped off some of the grape er- bark (what does one call it) and inserted them under the satsuma to resemble claws.
He looks a little like an interesting variety of Kiwi-bird! I shall name him Kieran!
After his Photo shoot, I deconstructed him and ate my Satsumas.
What would you make out of fruit or vegetables for your sculpture?
xxx