So that's the show well and truly over and packed up and put away. Now you all know that I am, or rather was a student, although I'm sure it doesn't come as a shock...
I bet your thinking: well why is she telling us this?
Well friends I'm afriad things are about to change a wee bit for this project. Don't worry I'm not going anywhere, but things may slow down for a wee while. Because I've hit the big bad REAL world with a bit of a thump and have loooots of things to deal with, but I still want to make people smile and create mail-art and be POSITIVE! However until I figure out quite how I'm going to up the ante with this project, I'm just going to be leaving my 'public envelopes' around for other people to find. What I really want right now is to get OTHER people INVOLVED...that means you lot!
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I even created a postcard book that provides a super easy (and very creative) way for you to get involved and meet your neighbours...or even other people your a bit nervous to talk too but could easily leave a greetings note (a wee hello) in their locker, or on their desk, or computer, or pigeon hole...you get the idea. I'm still all about positive, fun, attractive communication! I'm hoping to get a digital view of the book up on here so that you can preview before you buy, as well as a safe way to pay. In saying that if you've heard enough and really want one now drop me an email and I can give you details of price and how to pay.
Ooof this is a bit of a long post for me, hopefully it makes up for my silence! Now back to the show...
Here is what the blackboard looked like at the end of the show, it got a bit more arty the second time around, you can see the first version of it in the previous post. I'm really happy so many people picked up the chalk and really got involved in this. Everybody seemed to love it! Reading all the comments was not only interesting but uplifting too.
Above is a photograph of my installation and to the right you can see a close up showing how I had a trail of letters from the desk up the wall to my envelopes. I was really pleased with how people interacted with this as well, people wandered up to it and moved things around, read my sketchbooks and had a good look at all the bit and pieces and photographs. By the way this is an accurate dipiction of my desk as I work on the envelopes (apart from the photos). My desk is always covered in coffee cups and cut out letters, glue and envelopes. I live in organised chaos and I LOVE it!
These photo's are of my comments plinth, here I had two options for people to leave there thoughts an opinions for me; they could write them on the plinth with chalk or write in the comment book I had on the top, in pen. I'm happy to say that a lot of both was done. I also had to rub off one side so it could be refilled again..although perhaps that's also because a lively child was a bit too enthusiastic with the chalk haha!
Also as you can see here a lot of people also took it as an opportunity to graffitti a bit, however none of is what offensive and a lot of it was from people I know..therefore entirely forgivable! :)
As always feel free to send any comments my way by commenting or via the contact email. Don't worry I'll take positive and negative and somewhere inbetweens even...indeed one of my favourite comments from the book was from an anonymous writer that said: What where you thinking? , I couldn't help but laugh because in some cases I look back and think exactly the same thing!
Friends you will find this project is honest as well as fun and I want your honesty as much as you would like mine.
Keep visiting me here and if you think things have got a bit too quiet for your liking why don't you send me an idea of your own...it can't hurt right? I might even turn it into something HUGE, at least it's out there and there's a REALLY GOOD chance it will be tried out...what do you have to lose? :)
(: ...GET INVOLVED... ;)
