Caught in the Act

I decided to lay out a basic framework on the Silk & then asked people to doodle around the lines & fill in the gaps. There is a space in the centre that has been kept blank for me to add the Imagine Logo in time for painting at Imagine 2010

Use your imagination

What colour shall I use? Use your imagination
What design shall I do? Use your imagination
How do I use the gutta? Let me show you, try it out on the scraps

Gutta Designs

Gutta Designer

Melody Makers

www.mrpeace.org providing a beat for all feet

Mr Bongo

and friend

Gutta Designer

Sutton is culturally diverse...we have gutta designers from all over the world living & working here

Gutta Designer

More Designers of all ages

Using their imaginations

La Bomba

Serving up that slurpalicious ice cream

Session 1 The Design

Beginning with a blank piece of paper can be a daunting task. The comments range from - I'm no good at art to my sibling was the creative one. Dispelling the myths is always fun. By the end of Session 1 there are enough sketches to put together this basic design. They wanted something that would reflect the life of a Carer. I hand copied their selected designs onto this paper template. It's thrilling to see how the 'I'm no good at art' feeling has transformed into a surprisingly happy & wholly postiive reaction to this collaborative design

Session 2 Sutton Carer's - The Design Team gets Gutta'd!

Using Gutta, the design team have traced the lines of the template onto Silk making some modifications to the design in the process. There is much discussion & collaboration going on

Session 2 The Gutta

Working with gutta, the team shared the job of applying the lining agent to the silk

Session 3 Colours Everywhere

Choosing colours collectively & collaborating on painting while learning how to use silk paints for the first time

Session 3 Sutton Carer's Centre Logo

The logo was kindly reproduced with permission. This is the National Logo of Carers - it has been adapted slightly to suit. This was the only predetermined colour choice

Session 3 An Hour Later

All hands on deck! Look what's happening - discovering how the paints work is fun & exciting.

Session 3 The Finished Piece

The banner reflects the hopes, fears, struggles & possibilities that Carer's are faced with 24hrs a day, based on the discussions during the first Blank Page session. The blue represents the need to communicate that clearly & truthfully. The orange reflects the courage required to overcome the struggles. The Salt effect works brilliantly as the silk is stretched on a frame. The final banner is ready with eyelets & hems wide enough to accommodate bamboo canes so the banner can be paraded.

The Peace

What we are all searching for

The Light

Whatever your beliefs, whichever way you look, the light is always there - open your eyes & see.
Marbled effect created using table salt.