At the first meeting on 10th October we discussed what we would thought we would like to make.
Lauren textiles accessories, Becky printed items, Lotty fabric cushions, Tom silk screen printing, Jasmine to do the marketing, Ollie sculpture, Shane calendars and Dan a reindeer sculpture. These were initial first ideas, and me I want to do something with my photographs.
The second meeting we further discussed our work and how far we had got. We also discussed who was going to be doing the market i.e. any other groups and we decided we needed to know how many of us there would be so we could plan our space. After our meeting myself and Becky we went to talk to Julian's photography group to see if they were planning to sell anything at the market. Julian thought it unlikely as the group was doing work for the auction. So we as a group are planning for ourselves based on no one else being on the stall.
Jasmine and Lauren are doing the advertising for the market between them, producing posters/flyers giving details such as date, time, location, who we are, what we are selling. Lauren is going to speak to Lance to see if we need to include the college logo. They will not be making items for the actual stall to sell.
We discussed the possibility of some of the group drawing sketches on the day for say a small amount of money i.e. £3. Tom, Ollie and Dan offered to do this. Other ideas included demonstrations on the day but this has yet to be finalised.
Wediscussed gift wrapping our gifts and we decided that we would each be responsible for this. For gift wrapping I will be using tissue paper which I have today purchased at a cost of 49 pence for 10 sheets. I also still have my own labels from last year so I will use these up and stick them on the
I need to purchase public liability insurance which I will do through a-n magazine at a cost of £36. Although for market stalls in Burton only one person on the stall needs to have insurance in place, as I am selling items now, I feel I should have my own insurance.
So having now done about 6 samples of photos onto wood, my final sample I took to college and have now got feedback on. So this evening, I have been editing my photos for the blocks and I need now to put them into an illustrator file and resize them to print them on Monday/Tuesday next week.
Ideally, I want to get them onto the wood by end of next week so they are all ready to be finished off/embellished.
The meetings were all productive, short and to the point. We all, I feel, had our say, had input and everyone is ok with doing this.
My plan
So having worked out the size I want my blocks, I have calculated I need
9 pieces at 7 x 8 cm
9 pieces at 18 x 13 cm
1 piece at 60 x 13 cm
all the pieces will be either 2 or 4 cm deep
The outcome of the final sample that I did was that the off cuts was not the best one to use due to its uneven surface so I will be purchasing my timber from the length as opposed to having the off cuts. For my personal use I will be using the off cuts.
I also need to investigate ways to hang my blocks as an alternative to standing them alone. Ideally it need to be something that will keep the block flush against the wall it is mounted on. One option is to use picture plate hangers as shown below. These can be purchased in brass, nickel and bronze. This fixed would be visible at the sides or top of each block so I'm not convinced about this.
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| 89 pence each |
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| Pack of 4 £1.79 |
This second option above is a corner fixing which possibly would not be as visible as the picture plate hanger.
What I would ideally like is a fixing that allows the blocks to look as though they are floating - I know you can get "floating" shelves so I checked out floating shelf hardware but I don't think it will work as the fixings are pretty chunky and not suitable for my blocks. I need to think further on this and talk to John.
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