The tile has now been painted!
You will recall that last weekend Jill Hood and I went down to the Youth Centre to create a tile for the Food and Drink Festival and which will be used with many others on the piece of artwork to be placed in Westbridge Park. Yesterday afternoon we went back to find our tile had been fired in a kiln and was ready for painting.
I was so bad at art at school that I wasn’t even allowed to sit for an ‘O’ level - so I thought I’d pulled a bit of a flanker when I arrived to find Jill already seated at the table painting away! I had visions of drinking coffee and having a chat. Wrong! The lads from the Den, Stone’s Youth Cafe, were unable to attend so I was delegated to paint their tile. Thankfully it was a relatively simple design and, although I say it myself, it did look rather good when it was finished!
Of course, I’d not read the written instructions before starting and caused quite a bit of mayhem. I was drinking coffee at the table when I shouldn’t - paint is toxic! And I went and fetched a bottle of paint from the far end of the table - I should have taken my tile and painted it there! But everyone was very understanding and sympathetic!
Yet again there was a super turn out and it was grand to see so many people getting involved. I reckon that there should be upards of two hundred tiles and I am assured every one will be used. And I know which is my favourite! A six year old called Josh who has produced a wonderful tile. When the work is finished have a look at it!
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