Contemporary Craft Open at Unit Twelve Gallery: Private View | mbh blog | Made By Hand Online

Posted: November 15, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Art, Card Modelling, Contemporary Craft Open, Craftspace, Hot Air Balloons, Made by Hand online, madebyhandonline | Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

Contemporary Craft Open at Unit Twelve Gallery: Private View | mbh blog | Made By Hand Online.

Hot Air Balloons

Posted: October 23, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Art, Beautiful objects, Bonker*s Clutterbucks, Card Modelling, Card Models, Constructed Models, Hot Air Balloons, Paper cutting | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hot Air Balloons.

Product Launch – Object Project, Blackpool

Posted: September 1, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Blackpool, Blackpool Built Heritage, Blackpool Project Object, Blackpool Tourist Information Office Shop, Blackpool Tower, Card Modelling, Card Models, Project Object, Uncategorized | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

We had a fabulous time in Blackpool this week for the launch of Project Object products going on sale at the Grundy Art Gallery and Tourist Information Office shop, Blackpool. We were joined by family, friends and apprentices to celebrate the launch complete with a vintage ice cream van and round of crazy golf (Doug Fishbone & Friends Adventureland Golf).

Inspired by Blackpool’s archives and built heritage, vintage souvenirs and illuminations – Lois Blackburn had produced a wonderful apron and tea towel, Tim Denton had manufactured three fantastic lamp shades and we had produced gondola tram and Blackpool tower 3D card modelling kits and individual diorama box pieces. All of us had access to Central Library’s archives and illumination works and worked with groups of apprentices from the community to come up with concepts, ideas and prototypes for our products.

We are in awe of how much is going on with arts and culture in Blackpool, it is a very exciting place to be at the moment. Bonker*s Clutterbucks would like to take this opportunity to thank Blackpool Council and the very enthusiastic duo Clancy Mason, Arts Engagement Manager and Kerry Hunt, Education Officer, Grundy Art Gallery for appointing us to take part in the project. Huge thanks also to the wonderful team at the Local and Family History Centre, Central library namely Tony Sharkey, Anne Cameron and Gary Carson, for allowing us access to the superb archives including the Cyril Critchlow Collection and answering our seemingly endless questions!  It is the first project we’ve undertaken of this kind and has been a wonderful journey for Bonker*s Clutterbucks. We have loved being immersed in the wealth of superb historic visual heritage and thoroughly enjoyed working with the great folk of Blackpool. 

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Project Object – Week 4

Posted: May 30, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Art, Blackpool, Card Modelling, Card Models, Dioramas, Project Object | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

We had our fourth and final workshop at Solaris yesterday and our project apprentices began to finished off their 3D card models of the gondola tram and diorama scenes within a suitcase. Everyone chose aspects of Blackpool that interested them from the archives and used their own resources . Some have concentrated on one piece while others have produced multiple models. Many apprentices expressed that they didn’t feel very confident drawing but enjoyed collaging copies of the archive material.

We discussed the journey our work has taken during the project and the next stage involved, getting the card modeling kit produced. We briefly touched on CE certification, Copyright law and issues surrounding printing and die cutting. Towards the end of the session we put the finished pieces together in a group and explored each other’s work. We were amazed by the beautiful card models and dioramas produced, each piece is totally individual and collectively they demonstrate the diverse range of skill and talent in Blackpool.

We have been blessed with such a lovely, enthusiastic and generous group. The sessions have been so relaxed and enjoyable, we are sorry not to be gathering again. We hope that the project apprentices have enjoyed the workshops as much as us and have gained from the experience. We have certainly picked up some great techniques from the group and hope to incorporate many of the ideas generated, into the finished design. We look forward to showing off  the group’s wonderful work at the Creative Industries Event at the Grundy on the 19th June and can’t wait to see what the other groups have been up to. 

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Platform Gallery Craft Open 2012

Posted: April 14, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Art, Bonkers, Card Modelling, Clitheroe, Craft Open, Crafts, Hot Air Balloons, Platform Gallery, Platform Gallery Craft Open, Ribble Valley, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

We’re really pleased to have heard today that we’ve been invited to exhibit our hot air balloon models in the Platform Gallery’s Craft Open, which runs from Saturday 5th May to Saturday 14th July 2012. The Platform Gallery is a great little art space situated beside Clitheroe train station, in the heart of the Ribble Valley.

Project Object Blackpool

Posted: March 30, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Art, Blackpool, Blackpool Built Heritage, Blackpool Circus, Blackpool Heritage, Blackpool History, Card Modelling, Design, Dioramas, Project Object | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

Bonker*s Clutterbucks are so excited to be taking part in this great project in Blackpool in conjunction with artists Tim Denton and Lois Blackburn, to work with the community and to come up with a range of quality sellable products inspired by the cities wonderful historic archives to be sold at The Grundy Art Gallery Shop and Tourist Office Shop. We plan to explore the cities wonderful historic archives and create some imaginative 3D card models and dioramas inspired by Blackpool architecture, transport and circus through workshops. 

If you’re interested in taking part and live in the Blackpool area we’d love to see you there, details below.

projectobjectblackpool.

Project Object

Posted: March 13, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Art, Beautiful objects, Bonkers, Brown Cardboard, Card Modelling, Cardboard Constructions, Corrugated cardboard, Design, Dioramas, Up cycled | Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment

DELIGHTED to say that Bonker*s Clutterbucks have been selected to work with the wonderful Grundy Art Gallery and Blackpool Council to work with the community to produce a range of saleable products for the art gallery and tourist office shops, as part of “Project Object”. We’ll be able to explore the cities wonderful archives for inspiration and plan to make some models and card modelling kits inspired by Blackpool’s historic collections and built heritage. We’ve been playing around with card and cardboard and are itching to get stuck in.

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