Big Book Draw day stuff...

Categories: artwork, books, and-another-thing

Tags: Paul Kercal, Dr Sylver, Sylver, Pictures, brush play, Dr Sylver and the Tapestry of Time, Brushes, Artwork, Youth work

Date: 06 August 2009 19:12:24

OK so October is shaping up to be a doozey. For a start I'm fairly sure we'll see Dr Sylver and the Tapestry of Time hit the streets (third and final book in the Everything series although, not necessarily, the last we'll see of Sylver).

Then I'll be doing the Big Book Draw with my youth group kids, a couple of friendly teacher helpers, some students and all sorts. Should be ace. The venue is BRILLIANT for drawing and creating in and they're keen to be involved which is always good in a partnering venue. As well as all that the story is strong (although I always say that, egotist that I am) and the beginning and end doodles look pretty cool (massive ego ahoy). (Well, I like them anyhow :) )

Better than that this years book draw is different because I'm approaching well known people and asking them if they could fill in a template of doodles for inclusion into the whole piece. So the kids (of all ages) can go away with a book written by them and Tom Merritt (Buzz Out Loud host and writer of Boiling Point), Jan Pienkowski (Meg and Mog), Paul Cornell (writer of Marvel comics and Dr Who novels), Emma Dodd (loads of books for Templar publishing). Nick Page (The Longest Week, Whatever happened to... and many more books) and more. Which is great... So far spent a good portion of the evening sending out more begging letters so shall see what I get back. But whichever way round it's going to be an interesting day.

I think we'll be doing a second book draw day but that's very much tbc so we'll see what happens on that score. More info later, maybe.

And then, lastly, someone offered their venue as a host to an exhibition in Oct for the Brushes artwork for the BBD and more besides so it looks like that one may be a goer too. We'll see. All exciting stuff.

Less excitingly wifey was DIYing (I was doing kid duty and setting up youth work stuff for tomorrow) and... hmm... let's just say that one tin of paint should have had a top on. And not be trodden on. And catapulted over two carpets, a wall, two library books, four books of photographs etc. Oh well, we'll look back on it and laugh I'm sure.

Righto, onwards. Loads to do, just fancied a rest from it for a min.