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| Hip Hawker workshop, 2012 |
Dickins, Liz Green, Fiona Hingston, Leah Hislop, Lucy Lean and Tracy Nesbit.
Hip Hawker,
set of mobile kiosks were conceived and built during an intensive two
day workshop among the artists to creatively exhibit some of the
creations and experiments made during Cafe Konvertible (a series of open
workshops sited in Somerset during SAW 2011. The workshops including
textiles, metal, printing inviting all ages to participate).
Cafe Konvertible, Somerset 2011
Cafe Konvertible http://cafekonvertible.blogspot.com
was a collaborative art project by Konvertible for Somerset Arts
Weeks 2011. The theme of this edition of Konvertible was "Cafe Life"
and was showcased in a vintage VW caravan that toured around Somerset,
UK. The workshops were
varied and focused on particular skill or technique. Some workshops
were open to all, while others are more focused enlisting participants
with specialist skills and knowledge. The workshops included
printmaking, textile, knitting, metal work and ceramics. However, all
workshops encouraged exchange and learning amongst participants.
Materials were sources from waste streams and upcycled through various processes. The materials ranged from recycled clothes and fabrics that were knitted, used ceramic ware refired with original decals, re-silk screened t-shirts, used metal cutlery.
The
materials/results produced during one workshop were then passed onto
the next workshop to be continued to be worked on and elaborated on
(i.e. fabric printed during the printing workshop was then worked on
by participants in the textile workshop to make handbags, tablecloths,
etc.). The products of each edition of Konvertible are unique to
each locale's participants and a result of a collective production.
Konvertible, Bedford 2010
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| Konvertible Koisk with products created during workshops. |
