Here Comes the Sun

The sun did come and our worst fears never materialised. Perfect parade weather, not too hot, not too windy, no rain.

Here's our final record, and here's to a great day, a great group, and a wild performance.

Thanks to you all, once again, for making it happen with such style and drama.

                    

                                        source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/donaldjudge/

                                          source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/donaldjudge/

                                           source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/donaldjudge/

                                           source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/donaldjudge/

                                         source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/donaldjudge/

                                       source: http://bronzino.livejournal.com/1024324.html

                                        source: http://bronzino.livejournal.com/1024324.html

                                                    Image courtesy of Derek Swain

Harlequin wet suit? No problem.

If only everyone in the group felt like this guy about the design concept ;P

Adventures with glitter.

The masks have been glittered as I have succumbed to a parade trend.

Our post apocalyptic vision is intended to entertain, and the sparkle should ensure we don't terrify our audience.....

Great work by the boys today :)

Crab dressing.

Huge efforts to transform paper, willow and bamboo, and some nifty engineering, into something beautiful....

Very tired as a result of our efforts, and all in need of hot baths :)

A bit of a squeeze....

There's no easy way to get into a wetsuit, and painted wetsuits are no exception. So after much squeezing and much laughter we are here. Wish you were?

Walking with Hermit Crab

The highlight of a very busy weekend at the WOW had to be taking the crab outside for a walk. Perfect conditions made it possible to fully test the manoeuvrability. Almost there in technical terms, but still lots of work to be done 'finishing'. As usual I am a bit impatient for this bit to commence....as I'm never happier than when I've a paint brush in my hand.

All other aspects moved on apace over the weekend too. Almost the entire group made it into the workshop at some point, and helped make masks, paint wetsuits, and 'dress' the crab shell. Sadly we had camera troubles, so no pictures.

Suffice to say that the group really got stuck in this weekend, which made for a wonderfully productive and enjoyable 2 days.

Wetsuits transformed...

Painted wetsuits. This is to be the basis of our work on costume this year.

I have trialled the technique at home, and the prototype stands up well. Yes, it sounds like cardboard when you move, and I have probably succeeded in making the uncomfortable, more uncomfortable, but they will look great.