October Giveaway.........!

I want to give something away........

would anyone like a mural on a large canvas ?

I can paint (within reason) whatever you would like and I will use a box canvas so that there are no studs on the sides......

Everyone who leaves a comment will be entered into the draw and why not tell me what you would like a mural canvas of and who would it be for..... !

although this will not have any effect on the results as all names will be put in the draw

(don't worry Joanne I will still have time to do your dinosaur canvas)

I am about to draw 78 A3 cards for a friend, that show the 12 Days of Christmas but my deadline for those is the end of October,
So the lucky winner would receive the canvas by the end of November at the latest..... so it would make an ideal Christmas gift.

Go on be a devil.....
....... and get your name in the hat!

And just in case your wondering I carved the devils head for a 5'cs Carnival float about 15 years ago, I had never carved anything before and it was very daunting but it worked out and looked good on the front of the generator, plus adding the colour after someone fibre glassed it was great fun! They even had smoke coming out of his mouth......

** Alex**

5c's Carnival Club

5c's started out as Chinnock & Chisleborough Childrens Carnival Club, once all the children had grown up they could no longer enter as a childrens float and became 5c's.
I remember my mum getting me involved with the Carnival around the age of 15 or 16 when I just left school as they needed someone to do the art work, back then it was a simple one deck float and all I remember painting were the side panels.
As time progressed the float grew and the art work became more elaborate. Luckily my skills grew too and it was a fantastic way to be creative on a large scale. Even though at times it could be a little daunting.
On the float shown below I designed and made the head dresses, collars, belts and shin pieces. It was a different direction to the usual use of my skills but the challenge was enlightening and I found that I enjoyed the stresses of learning new skills with a deadline looming and that the buzz you get from proving to people that you can deliver on time and exactly as described was addictive. I painted the revolving planets and drew whatever was requested of me.
5c's folded about 4 years ago, Mum moved to another local float which I became involved in last year when they were struggling to do art work for their Egyptian themed float.

I drew and painted the generator art work, I had a fantastic time painting the 2 giant King Tut masks, I drew out all the side panels and a small band of painters helped me fill in the colours. This years float will not be going out though as we are seriously lacking builders and electricians, so unfortunately we will have to work through the winter and next summer and have it ready for September 2009.