Drawing Inspiration Awards 2011

Our Fantastic Creatures Big Draw Colchester 2011 team received great positive feedback from the DIA team following our application for a Drawing Inspiration Award - although unfortunately we were not awarded an award this year.  

"The Drawing Inspiration Awards always attract strong applications, as was the case again in 2011, reflecting the growing ambition of Big Draw organisers across the UK, and in an increasing number of other countries.  

 

As a result, the jury's job was particularly tough and the selection process involved lengthy debate. We considered a long list of events – many of them worthy and deserving praise. This included your entry, which I am sorry to report did not win a 2011 Award.

 

Thank you for the enthusiasm and commitment evident in your submission. We depend on you to keep up the good work, and hope that you will join us again for the 2012 Big Draw."

Next time...:-)

Links to the FCBD 2011 event

You are warmly invited to visit the websites linked to our Fantastic Creatures Big Draw event....

Colchester Circle magazine's blog entry

Fifteen Queen Street blog entry - with my video!!!

The full portfolio of images

Websites for the creative team 

 

20 pictures to tell a tale....

The Fantastic Creatures Big Draw Colchester 2011 event in pictures - with captions - is here.

Drawing Inspiration Award application

Wish us luck with our submission for a Drawing Inspiration Award!

Here are the photos!!!!!!

Click here to view all the images of the event.

Thank you to photographer Jonathan Doyle for surreptitiously taking this set of great shots.

What a fantastic evening :-)

THANK YOU to the Fantastic Creatures Big Draw 2011 team - you were fantastic  creatures! - you know who you are (and readers, if you're not so certain then head here to follow links to our websites)

Jonathan Doyle was busy snapping away and a link to the event images will be posted soon....

In the meantime here are a few of my humble efforts (illustrating only a very small part of the event)

It's tonight!

Here's a list of the inspiring activities for you to enjoy at the event:

Olivia Armstrong
Fantastic Creatures in Folklore
Join my storytelling session relating tales of creatures from local and distant folklore - an Irish Werewolf, the Wild Man of Orford and the Ostrich Woman
Sessions at 19:40 and 20:20

Lauren Baker
Magnificent Monster Mask-Making Workshop
Decorate your mask with shapes, sequins, shiny stuff & everything in between! Create an known creature or make up one of your own

Russell Clement & Michele English
Huge Consequences
Join in our activity inspired by the parlour game ‘consequences’ and help us bring alive the three parts of our fantastic creature. 
Witness its "unveiling" at the end of the evening!

Emily Garland
Maid of Gingerbread
Edible Creatures
Use gingerbread pieces and decorations to put together your own unique creature - and then eat it!

Lizzie Kevan
Fantastical Creatures in 3D Pop-up Wonder
Create your own 3D pop-up creature to take home

Robert Lock (Roblockness)
Fantastic landscapes
and the creatures that there do dwell
Draw your own chalk creatures into a large scale landscape on the wall

Robert Lock (Roblockness)
Now... that’s what I call monster music vol. 1
Draw your own CD cover inspired by the themed playlist
Try and guess the track titles from the artist’s interpretation

Mary Pullen
Worlds of the Miniscule Monsters
Use a magnifying glass to draw the tiny world of your own miniscule monsters

Mary Pullen
Colourful Creatures
Make 3D models of imagined fantastic creatures using brightly coloured play dough

Many thanks in advance to the above artists and creatives and to Alex Davis for invaluable help from 15 Queen Street and Front of House duties; to Adam Deacon for compiling the themed playlist; to Jonathan Doyle for documenting the event; and to Katie Kennedy for taking the role of Hostess.  Also to Firstsite for the kind loan of materials and to 15 Queen Street for the providing a great venue.