Pictures from Hanwell Carnival

Some pictures from the BLP Stall at Hanwell carnival:

Berge, John, Keith and Sarah staffing the stall


Hope and Lynda

Berge getting carried away selling bags!

Phew!... it has been a busy few weeks, but our grant application forms are finally in and we managed to get our brochures printed and hold a stall at Hanwell carnival yesterday. It was wet, but a lot of fun and we had a fair amount of interest from potential artists and volunteers. We also recently appointed trustees and now have 2 co-chairs (Lynda and Sukhi), 2 co-treasurers (Matt and Berge) and 2 co-secretaries (Sarah and Hope).

Here are some recent pieces by BLP artists:

Wallaby by Keith

Design for a plant pot by Sukhi

Mara by Keith

Guinea Pig by Lynda

Woman in blue by trees by Hope

Butterflies

Last week the new butterfly house was opened in Brent Lodge Park by Steve Pound MP. As well as being a fantastic space where visitors can walk among exotic butterflies in a tropical environment, they can also see some our artwork!
Hope's picture of butterflies by the sea has been made into a badge

Sarah put together a collage of butterflies created by lots of different artists.

This picture is being used as a backdrop in the butterfly house. The background image was painted by me (Matt) and the butterflies were painted by various artists.

There are plans for a stall to be set up in the butterfly house where we can sell merchandise designed by artists.

Photographs courtesy of Cheryl Burke

The Official Opening

Well the art collective have now moved into the beautifully renovated building.
The deputy mayor officially opened the studio on Sunday the 27th, the event was well attended by supporters of the project and friends and family with members of the public also dropping in, which is a good sign for the future.

This has been a hugely exciting project to be part of, with support from so many people. The future, I am sure, will continue to be exciting for the artists involved, sales of artwork and merchandise continuing with new designs planned for the future. Commissions for banners and signs being taken and new artists signing up to what we hope will become a successful social firm.

Some recent signs for enclosures at the animal centre. All of the artists have contributed to these. Their individual work was put together using Photoshop to create the overall image.