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Going to Futurescan4

Going to Futurescan4

November 6, 2018October 15, 2019 Vikki Haffenden
This project will be presented at Futurescan4 in January 2019, and the blog will be updated after that. F Update: follow the link below to read the paper. Resources – scabies presentation... Read More
Exhibiting the work from the project

Exhibiting the work from the project

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
A selection of the children’s drawings, beanbags, mites and other work from the project has been on display in the School of Art in Brighton during October 2018.  ... Read More
Top-up workshop on stories at Seahaven Academy

Top-up workshop on stories at Seahaven Academy

May 29, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
As the project has progressed it has become clear that the stories for the animations need additional input. The workshop with the younger children at Coldean School was vibrant and exciting, but the ... Read More
Preparing for Workshop III

Preparing for Workshop III

April 21, 2018April 21, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
The next workshop will concentrate on storytelling – with our lovely storytelling facilitator Julie. Half the group will do this,  whilst the other group will fill and sew closed the beanbags d... Read More
The bean bags are being printed as I write

The bean bags are being printed as I write

April 14, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
The order has gone off to PrintmePretty; they were so helpful with this. Because the project is through the University, purchases have to be done through the finance system, which is a bit involved. T... Read More
Uploading files to PrintmePretty

Uploading files to PrintmePretty

April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
Its very exciting seeing the edited images all together. Here are a few that I particularly like:... Read More
Hours and hours spent editing drawings in Photoshop

Hours and hours spent editing drawings in Photoshop

April 11, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
the 50+ children’s drawings were scanned in and I have just completed editing them. Because they were pencil it’s been necessary to thicken and darken the lines and enhance the colours. They were ... Read More
Lying on the floor is an Invitation for the dog to play

Lying on the floor is an Invitation for the dog to play

April 11, 2018April 19, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
We have just spent a giggling 5minutes with me lying on the floor whilst Ross drew around my silhouette as a pattern for the person mat.  Unfortunately Pepper thought it was a game. Only a few rips i... Read More
Testing out cool-melt glue-gun on vinyl tiles

Testing out cool-melt glue-gun on vinyl tiles

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
Yes this seems to work. So I have taken the plunge and ordered two and a load of glue sticks for the workshop in two weeks time. I don’t think they get hot enough to hurt anyone, and the glue ad... Read More
Half the mites are stuffed – but not seamed up yet

Half the mites are stuffed – but not seamed up yet

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
My thumbs ache after stuffing the mites this afternoon. They can wait and be sewn up later on; stuffing them will allow the seams to ease a bit and take a better shape over time.  I used about 25% of... Read More
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