We decided to look at everyday, ordinary things and considered, as a group, what they meant. Inspiration for the name came from a comment made by one of its members.
With the support of professionals from a variety of creative disciplines, the group began to develop their own creative voices. During the year-long project, each member produced a wealth of diverse and creative work, which documents and expresses their responses using the ordinary as inspiration and turns it into something extraordinary.
Whilst some work plays with metaphor and wider topics, others are simply the enjoyment of materials or patterns. The work has developed through the diversity of observations unique to each person and their response to examining the 'ordinary'.
The work is as diverse and individual as the group's members. At the same time, through shared experiences, a strong group unity was forged. Perhaps this provides a metaphor for life?
With thanks to the individuals who have taken part in the project and to the artists acknowledged below, whose sensitivity, enthusiasm and commitment to support and enhance the project is very much appreciated.
- Corinne Marsh - Visual Artist and Project Lead
- Katie Smith - Ceramist
- Nick Ash - Puppeteer
- Ben Mills - Film Maker
- Hughie Carroll - Poet
- Chester Barrett - Sound Engineer
- Cara Horsley - Dance Choreographer
- Ruth Williams - Artist
Please contact Corinne Marsh 07846 779746 or email Corinne for more information.
Thanks also to Ross Harvie of Proteus Theatre Company and Andy Murphy of OpsComms Consulting Ltd for providing the studio space in which we worked and for being there to support this project in any way they could.
This project was made possible with funding from
