First met this guy at a childrens festival day last year. The gallery walls had huge (I mean VAST)sheets of paper stretched across them, and then he popped up one or two of his creations to start people off with drawing their own things, or just doing whatever the heck they felt like. The idea is it's a lovely thing for parents to do with their kids - a shared period of creativity. However, reasonably quickly the space took on it's own gravitational pull and EVERYONE was coming in to the Centre to draw something whether or not they had kids! And the staff and volunteers could just not stay away it was all so exciting! Someone found a sketch on the floor that someone had made of me, and I'd only popped in with a tray of teas!
Anyway, the point is that this unassuming chap generates energy with his work, as you're about to see...
vintage organ pipes which were sold at Sothebys I believe
Stairway to Heaven
and I haven't even got to his paintings, prints and stunning guitar and violin creations! He just seems to wander through the land making it a better place. And when you look at his work, there are generally a load of characters looking back out at you.
Anyway the show is in the Gallery at The West End Centre Aldershot 3-28th February. It's free, there's a bar in the evenings, etc...
Now here's the jawdropper for me - I only met this chap for a few minutes during that fabled day. After the event he went home and the following day he sent in a picture giving his impression of the Centre and what it achieves. Here it is. Look very closely...can you see...
...to the right of the sewing machine it's ME!
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