A Day in Touchwood Shop Space

Jackie, Avril and Maureen spent Tuesday 13th July in the shopspace in Touchwood showcasing their work. It was extremely busy especially after Veracity was delivered. To those who don't know Veracity she is a sculpture created by Mark Tilley, standing over six feet high with a very voluptuous stance. After her entrance a lot of remarks and interest were forthcoming, one likened her to his wife whereas others disliked her instantly. Whatever the remark her appearance brought people into the space where we were able to discuss the group and also our work.

Jackie had printed a leaflet about SAF which we handed to the visitors and hopefully this will encourage new members.

The end of the day we were met with a downpour which soaked us whilst loading the work into the cars, despite this we all decided the day had been worth it and time had passed very quickly. I think the coffee and doughnuts were also a great help despite Jackie and Avril protesting they were not good for us. Maureen Toomey

Live Brief does Touchwood

On Sunday 3 SAF members, as a part of the Live Brief group, were once again in Touchwood shopping centre. The day, led by Eva Bennett, was used to discuss our forthcoming project relating to Solihull and to learn more about each other and our working methods. Part of this was colouring in wooden spoons as mini versions of ourselves.

Liza Minelli, Chris Evans and Billie Piper on night shift

AKA Maureen, Jackie and Kathryn

The work we finally produced in response to the space was centered around the window area (no one made an offer for the chair and the acupuncture man) and it was fun trying to sketch the shoppers hurrying past us. It was certainly a day which later led to more discussion. Jackie Mackay

Your Space at Touchwood

Through Aimee Green at Solihull Library Gallery, SAF were granted access to an empty shop space in Touchwood Shopping Centre on Saturday afternoon. Some of us took along small works to help fill the space and although it was a bit rough and ready we attracted a fair bit of interest from the public. At least we hope to have gained a few new members as a result.

I had a really enjoyable afternoon promoting the group except that I did develop 'hold the clutch knee' after taking 20 minutes to exit the John Lewis car park at 5 o'clock. Jackie Mackay