I had the pleasure of being event host for a Ladies Day fundraiser in Knutsford which raised over £20,000 for Muscular Dystrophy UK. There was a lot of audience wrangling and I was one of three chaps in the room of around 150 ladies, who all enjoyed a good catch-up.
Joking aside, it was an amazing event, and a testament to the hard work of Kerry Spink, friend and fellow TEDx Warrington team. Kerry is an amazing human and a very inspiring person to be around.
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These pieces were created live a Liverpool Markets VE Day celebrations, a bit of visual storytelling, where I drew soldiers, singers and shoppers for this special event.
Working live outdoors attracted quite a few onlookers, keen to see the work as it was being made. I've developed the ability to chat as I work from doing speed portraits, and the Liverpool crowd did like a bit of banter. I tried to capture as much as possible in the time available, and the sunshine was a bonus.
Visual Storytelling. Creating Live art for events.
For this job, I was hired by Liverpool City Council. As with all live art projects, they got to keep the work that was made as well as photographed, cleaned-up versions of the art. I'm also open to revisions, for when a client wants to turn a piece of work into a poster or use it for additional marketing.
Visual storytelling has a few different names and is also known as;
Do you have an event you need turning into art? I've worked at conferences, workshops and speaking events around the UK. Get in touch here.
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