#MakeitEaling and Red 60

A story that ties the work to a theme.

Yesterday I had (at first) an errand to do- helping a friend submit a photo of his work in wood for a potential competition - in fact the lack of numbers submitting meant the organisers had a rethink.

Still went and had a nice cup of tea and a chat and took the photo (left) - the work's material  has an interesting provenance  being constructed from wood from a former bench from  local Quaker meeting House - the text a reworking of Quaker sentiments.

After the session I had a quick look at the Ealing Summer Arts Market - nice to chat with people exhibiting and good to see BEAT still getting their message out.

Make it Ealing/BID are working well to promote such events (market and BEAT) these sort of fleet of foot teams can make a real difference (oh yes they've confirmed I've got the Bond Street Pop up for 2 weeks in November).

A nice vibe to the late summer's evening

An ongoing initiative 

Red 60

In a weeks time I'll be busy setting up for Ealing's first Art Trail - I'm hoping that visitors to Orchard Café, the venue I'll share with Gordon Cookson, John Kaye and Tim Layden  (West Ealing's Orchard Café) will have visitors who are interested in the Leap Year project - you can see the 'Rough Cut' here.

Meanwhile here's #60

A cool hotline in Red

A phone it's hard to miss

Window cleaners, Ealing Art Market and Red 77

You can just about see in the
main picture

Yesterday was a day in West London where the sky was a staggering blue - sadly I felt the urge to say to many that it was 'like being in the South of France'  In noticed that the window cleaners were up (not far) on Ealing's tallest building- The Apex (though I like to call it the The Nib).

An amazing blue sky

Also noticed that the chariots were back at the temple after West Ealing Hindu Chariot festival

They're back no point beating yourself up about it.

And having mentioned I'd been missing my West London location shoots - adding further to Argyle Road hold-ups there was one (smallish) shoot being set up.

Argyle road location shoot

Ealing's Thursday Art Market 

BID office -A nice reception awaits

It's odd I've lived in the Ealing area a long time but yesterday was the first time I've actually been in Villiers house above the Ealing Broadway Station  it was I think for a long time home to a part of the BBC (enterprises?) but is now mainly used by the University of West London - popped in to return the 'key' to Pop up Shop as BID/Make it Ealing are camped out there.

Bid/Make it Ealing work hard to make things happen in Ealing and this Thursday is the start of a Thursday Art Market outside the Ealing Town hall  running until the 8th October.

{Here's a bit about how BID works if you're curious]

Red 77

I suppose it's a child's toy thing but perhaps not the best

Some sort of toy I suppose