A new colouring in book will be available at Treloan this year, but if you would like to pre-order a copy and get the kids started, or just want some reminders of what Caravanserai firesides and Treloan is like, comment here, or get in touch with Mac at:
bespokenwords (at) yahoo.com
for information and ordering.
here’s a few drawings from the 2013 collection (size is A4, or 8 x 11″, 20 pages)
more info on Mac’s colouring in books and cartoons can be found here
…something I’ve been wanting to do ever since Pete & Debs revamped / undamped their bedroom – a chance to say ‘thank you’ for hosting Caravanserai with such enthusiasm & energy. As my PhD tunnels toward completion I wonder what I would have been doing without the support from them that has made a doctoral research project possible . There’s a full set of images here
reversible - maroon on back with appliqued poppies
detail
14 flags for Lucie and Reidos’ wedding reception at Treloan
we now have some lovely new signs installed in the wash-up areas & a ‘wasson’ blackboard painted by Mac Dunlop (inspired by Ken’s ‘oooh’ blackboard).
the portrait is of actor/comedian Dom who performed at one of last years firsides
this one (below) is of local artist and regular visitor to Treloan, Chris Insoll
and ..Pete.
pics by taken by Pete (and manipulated by Annie) for a ‘guidebook’ currently in development.
Ken’s moved into the project van and is busy painting the 2 Chris’s – to be installed in ‘Richies Wash-Up'(see Kens blog here)
he’s also creating a walk in ‘I-SPY’ book on the walls of the loos …
My work uses paint and other media as a way of provoking conversation and participation. I like playing with the boundaries between things, perforating them if possible. Recent projects have mixed memory and nostalgia and the Treloan work is a kind of ‘guerrilla’ nostalgia piece, descending on a public place and filling it with high grade nostalgic material (at least for people aged 50 and above, whose Mum and Dad bought them I-Spy books).
Ken Barrett
& of course Debs wasn’t gonna miss a trick!
Here’s a proposal submitted to ‘Embark Ferry Art‘ – an exhibition project on the King Harry Ferry hope they like it 🙂
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The images proposed for exhibition on the King Harry Ferry arise from activities involving local residents and the many visitors to the villages of Portscatho & Gerrans. These activities or responses to the location have been generated by artists, writers, poets, musicians, geographers and UCF students that have been in residence or who have worked on the Caravanserai project at Treloan Coastal Holidays, a caravan and camping site on the Roseland peninsula.
Being images of people, activities and events pertinent to the area that the ferry passengers are either coming from or going to, they’d work a treat on the KHF (our familiar & all-important route to and from the Roseland come rain or shine).
They’d be ‘rooted on route’ so to speak, being place responsive and community spirited. The ferry crossing is a fine time frame for browsing an exhibition (as well as the huge ships still moored up the Fal), it’s a connective and inbetween site ideally suited to images that respond to and celebrate the local environment and culture.
The images provide examples of the type of content envisaged for the ferry exhibition, if selected this would be redesigned or new work produced. The final images will be sourced from the wealth of material there is, and credited to the various people involved.
Re. your request for proposals from ‘emerging artists’ I probably don’t fit the bill as I’ve been practicing for a long time. But, I hope that the pertinence to locality and inclusive nature of Caravanserai (as an ongoing ‘emergent’ project) might be of interest.
A.L.
The images sent to Embark Ferry Art are sourced from, or include photos by – Mary Pollard, Jiva Lovejoy, Alyson Hallett and William Walker
caravanserai (2008-2016) 