October into November; exhibitions galore, and also Daleks.

Right, as promised, a catch-up on the last month.  A day-trip to York saw us visiting both the National Railway Museum (to catch the "Great Gathering", showcasing all six of the A4 Pacific locomotives together in the same place- with the two temporarily repatriated locos from America and Canada due to be sent back soon, this seemed about the only opportunity to get to see them).  Photography conditions were not great, with so many people there, and the lighting inside mucking up the sensor on the camera a bit, but we managed a few nice shots.

This was followed by a visit to Treasurers House (National Trust) near the Minster; chance for a few more experimental pics, including the one of the chandalier, below.

We got the opportunity to exhibit some work at Cottingley Cornerstone, for the second time following our participation last year.

It was a nice show, with a good mix of work on display, and a good friendly atmosphere on the opening night.  I was exhibiting an unused pic from the "Inflate-Deflate" series, as well as one from my Dromology/Intercity project from last winter (one of the images not chosen by South Square Gallery at the time).  Amy showed one from her "Light Trails" project, and the sculpture piece below, from her wildlife boxes series, made from found materials.

One which really interested me, this very nice bar, done in miniature, with working lighting.

We're also exhibiting some work with Cupola in Sheffield (more in a separate post), as well as our ongoing contribution to the Bradford Open at Cartwright Hall; that means we've participated in three open-call exhibitions within a month, which is a pleasant if somewhat stressful experience, from an organisation point of view.

Something else which will be featuring in a separate post, is that we're decorating the National Trust Tearoom where I work in one of the Day Jobs.  Being done tastefully, subtly, and on a budget, with lots of arty creations…  The Reindeer above, made from recycled delivery boxes and scrap card, should give some indication of what sort of work we're going for.

We've also ended up doing some Dr Who themed making; coming up with cardboard/recycled Daleks for the Scouts and Beavers we are leaders with.  The example ones we made are shown below, during a suitably spookily-lit shoot done after the activity had been completed…. 

…along with one using proper toy Daleks, just for the sake of doing a miniatures shoot.  Anyway, to save boring people with the details here, there's more on this blog: 

http://bensmodel-makingworkbench.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/genesis-of-cardboard-daleks.html

So that was the last month; mainly spent doing exhibitions.  Next posts on our showing at Cupola Gallery, and then on the Tearoom Christmas Decorations.