TWEET-ing (like a bird...!)
8th September 2010
A project in South West Victoria is re-claiming the TWEET! Five host organisations in six towns in the South West region are taking up the task to try and collect 500 handmade textile birds before the end of December 2010. This 'flock' of birds will then take flight in each host town for an exhibition or display in 2011. We'll keep you posted about dates through this blog so keep checking.
This project is inspired by a project called 'Twitter', designed and initated by Gippsland artist Andrea Lane in 2009. She has given us permission to bring the project to the South West and go BIG! Thanks Andrea.
The good news is, anyone can make a make a bird! For more information and to make a bird, just click on the links below to download the bird pattern and instructions and details of the project and host contact details. The more the merrier so please let the bird within set flight!
TWEET instructions and host contact details
These are some of the birds starting to come into the project:
see and hear the TWEET story on local ABC radio - click here!
Local host partners in the project are:
Terang and Mortlake Health; Southern Grampians & Glenelg PCP (Hamilton); South West Health (Warrnambool); Moyne Health Services (Port Fairy); The Arts Company (Portland) and Regional Arts Victoria.
Member Comments
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Andrea Lane
(): 8th Sep 10
Haha. Looking good Jo. I do love that every one of them is such an 'individual' ... no matter how many you get! Gary ended up wearing one of his favourites attached to his straw hat. It made it really easy to find him in a crowd. And it made everyone smile. (and EVERYONE wanted to buy it ). perhaps an idea for any extras!?
a bird in the hand ...
Trevor
(): 9th Sep 10
A great project for EVERYONE! I had no interest in TWEETing until this came along ...
I'm all a-twitter
Susan
(): 9th Sep 10
You have made my day. I can relate to these types of tweets.
so TWEET!
Deb Milligan: 13th Sep 10
its a sign of a good arts proejct when every heading in the comments section is some sort of pun! Feeble or otherwise! What a lovely project. I met the original flock in Nowa Nowa and all the little birdies told me that they are very excited about all their new rellies. Hopefully they can get together one day.
Birds for all....
Lyn
(): 13th Oct 10
This project is really engaging a large range of people. Lots of people are stopping, looking and talking about "our" bird display - not to metion the sewers who are enjoying displaying their birds all with a certain individual style !
