Liverpool pride was epic! I had so
much fun with the delightful Historian Jenny
White and one half of the amazing craftivist duo Warp
and Weft. If you've not yet checked out their city changing work I highly
recommend that you do.
We started the day with the pride march; the theme was fairy-tale so Jenny White was giving it some huntsman realness whilst I was working it as red riding hood.
There was a kaleidoscope of diverse costumes and banners that filled the streets; it was a truly uplifting spectacle filling me with pride! Here are couple of my favourite pics; we even found the big bad wolf!
In the afternoon I was in the community tent alongside the talent purlesque team delivering my tester craft session to people a feel for the workshops at people’s history museum (during my week’s residency 24-30 August).
Lots of
people came over to the marquee and had a go at writing messages of hope to the
254 MPs that did not vote yes to equal marriage. It was a great experience to
see how people would engage. I had to adapt the project to an outdoor
environment so that people could make a brief contribution to the project. We got passers-by to write their message and
add images to hexagons.
These
messages will go towards the creation of the quilt later in the year. The quilt
will have portraits of the 396 MPs that voted for the bill and messages towards
a more hopeful future to the 254 MPs who did not vote yes.
I still
have loads of messages to reach my target of 254, so please write a comment below
and contribute to the project! I will turn your messages into an artwork and
incorporate your views into the quilt!
If you’re on twitter, send a message
using #equalityquilt and I will tweet you back with a picture of your message
turned into an artwork.
It was a
real pleasure to be able to contribute to Liverpool Pride thanks to Joan Burnett for letting
me take part!
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