Banham Zoo

In my previous post I mentioned that I have been volunteering at Banham Zoo's Charity Shop!

It's almost been 3 months since I started there and I go one day a week; at the moment it's for a couple of hours on a Monday afternoon. Me and the other volunteers help raise funds for the Zoological Society of East Anglia (ZSEA). To find out more about the zoo and the charity visit here.

For a few weeks now, when I get the chance, I have a doodle from the images in the Official Guide Book on pieces of note paper with a biro. I didn't get a chance to have a go this week as it was much more busy compared to normal; probably because it's half term.

I have a plan. I don't know if it's a good idea or not, but the plan is to create a zine full of animals from Banham Zoo, sell them and donate an amount to the zoo's charity. That's what I hope to do anyway; it doesn't mean it will happen... (I know what I'm like - hmm). I think I need to have a proper visit to the zoo and take photos of my own to work from. I haven't had a trip there for a few years, seems like a lifetime ago! Who's with me?

Below are what I have drawn so far. Sorry about the image quality; they were taken on my mobile. I may have to scan them in and see what they look like then. They would definitely need to be adapted if they were to make it into the zine - let me know if you think this plan is something I should do!

Last week...

The week before that...

2 weeks before that...

And the week before that!

East Street Arts.

Very behind on my blog posts! This should have been posted last month to go with the things I had learnt from my travels with Uncle Clive. These are spaces found by the East Street Arts charity.

I'll add more info at a later date - I'm just lazy.

Oxford: Take 2.

Last week we successfully visited the Ashmolean Museum, to see the 'Francis Bacon / Henry Moore: Flesh and Bone' exhibition. I should point out now that I advise you to go see it, whether or not you are a fan of their work. We learnt from our last attempt that Oxford is not like London. There are things that are not open on a Monday and this time we made sure to check before going again. Although it was an early start (for me anyway), it was worth it. I didn't realise until after leaving the building, that the experience walking through the rooms was an enjoyable one. We spent around 2 hours in there. I wasn't filled with a saddening eagerness to leave and get out as fast as I could, or blinded by shining lights and bright white walls. I'm surprised at how oblivious I was. There aren't many exhibitions that I can say that I have wanted to go to, other than the 'Litchenstein: A Retrospective' show at Tate Modern.

As well as visiting Modern Art Oxford...

(I'll get round to finishing this post at some point - maybe?)