This week in our workshop with young people at Shabby2Chic we added prints to handmade books
Printing block carved out of rubber and coloured with Posca pen
Prints signed by the artist
Adding prints to the handmade books
Carved printing block coloured using Posca pens
Next week we will be adding the handmade book covers.
On Friday afternoon we worked with year 4.
Each pupil picked out an unusually named plant or flower from the ‘mystery bag’ and then drew a design of how they thought the plant might look. We invited the young people to research the origins of the plants and to look up how the plant really looked, after they had created these amazing fantasy plants using recycled materials.
These are just a small sample of all the plants created.
This project is supported by the local community and funded by LeftCoast as part of their ‘Growing People’ initiative in Blackpool
We were really exited to be asked to work with this group of amazing young people while they built go karts with Phill and Graham at 4Techmotohttp://www.4techmoto.co.uk/
With Phill and Grahams skill at Blackpool t4Techmoto two teams built 2 go-karts for racing after two days build and a final day ‘fettling’ and painting up the
Boz worked with the two teams while they built the machines ready for racing on day three. while Mr Dee helped design and paint the custom graffiti on the finished karts.
Phill working on Team Smiles classic go kart design
Quick check to make sure everything is working
before taking off the wheels ready for graffiti custom job
Team Smile with Mr Dee
Practising the painting
Team Oblivion with Graham
A few test runs before the races later in the day
Loading the karts in to the trailer
Arriving at the Palatine race track
Then up to the line for the first of three races
Winnerrrr
Even Sally the dog got in on the act with Phill
Fantastic day with the two teams and all the people involved
We love working with Club2Go. Fantastic and dedicated people who offer activities to young people in areas where there is little or no access to arts and sports during the holidays.
The young participants love the Posca pens that were kindly donated to us by POSCA earlier this year
All the signs and boards we use are made from recycled cardboard or wood
Continue reading Balloon signs at Club2Go workshop Grange Park Blackpool
Subway cars for people to add their own graffiti to
The build when we arrived with all the pieces
As part of the live paint event Mr Dee with the help of our photographer Lee Hodgkiss and our new organisation member David Jennings we created and built 2 small subway cars on wheels that later joined the Tram Sunday parade.
Boz Phillips set up a workshop for or should I say ‘put out paint all day’ for enthusiastic children , parents and members of the public to paint the subway cars with their graffiti.
The subway cars were a big hit thanks to Mr Dees’ ideas and Dave and Lees help.
Everyone loved the opportunity to decorate the cars from 12 noon until 3.30 when the parade commenced.
See for yourself the participants work below.
Decorated inside and out
Then we joined the parade
UDP dance members took the photo opportunity after some of their members added name to the trains
In 2013 Mr Dee was asked to work with Shabby2Chic as we have a great working partnership with this fantastic company
http://sandrajohnson.vpweb.co.uk/About-Us.html
Mr Dee worked with a young person to develop his art work on to a piece of recycled furniture which sold for £60
The young person who painted this has a real talent for illustration.
We suggested he develop one particular art work for adding to a
t-shirt.
Not only did the young man in pass his award: gaining confidence and self esteem with regards his skills. He was able to see the potential to take his work forward and develop a business selling his art work in the future.
As part of the Circles of Light Project we facilitated a drop in session for a day at Kirkham Park.
http://circlesoflight-fylde.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/spraying-signs-sayings-with-friends-of.html
Families and young people participated throughout the day.
Mr Dee was kept busy
The art works went to good use
Circles of Light 2013.
http://circlesoflight-fylde.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/graffiti-our-last-session-of-project.html
Contemporary Calligraphy at Lytham Hall, Lytham
Older participants were invited to create a graffiti design based on an image of Lytham Hall with calligraphy designs as part of the Circles of Light Art Project
The design idea
The canvas: a roll of cling film stretched between the trees in the grounds of Lytham Hall.
The participants couldn’t wait to get started
From the front
From the back
Mr Dee working on the text
All finished
Then it was gone …..
Great day
Mr Dee design for Club2Go for a ‘colouring book’ .
Art works below drawn with Posca pens on the Club2Go bus on Crosslands Park Blackpool April 9th 2014
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Club2Go/312458242221400
Mr Dee working with young people on their name signs
Mr Dee: Lee Fitzgerald
I am a graffiti artist with over 30 years experience. I hold current enhanced DBS and Public Liability Insurance.
Revoe Community Graffiti Mural, 2023. Painted and designed by young people.
I devise and deliver community based art projects, sharing my skills and knowledge of the history of graffiti art to as many people as possible. I strongly believe graffiti art can support the development of literacy skills in people of all ages. Graffiti painting with the community uses team building skills that create opportunities for intergenerational communication and understanding.
I am co-founder and chairman of Last Legs
Photo of graffiti workshop at Lytham Hall : participants spray painting on to shrink wrap
Recent projects include:
2024
‘A Question of Art’ – current project
Site specific Tree of Life: Young peoples hostel 2023
2022
‘Home is where your heART is’
working in hostels across Blackpool to produce art works including poetry with people about to move to new homes.
2021
Revoe mosaic project – a celebration of Revoe
2019
Horizon Art of Recovery project
Two major art works devised constructed and installed by Last Legs.
Commissioned by Horizon Blackpool to work in collaboration with the Art of Recovery group and community members of Grange Park Blackpool.
2017 – 2019
‘Art Buddies’ – ongoing BCH (Blackpool Coastal Housing) funded person centered creative activities.
Art work at Gorton Street Hostel created with the residents.
November 2016- January 2017
Poster project for the front of the King Edward Cinema Central Drive Blackpool
Working with the community to design and produce 2 large scale site specific ‘movie posters’ . Incorporating designs and histories of Blackpool linked to the Central area of Blackpool.
Lytham Arts Festival 2014
Grandads and lads – 3 large scale graffiti designs done in Park View over 3 days of Lytham Arts festival
August 2013 “Contemporary Calligraphy” at Lytham Hall.
Working with a group of volunteers mostly between the ages of 50 and 70 we created an ephemeral graffiti mural in the grounds of Lytham Hall.
After arriving at what the participants thought was going to be a calligraphy workshop everyone was given a brief history of graffiti and an introduction to the tools and processes of graffiti art.
We then spent the rest of the day spray painting murals onto cling film stretched between trees in the grounds of the hall.
Workshop participants with art work at Lytham Hall
Graffiti art commissioned Blackpool centenary tram ready for its new use as a youth hub.
February 2013.
In partnership with Shabby 2 Chic CIC I assisted a 17 year old young man to achieve his Expressive Arts Award.
Art work cupboard designed and painted by participant
Over the course of 6 weeks we designed and created a custom piece of recycled furniture and printed t-shirts using his own designs.
have experience of working in partnership with organisations such as New Revoe Residents Association, Blackpool Borough Council, Young carers, Streetlife, Fylde Youth Service, Blackpool Horizon project and Blackpool Club to Go : delivering, and facilitating numerous community arts projects.
Two recent projects I have worked on include – a poster project for Blackpool Art service and Blackpool Grand Theater ‘Breakin’ Convention. I worked in partnership with Boz Phillips on ‘Breakin’ Convention’ where I was the lead artist. As Last Legs we have received funding for a number of project in the Blackpool Central / Revoe areas. Working with community members of all ages. Our most recently successful devised, delivered and funded project is ‘Art Buddies’ – going to the homes of isolated individuals and involving them in creative activities. This project is ongoing.
Please take a look at recent pages for my ongoing community art work
last legs community arts health 