It has been a really busy week for the Bigger Picture team, meetings, project plans, press releases to issue, the new look website to launch, in fact Angel and Huw having been working into the small hours and going to bed as I have been getting up for work (not together I might add), in fact I have hardly seen them at all apart from our Easter Bunny luncheon party on Good Friday. As you can imagine, having such creative friends things are never dull especially at our parties. Roy had somehow managed to source some cacao in its raw form (best not to ask too many questions as he has to protect his source). So Roy and Huw decided to do a Mexican feast using cacao in every dish in keeping with a traditional Easter (chocolate) theme. I managed to buy a piñata (a giant chick shaped creation) as my contribution. All the team (with the exception of Vienna- who was leaving the smog for a week-end in Hampshire) were very excited at the thought of smashing the poor piñata to death with sticks and were a little disappointed that the piñata (for 3 years old plus from M & S) required string pulling rather than beating in order to release the goodies inside.
I had asked every one to bring a small gift to place in the piñata and rather naively I was expecting an assortment of little Easter eggs and fluffy chicks, although a few were to be found in the giant chick it also contained play do, a plastic dinosaur, glittery stars and a pair of false teeth (is there no sense of occasion!).
Angel was a vision in pink! I’m not sure what sort of vision but she definitely made an entrance wearing a little summer dress, pink rabbit ears, a dog collar with her name on it (I’m so glad she liked her gift from our last holiday) and matching high heeled Barbie pink shoes. We started off with chocolate vodka based bloody Mary’s and/or tequila with blue bols ( the blue cocktail clashed terribly with my outfit) followed by such delights as chocolate bread with pepper soup, lemon & lime sorbet, chilli and chicken moula, all made with cacao of course and you will never guess what was for desert, hot chocolate sundae. Having overdosed with vast qualities of the brown stuff and all a little hyper active from too much sugar the poor giant chick was about to meet his fate.
A little fresh air was the order of the day and the group took them selves off to the gallery on Anerely Hill to show Paul’s parents the new space. It was great to see that people weren’t put off my Angels rabbit ears and felt comfortable to come in and look around.
Of course the big buzz in town is the official release of the news that Guy Beggs is to open the gallery with a solo show on the 27th April with ‘an invitation’ only private party to launch the exhibition which opens to the public later that week. How cool is that: an internationally renowned artist opening our community art gallery (and remember you heard it first of first on my blog). Check out the new website for more information.
I have of course purchased yet another little black dress for the occasion because the other ten hanging up in the cupboard are not quiet right and of course no little black dress would be complete with out a new pair of killer heels. .
Guy’s work is really amazing so beg, borrow or steal to get an invite to his opening night party on 27th April …..I am of course open to bribes especially before my card credit bill arrives.
