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Sutent

I can help with anything medical and especially cancer. <br>

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miss annie

I paint and draw, take illustration commisions, make props and install sets in shop windows (references available from Disney, Liberty and more). I can make pretty much anything out of fabric and teach you how to use a sewing machine (I have three, including a very old German one). I also embroider. I paint murals for private homes and shops and do paint effects (clients include Sothebys). Also painting and decorating, not wallpaper hanging though. I make homewares and gifts and sell them at vintage and craft fairs. I collect vintage fabric and am good at identifying them, I'll buy anything interesting. Also, floristry commissions. I'm really good at working in shops too and and a total geek about retail, especially specialist retail. I know a lot about books and publishing. If any of this is of any interest to anyone, feel free to get in touch.

Arkady

Professionally I'm a lobbyist, so could give a bit of advice about how to effectively harass politicians.

Sutent

More practical information about hospitals in local area and who to see for what and what health care provisions there are. Probably unable to give specific technical information but can do generally if anyone wants to PM me. <br>

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Arkady

Something we might consider along those lines is a design for the SGR railway bridge, as they are doing on Green Lanes.

miss annie

I really don't think there would be any point in a mural. It would be covered in graffiti in a week. A mosaic piece with easy clean tiles, like the pieces at the FP entrance to Gillespie Nature Reserve would stand a better chance of surviving intact.

miss annie

Following on from the first post, there is a lot more to the collective skills of the WI than cake baking. We have an accountant, more than one Guardian journalist, a senior manager at Stonewall and the penguin keeper from London Zoo amongst other interesting members. If you are female come and join us. Oh, and there's an awful lot more to Vetski than cakes and Latin, but she is more than able to tell you herself.

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Detritus

If anyone is thinking of setting up a oil rig or meth lab I'm the person to turn to for glass.

miss annie

My knickers, and manners, remain untwisted.

Toddlesocks

Maybe we could have a mixed media graffiti mural, including glass and old knicker fabric. I like attempting to recycle found bits into pretty things

miss annie

Oh yes, I like that idea. Like the Watts Towers or those nice lamposts in NYC.

Toddlesocks

Yes love Watts Towers, I don't know the NYC lamposts sound interesting.

Detritus

Watts tower is amazing, bloody strange place to put an art instalation. In my part of LA we had an artist community shop/art place I helped install a complete boat in to it once it went from the basement to the roof through a few floors. Something like that around here would be good but it needs to be a collective rather than an individual. It might not interest many but take a look. http://machineproject.com

Toddlesocks

Machine project looks fantastic, been wishing for something like it in SG for yrs.

miss annie

Here's a link to some photos of the lovely lamp posts, they are amazing in real life. http://untappedcities.com/2013/08/07/photographing-every-one-of-jim-powers-mosaics-in-the-east-village/

Toddlesocks

Thanks Annie, they are magical. Glad recent Mayors have appreciated them. Of course being so easy to do they are great projects for the whole community to participate in creating.

miss annie

Yes, I'm contemplating doing it here, I have loads of bits of stuff I could use. I suspect Islington would be more tolerant of them than Haringey.

Detritus

When I was younger we went around Leeds painting the bus shelters yellow or white from red I wish I could say it was because of a artistic streak in my friends and I but alas it was because Leeds played in yellow or white and Manchester United played in red.

Toddlesocks

Maybe if it was done on the Islington side, Haringey might be persuaded to look as good.

Stella

Just a quick hey. First of all thank you for the mention. The cycling club has never really started, for it's difficult to get a date and people rather like riding alone or with people they feel confident with. Maybe we can find a date now it's warm and see where we can go. <div>I've also quite a bit of experience with gardening (edible plants) and reptiles. </div>

Ilovegreyhounds

I can help out with funding applications in terms of checking them for eligibility against guidelines, being a fresh pair of eyes and general editing of submissions bids. I am a bit rusty on the actual research and advice on funding sources but can give it a go. I tend to specialise in the arts/culture/heritage side of things. Otherwise, willing to compare notes on early twin parenthood!

Thomas

<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Speaking of community art, I really like what they have done with shutter art in Barking town centre: (scroll down)</font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">http://paint-the-town-barking.tumblr.com/</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">The project was funded by the Mayors Outer London Fund, but drew in local artists and students. Perhaps we could do something similar here - particularly given all the local artists and John Jones etc.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">I have always liked the idea of railway bridge art like in Camden - but this is incredibly difficult (and expensive) as Network Rail are quite a complex organisation to work with (hence the delays in Harringay).</font></div>

Ali

Was there not an exibition at JJ about doing something under the Railway bridges ?<br>

miss annie

Yes, as Arkady mentions earlier on this thread. There is a lot of shutter art locally, Jaks and others have themed artwork as do several on Holloway and Seven Sisters Rds. I like it.

dion

I think we should Apply for lottery funding to do something with the area outside vagabond. No idea how it all works though. Would prob take years

miss annie

How about just doing a bit of planting, tidying, jazzing up ourselves?

tarara

Hello, longshot perhaps, but are there any builders out there who would be interested in swopping their time and labour (knocking out a door frame) in return for my childcare. I trained as a children's nurse, I run overnight stays for disabled children, I have two daughters age 14&11 years who are probably my best advertisement (if i do say so myself) I have excellent references. I am happy to do two hours to your 1 hour. You can use hours anytime, evening babysitting, summer holiday childcare..after school pick up? I live in Moray Road, N4<br>