A huge creative undertaking that saw community and craft groups across Hull joining in comes to fruition this month as #AnAlphabetofHull is revealed. The venture was organised and co-ordinated by @mirandamvanrossum and Hanna Lutkin, who invited people of all ages to claim one letter of the alphabet and make it their own. Each of the letters represents a person, a place or a thing associated with #Hull. The groups all got to work creating their own 1m x 2m artworks which are now to form An Alphabet of Hull trail. All the letters will be free to view but most are placed within public buildings, so the opening times will determine when trail followers can see them. The launch of the trail is on Saturday, October 24, coinciding with the start of the half-term holiday.
Miranda said: “Finding locations has probably been the trickiest part, particularly as we were looking for places that ideally had some relevance to the theme of each piece. Fortunately, we have succeeded for the most part".
B for the #BeeLady by the @FredMooreLibrary Knit and Natter Group, on display at the library
“It's so much better than I ever could have hoped. When we started, my idea was to create extra-large cross-stitched pieces on wire mesh, inspired by a Dutch project.
“However, while the mesh and cross-stitching do still feature in most pieces, people have incorporated a whole array of different techniques and materials, including crochet, knitting, quilting and beadwork, to name but a few. The makers have really made the concept their own, and the end results are so much better for it.”
Miranda said: “Some pieces will stay in situ once the trail comes to an end - the K for KR piece will go on permanent display at Craven Park at the start of the next Rugby League season, for example - whereas others will return to their makers.” Some of the groups involved have been #SquarePegHull; Foster for Hull; Malet Lambert School; Matthew's Hub; @Friends of Alderman Kneeshaw Park; Rooted in Sunshine (Rooted in Hull's women's group); St Hilda's Greatfield; Fred Moore Library Knit & Natter Group and North Bransholme Community Shop.
“We're particularly pleased to have engaged quite a large number of younger people, not just the school and the Matthew's Hub Youth group, but also Messy Momentum at St Paul's church and visitors to The Big Malarkey festival,” said Miranda. Some of the groups that were formed for the project will "continue on", she added. www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/its-much-better-ever-could-11205259 ... See MoreSee Less