Mythology Anthology

This is the biggest entry I've done to date. There were about 56 costumes in total and I managed to parade the route with a sprained knee. The weather stayed dry and pleasant and I also added a drop side truck with a sound system on the back to liven it up. We had the honor of leading the parade this year and everyone had great fun.

The rest of the images can be seen at:
http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/dreamcarnival2/Mythology%20Anthology%20Greystones%2006/

Greystones Art's Festival 2006

After Pride I started working on the Greystone's project called 'Mythology Anthology'. I had 26 6-8 year olds for three half days and try and get them to paint and make their own costumes. Between Art Sessions the children did drama and character building with a member of the Cork City Circus. After the workshops were over, I finished putting everything together and didn't get to bed till 2am on the morning of the parade.

There had been a previous disaster with the main carnival puppets. They had already been constructed and used during the Halloween project but when I went to collect them from storage, they had been mangled under someone elses equipment. I had 3 days to reverse roughly €1200 worth of damage but as you can see in my next post, everything came together in the end.

Pride what?

I recall this day with distain unfortunately because I hadn't slept or eaten. By the time it was all over I was exhausted and fell fowl of food poisoning from an Eddie Rockets milkshake. :( I was extremely ill for four days after that.
Anyway the masks were made from Funky Foam, The carnival braces were mainly made from paper and a feather boa and the Dragon itself was Polyester Dress lining, Ostrich feathers, Silver Netting, Lame, Hula Hoops, Fibre glass rods, Aluminiun, Foam and a smoke machine.