Jim's figure stands, a visit to Askam and a meeting with a descendant of Sir John Barrow.

 

This will become one of Jim's characters in his animation piece...it looks a bit Robocop right now, but soon it will be clad in capok, clay and fabric. It was assembled limb by limb in the cottage today, and, as you see below,  had its hands cured by scalding with water, making sure the plastic that surrounds each finger is tight and pliable. Next, motion tests...we'll be back. Hoho.


I was in Askam yesterday , to meet Historian Janice Cummings and get some photos of The Lots pub  AKA The Askam Hotel interior, where a scene from Jim's piece is set. More about that later. I shot some video and recorded some sound overlooking the estuary and then went to the school to meet Mrs Morgan to discuss dates for our schools project

Scroll down for a photo of poet and novelist Caroline Gilfillan who visited today and brought along Anya Pearson, a descendent of Sir John Barrow, for her first visit to her ancestors' birthplace. Happily, our pal Historian Iain McNicol was with is at the time and could give Anya and her Dad Philip, the tour.  Nice afternoon all round.









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