Battle for the Winds

This week saw the end of the Battle for the Winds Concepts in Context unit, which is a huge theatrical event to mark the opening celebrations of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing events in July. For the last 8 weeks i have supervised a group of 5 makers who have each made a costume for the county Devon which is one of 7 counties involved in this huge summer spectacle.

I have been working along side designer Sarah Dicks in order to help achieve her aspirations and bring her designs to life. My job has involved sourcing, fabric buying and managing a running budget as well as overseeing a group of maker in order to make sure they have everything they need to make their costumes.