Wee Things on the Beach

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 01 May 2010, 17:46

Wee Things on the Beach is a Portobello-based arts trust. Our mission is to produce small scale works of art on and around the beach for the enjoyment of all.

To participate, you don't have to be a recognised artist and in fact recognised artists need not apply. And you wouldn't be interested anyway because there is no money to be made. No money, no creche, no free wine. And it's bring your own biscuits.

Still interested? Our first commission in the Pretend Porty Prom series requires you to make something interesting from found materials on the beach. Make it, photograph it and post it here.

Lambie · Post by **Lambie** » 06 May 2010, 11:03

I think I found one but I don't know how to post a photo. Help?

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 07 May 2010, 23:17

elkanary wrote:I think I found one but I don't know how to post a photo. Help?

Take a wee look at How do I post an image? elkanary. It should get you posting pics in no time

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 08 May 2010, 07:56

Or just email them to me. So let me get this straight, you haven't created a work of art from found materials, you have found one?

Does that make it an objet trouvé trouvé?

Lambie · Post by **Lambie** » 08 May 2010, 12:04

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Saw this last summer. Didn't put it there and I don't know how you define art but it put a smile on me.

Lambie · Post by **Lambie** » 08 May 2010, 12:08

I call it Late Sparkler with Broken Fork. It's gone now.

Lambie · Post by **Lambie** » 08 May 2010, 12:09

Thanks Marya, Photobucket works a treat.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 08 May 2010, 17:57

An excellent start for Wee Things on the Beach. We have our very own inflatable sculpture at no cost to the Scottish Arts Council and an original work. Do you have a larger copy of the second photo? I'm having a problem with perspective. Is it a household fork in the foreground, or something much larger that looks like a fork further away?

Lambie · Post by **Lambie** » 08 May 2010, 18:05

Cheers Bob,

It's the tines of a plastic fork stuck to the business end of a spent sparkler.

I don't think I have a larger image. I've a feeling this was taken on my phone.

Lambie · Post by **Lambie** » 17 May 2010, 12:40

Lambie · Post by **Lambie** » 17 May 2010, 17:35

Forgot about this one....

<a href="http://s769.photobucket.com/albums/xx33 ... ydally.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx33 ... ydally.jpg" border="0" alt="Chalk,Portobello,Dilly,Dallying,Dilly Dallying,tears"></a>

The lines that become the letters run down from many teardrops. Text on the top (out of shot) said something like teardrop=1450 pupils at Portobello High School.

Date on my photo says 8th April 2010.

It was a powerful image. Can anyone shed any light on what it means? Thanks to whoever put it there.

Post by **wangi** » 17 May 2010, 22:10

To complete the loop... I saw a few photos of that up on the wall of the Public Art House.

Anyway, I imagine it's a plea the get the finger out and build a bloody school which isn't a gulag...

Puerto bella · Post by **Puerto bella** » 17 May 2010, 23:26

Line in the sand ................... in Porty?

Lambie · Post by **Lambie** » 18 May 2010, 09:30

wangi wrote:To complete the loop... I saw a few photos of that up on the wall of the Public Art House.

Anyway, I imagine it's a plea the get the finger out and build a bloody school which isn't a gulag...

Cheers Wangi, that'd make a lot of sense. That new school further up the road looks fantastic. Let's have one of those. Seems straight forward enough.

Lambie · Post by **Lambie** » 19 May 2010, 08:37

Earlier

Later

Lambie · Post by **Lambie** » 24 May 2010, 09:05

On Thursday the "like to be" plank was knocked off the fence and then later in the day repaired by an unknown Porty resident. On Friday the "like to be" plank was nicked. Compliments or harsh criticism?

Post by **wangi** » 25 May 2010, 16:33

That's a shame. Really liked that first photo above of the planks.

L/

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 25 May 2010, 20:04

Nice. Do we know who was responsible for creating it or is it just a random act of uncredited art? I like the idea of random acts of art.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 25 May 2010, 21:55

From the Guardian:

Guerilla Art in Portobello

Melanie · Post by **Melanie** » 29 May 2010, 11:52

What a great idea! Any plans for more?

Lambie · Post by **Lambie** » 29 May 2010, 12:52

Thanks Melanie, wooden planks are £3 from B&Q but there's no need to stick to wood. There's a dot dot dot at after seaside so everyone should join in.

Post by **wangi** » 14 Jun 2010, 23:57

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkindness/4700922257/" title="Brickhenge by Lee Kindness, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/470 ... e507_b.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="Brickhenge" border="0"></a>

Somebody went to the trouble of standing all the bricks on the beach upright...

Lambie · Post by **Lambie** » 30 Jun 2010, 21:02

Great photo.

Talk Porty ~ Portobello

Wee Things on the Beach

Wee Things on the Beach

Wee Thing

Re: Wee Thing

Found art on Portobello Beach

I made this one though...

Photobucket

Does this count?

Stop Dilly Dallying

New School Chalk of Shame.

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside

Portobello standing stones.