HTV West report on the secret hideaway of the gorillas

HTV Report on WOW Gorillas  
(Wed 15 June 2001)

See the news report by clicking on the orange link above.

Waiting to leave (or just getting some fresh air because of varnish-spraying)

With an UpFest gorilla behind

Naming the animals

Bert's Booty

Swinging Bert - slide show

Not quite the effect I had in mind, but the best I can do!!!

Apology

Oops!  Sorry, Nadine and June.  I seem to have accidentally deleted the comments you made on one of my posts when I changed its date to put the photos in the correct sequential order.  I deleted my response too, if that helps.

Beasties complete!

Now all I have to do is add the endangered animals' names...at all kinds of angles in nice handwriting!

A few days ago

Starting painting

Outlining the animals

 

Photocopies all over...

Rounding up the animals

Matching the animal positions on Bert to the ceramic version of Endangered PJs

Other gorillas at the A Bond

There were 18 gorillas at the A Bond as far as I could count.  Some lurking in little rooms in the dark.  I haven't counted them recently, but there are less white bubble-wrapped gorillas, and more new bubble-wrapped finished ones arriving from studios from all over Bristol and beyond...

These gorillas shown here are in various stages of development.  See other pictures on Wow! Gorillas/Facebook

Feet of Clay

Original design -  Endangered PJs

A few of the Bristol WOW! Gorillas are being reproduced as ceramic models.  The first sample of the ceramic of mine had interpreted the collar incorrectly, unsurprisingly since the shoulder hides the collar in my submitted design.  Also the animals were a bit rigidly placed.  I wanted them a bit more wonky.  The second sample was much better.  

I need to make my big gorilla match the ceramic, as far as possible.  Bert (aka Endangered PJs) has much longer forearms than the ceramic version, so has a few more animals on his arms.

Ceramic prototype (Mark I) - Endangered PJs

Ceramic prototype (Mark II) - Endangered PJs

Ceramic prototype (Mark II) - Endangered PJs

Ceramic prototype (Mark II) - Endangered PJs

Ceramic prototype (Mark II) - Endangered PJs