Our bones forever in stone, Monuments of life

After all this great weather we have been having (mostly...) it has turned pretty grim here. Not stopped raining all day and really getting pretty cold. Even weather warnings of high winds. Back to normal then. Looks like Nicolette and the team picked exactly the right time to visit Scotland and do all the pre-production filming at Aldourie Castle last week!

Ourselves? We are thankfully indoors for a while but it's not quite so much fun costing jobs and putting those kind of details together. The good news is that we are doing it for our jobs in Banchory and in Derby which are taking shape nicely.

Derby is all ready to go - just a few small details to work on regarding risk-assessments and timescales but we are happy with the way its sitting now. We have also come up with names for the pieces which has taken a long time (maybe three years or so!). Will keep it quiet for now until the commissioner gives it the go-ahead.

Banchory is also ticking along nicely. We had a meeting with Nicola from Woodend Barn this week to outline some of our initial ideas and she was happy with the direction we were taking. Lots more to do on the overall plan and concept but for the moment we are learning about new materials and techniques. Its like being back at Uni - with the exception of actually doing something.

Rather than finish on a note like that. Someone whose work displays techniques and skills that we would love to master was Michael Grab from Gravity Glue. He is due to be in the final movie as well and what he does by combining rocks with patience is incredible. Definitely worth looking at his website. - FIN

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Foo Fighters - Statues

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007)

After all this great weather we have been having (mostly...) it has turned pretty grim here. Not stopped raining all day and really getting pretty cold. Even weather warnings of high winds. Back to normal then. Looks like Nicolette and the team picked exactly the right time to visit Scotland and do all the pre-production filming at Aldourie Castle last week!

Ourselves? We are thankfully indoors for a while but it's not quite so much fun costing jobs and putting those kind of details together. The good news is that we are doing it for our jobs in Banchory and in Derby which are taking shape nicely.

Derby is all ready to go - just a few small details to work on regarding risk-assessments and timescales but we are happy with the way its sitting now. We have also come up with names for the pieces which has taken a long time (maybe three years or so!). Will keep it quiet for now until the commissioner gives it the go-ahead.

Banchory is also ticking along nicely. We had a meeting with Nicola from Woodend Barn this week to outline some of our initial ideas and she was happy with the direction we were taking. Lots more to do on the overall plan and concept but for the moment we are learning about new materials and techniques. Its like being back at Uni - with the exception of actually doing something.

Rather than finish on a note like that. Someone whose work displays techniques and skills that we would love to master was Michael Grab from Gravity Glue. He is due to be in the final movie as well and what he does by combining rocks with patience is incredible. Definitely worth looking at his website. - FIN

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Foo Fighters - Statues

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007)

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Tomes, Stories, Magical Words

Its been a while again since our last entry and things have been busy. Applying for lots of jobs - Canada, Sweden, England and of course Scotland - so lots of paperwork and beauracracy! Thankfully, we have had the expert assistance of Jonny to organise timelines and remind us of deadlines...
Despite all this we have managed to do a fair bit of creative work. It has been fun problem solving each of the applications we submitted along with the chance to do a bit of research into some possible new materials to work with as well. Will just have to wait and see.
Our big news is that we managed to get all the artwork completed for our Alvaston project and it as also been approved by Derby City Council so that has been something to celebrate! Now will just have to wait for the programme of works to be arranged but probably looks like it won't happen until 2012.
Have attached a couple of images here as a bit of a taster - one is a section of the central reservation which will be over 80m long and is constructed from stainless and galvanised steel. The other image is of the font we have developed for Alvaston. The stories we uncovered from our visits there form the basis of the artwork so it was only appropriate we should create a font for the town. Nice and simple - "honest and down to earth" kind of sums it up. - AL






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Tungg - Stories
Comments of The Inner Chorus (2006)

Its been a while again since our last entry and things have been busy. Applying for lots of jobs - Canada, Sweden, England and of course Scotland - so lots of paperwork and beauracracy! Thankfully, we have had the expert assistance of Jonny to organise timelines and remind us of deadlines...
Despite all this we have managed to do a fair bit of creative work. It has been fun problem solving each of the applications we submitted along with the chance to do a bit of research into some possible new materials to work with as well. Will just have to wait and see.
Our big news is that we managed to get all the artwork completed for our Alvaston project and it as also been approved by Derby City Council so that has been something to celebrate! Now will just have to wait for the programme of works to be arranged but probably looks like it won't happen until 2012.
Have attached a couple of images here as a bit of a taster - one is a section of the central reservation which will be over 80m long and is constructed from stainless and galvanised steel. The other image is of the font we have developed for Alvaston. The stories we uncovered from our visits there form the basis of the artwork so it was only appropriate we should create a font for the town. Nice and simple - "honest and down to earth" kind of sums it up. - AL






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Tungg - Stories
Comments of The Inner Chorus (2006)

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Talkin' it over just the two of us...

It’s been a while we know but it’s not because we have been sitting around doing nothing. Quite the opposite in fact…so much has happened in the last few months that it’s maybe better to give you just the bullet point version.

DUFI ART Ltd was formed in October incorporating all the work of DUFI, MOOSE77 and Fin Macrae Photography. Life was just getting too busy/complicated/chaotic and the edges were blurring so much. This hopefully makes things a bit simpler for us – time will tell!

The Alvaston Project (Derby) is well and truly underway and going well. Loving working with the people of Alvaston and getting responses from folk during this information gathering and consultation stage. Particularly enjoying our carvery nighta in the Blue Peter pub, meeting with Anne and Janet at the OAP Social Club and jarring David for his lack of Scottish newspapers!!

A feasibility study we were asked to consult on in Greenock has become a full blown project and is about to start production in the next few weeks. We will post some images of this soon but involves wall and ground based steelwork and lighting solutions (working in conjunction with LUC and Lightfolio). An exciting project with good local involvement too in the forrm of Local Heroes.

Working with Scottish and Southern Electricity and some of the local youngsters in Hilton, Inverness through the Calman Trust we are finalizing plans for the substation on Dell Road. Our largest ever outdoor spraypaint and stencil job but we are looking forward to painting this in May/June.

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The Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
Close To You (1970)

It’s been a while we know but it’s not because we have been sitting around doing nothing. Quite the opposite in fact…so much has happened in the last few months that it’s maybe better to give you just the bullet point version.

DUFI ART Ltd was formed in October incorporating all the work of DUFI, MOOSE77 and Fin Macrae Photography. Life was just getting too busy/complicated/chaotic and the edges were blurring so much. This hopefully makes things a bit simpler for us – time will tell!

The Alvaston Project (Derby) is well and truly underway and going well. Loving working with the people of Alvaston and getting responses from folk during this information gathering and consultation stage. Particularly enjoying our carvery nighta in the Blue Peter pub, meeting with Anne and Janet at the OAP Social Club and jarring David for his lack of Scottish newspapers!!

A feasibility study we were asked to consult on in Greenock has become a full blown project and is about to start production in the next few weeks. We will post some images of this soon but involves wall and ground based steelwork and lighting solutions (working in conjunction with LUC and Lightfolio). An exciting project with good local involvement too in the forrm of Local Heroes.

Working with Scottish and Southern Electricity and some of the local youngsters in Hilton, Inverness through the Calman Trust we are finalizing plans for the substation on Dell Road. Our largest ever outdoor spraypaint and stencil job but we are looking forward to painting this in May/June.

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The Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
Close To You (1970)

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Maybe it's alright to turn you on - turn you on to something new

Our trip South to the East Midlands was an adventure and well worth the effort. We spent a good couple of days gathering some information about the town and also getting a feel for the place as well as meeting some of the good folk of Alvaston. We do mean "good folk" - we were made most welcome and found people enthused by the idea of regeneration in the place they love to call home. We are looking forward to putting our final proposal together and then hope we are selected ... we know we could all create something that we can be proud of!

As regular site visitors know, our blog titles almost always revolve around lyrics or song titles. Try as we might we couldn't find any for Alvaston although we did get Glen Campbells "Galveston" - a blast from the past for me (what is it about growing up in the Highlands and country music?!) Anyhow, the blog title are lyrics from a track called "Jet Set" by a rather good band called Derby from Portland, Oregon (home of many a good band...). Think these lyrics represent something of what we feel about the place.

Rather than giving a rundown of everything we did, we have written OUR LIST - a short collection of some highlights...

OUR LIST
- no. 43 Bus
- baseball caps
- £3.50 turkey dinner at The Blue Peter
- sweet corn growing in the allotments
- John and Lucky the dog
- pint of Tetley's
- trying to buy The Scotsman at David's newsagents
- Pride Park
- 'bab shop and biggest "small" kebab ever (thanks J and Shazz)
- Swift Cabs
- caramel doughnut from Bird's bakers
- "because it's home"
- armed robbery at The Derbyshire!
- meeting folk and the buzz in The Mind shop
- skylink from the airport, perfect for getting to Alvaston
- rain downpour and rainbows
- South Gate Youth Centre and the most aptly named worker "Tank" (built like one!)
- working man's club
- double vodka and sparkling apple
- being questioned on why we weren't wearing kilts by AORTA
- hippopotamus bone sculpture
- Bonnie Prince Charlie
- councillors you can speak to!
- making plans in the pub...
- old Horrace at the Alvaston Boulton OAP Club
- Derby Pride
- parking problems...
- "Alvo girls"
- trolley bus
- "Derbyshire born and Derbyshire bred, Strong i' th' arm, and weak i' th' head."
- take it or leave it
- 1866
- Derby Telegraph
- a HUGE breakfast from Big Breakfast!
- "honest and down to earth"

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Derby - Jet Set

This Is The New You (2005)

Our trip South to the East Midlands was an adventure and well worth the effort. We spent a good couple of days gathering some information about the town and also getting a feel for the place as well as meeting some of the good folk of Alvaston. We do mean "good folk" - we were made most welcome and found people enthused by the idea of regeneration in the place they love to call home. We are looking forward to putting our final proposal together and then hope we are selected ... we know we could all create something that we can be proud of!

As regular site visitors know, our blog titles almost always revolve around lyrics or song titles. Try as we might we couldn't find any for Alvaston although we did get Glen Campbells "Galveston" - a blast from the past for me (what is it about growing up in the Highlands and country music?!) Anyhow, the blog title are lyrics from a track called "Jet Set" by a rather good band called Derby from Portland, Oregon (home of many a good band...). Think these lyrics represent something of what we feel about the place.

Rather than giving a rundown of everything we did, we have written OUR LIST - a short collection of some highlights...

OUR LIST
- no. 43 Bus
- baseball caps
- £3.50 turkey dinner at The Blue Peter
- sweet corn growing in the allotments
- John and Lucky the dog
- pint of Tetley's
- trying to buy The Scotsman at David's newsagents
- Pride Park
- 'bab shop and biggest "small" kebab ever (thanks J and Shazz)
- Swift Cabs
- caramel doughnut from Bird's bakers
- "because it's home"
- armed robbery at The Derbyshire!
- meeting folk and the buzz in The Mind shop
- skylink from the airport, perfect for getting to Alvaston
- rain downpour and rainbows
- South Gate Youth Centre and the most aptly named worker "Tank" (built like one!)
- working man's club
- double vodka and sparkling apple
- being questioned on why we weren't wearing kilts by AORTA
- hippopotamus bone sculpture
- Bonnie Prince Charlie
- councillors you can speak to!
- making plans in the pub...
- old Horrace at the Alvaston Boulton OAP Club
- Derby Pride
- parking problems...
- "Alvo girls"
- trolley bus
- "Derbyshire born and Derbyshire bred, Strong i' th' arm, and weak i' th' head."
- take it or leave it
- 1866
- Derby Telegraph
- a HUGE breakfast from Big Breakfast!
- "honest and down to earth"

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Derby - Jet Set

This Is The New You (2005)

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