Eyesore at Cheeseburn

Eyesore

At last, we (marginendeavour) finally get to exhibit our billboard, in the grounds of Cheeseburn, Northumberland.

It took 18 months to complete but it has been worth the wait.

The work comprises of margins from newspapers and embossed foam board lettering.

It will be on display each weekend and bank holiday in August.  

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http://cheeseburn.com/#visit-2

Eyesore progress by marginendeavour

On Sunday we reached a milestone in the creation of our Eyesore billboard; we finished covering the billboard frame on the back of the board. 

We have to do a few small tidying up jobs on the back before we give the whole surface a coat of varnish to protect it from the outdoor elements. Following that, we will need to build the structure that will hold the board in place. We intend to make the board detachable from the structure so that it can be easily moved.

Eyesore progress by marginendeavour

marginendeavour progress with Eyesore

marginendeavour progress with Eyesore

Eyesore progress by marginendeavour

The new year saw marginendeavour turn over a new leaf; we broke out and took things over the edge and back! We don't intend to cover the whole back, but will cover the edge of the outer frame, leaving the strips of newspaper as they are when wrapped around the board.

Eyesore billboard progress by marginendeavour

marginendeavour progress with Eyesore

When we began collaging Eyesore at the beginning of July, we could only hazard a guess at how long it would take for us to cover the entire billboard with the hundreds of different margins that we had cut off newspapers. It seems a little unbelievable that this momentous occasion (for marginendeavour, at least) were to happen on New Years Eve 2019, during our final marginendeavour session of the decade!

When we next meet up we will turn the board around and begin wrapping the margins round the rim of the billboard and onto the back. We want to differentiate between the front and the back of the artwork, and so do not intend to collage over the entire back surface.

marginendeavour progress with Eyesore

marginendeavour - progress with eyesore

marginendeavour progress with eyesore

marginendeavour artwork for Newcastle University Fine Art postcard auction 2019

marginendeavour progress with Eyesore

marginendeavour progress with Eyesore

marginendeavour progress with Eyesore

marginendeavour progress with Eyesore

marginendeavour progress with eyesore

marginendeavour progress with eyesore

marginendeavour - progress with eyesore

Eyesore progress by marginendeavour