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A trip down the Canal: the creature in the bag inspiration

crochet octopus in school bag

2022

I was revisiting this old crochet project I had started back in March 2020 when we first went into lockdown. It was good for a while but as my mental health went down, it got harder to do something as simple as pick up a crochet hook.

I was very lost at the start of this project. I had no idea what to do. So, to calm myself down during class, I brought in my octopus project into class - I am so grateful that I did. As I was packing up my work for the day, I quickly threw all of the tentacles into my bag without much thought. It was like a lightbulb went off in my head. I looked back at the bag and immediately got hit with inspiration for the project I thought I had lost. I took these concept photos and went home buzzing with ideas.

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A trip down the Canal: our protagonist with their friend (?)

pencil sketch with biro turned digital versions

2022

This is the main character for my upcoming project "A trip down the Canal" which is plan for an interactive trail down by the river Don in Sheffield. The trail depicts the story of our protagonist who finds a strange creature down by a stream and wants to bring them back home. The protagonist does not have a name since they are meant to be replaced by the people walking down the trail. This also contributes to the gender neutral design of the protagonist. I wanted everyone to be able to feel included in this story.

They carry their new friend (?) around in their bag and goes down to the canal which was notorious to be home to terrible river creatures. The entrance is plastered with warning posters (these would be there physically) telling our protagonist to turn back but they keep going.

The trail would contain multiple board with drawings and QR codes which people would have to scan on their phones to find out more of the story. There would also be an animation projected under the bridge, introducing another character - the one from the warning poster, who offers to help our protagonist on their quest to bring their friend home.

I wanted the story to be left on a cliffhanger - is it a happy ending or is it a sad ending? That is for the people who have walked the trail to decide

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