Wolvercote
Young People's Club is on St Peter's Road in Wolvercote, Oxford.
Wolvercote is the seventh group that's had a visit from the Graffiti
Participation Project, and its amazing badge
machine so maybe it's time to look at some of the different
things people have wanted to put onto their badges.
At
almost every group, some people didn't want to wear slogans. Instead,
they wanted pictures on their badges.
That is maybe a statement in itself (you don't like slogans) but
are the pictures themselves significant? Does this picture of a
snake have a deeper meaning? Or is it just a neat way to draw a
W for Wolvercote?
Lots
of people want to put brand names/slogans on their badges and t-shirts,
often the same ones as they're wearing.
Why copy when you have a chance to do something unique? Perhaps
because you admire or respect the message behind that brand. What
does your favourite brand name mean to you?
We've
also seen a lot of people wanting to make badges that make statements
about yourself or someone else, some kind, others less so!
This almost always sparks off discussion in the groups. Would you
be happy to wear this badge? What about if your favourite animal
was a cow?
The other thing almost everyone wants is a badge with their name
on it. We all like that; it makes us feel important! This badge
lists people at the workshop; they added the word "safe"
as in respect but also, safe in their youth centre.
You can see the badges here: Page 1
, Page 2, and also t-shirts
made at a second session.
All thanks to Ashley, Cameo, Daniel, Elliot,
Gemma, George, Holly, Hollie, Ian, Jazmine, Kayleigh, Liam, Rosie,
Ryan and Scarlett who took part in the two sessions.