[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-a-travelling-seawig":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"You may have seen my earlier blog post about the \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/575735.html\">six-foot-high Seawig\u003C/a> I wore at the \u003Ci>Oliver and the Seawigs\u003C/i> pre-launch. But travelling up with it to the \u003Cb>Edinburgh Book Festival\u003C/b> and performing in it, when I can only just keep my balance in it, was always going to be tricky. (\u003Ca href=\"https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/monkeys-mermaids-and-big-hair-with-sarah-mcintyre-philip-reeve\">Book now, Philip Reeve and I are performing on Sun, 25 Aug!\u003C/a>) So during picture-book-making breaks, I've made a smaller travel wig, \u003Ci>the perfect headgear to wear anywhere, for any occasion\u003C/i>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/seawig_miniwig2_zps30ebfe21-fc28a07d6d.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nYou'd never guess it started out as a humble salad bowl, a cardboard shipping box and two book covers. I like how, pre-curls, it also looked like some sort of warrior helmet like you'd find at the V&A. And finally I got to use my rubber tentacles, I've been holding back on them. And the ship is the \u003Ci>HMS Warrior\u003C/i>, it's amazing what you can get at Deptford Market.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/seawig_miniwig1_zps9291d6e7-1b38c91777.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nMy studio mate, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.whodunnknit.com\">Deadly Knitshade\u003C/a>, took this picture of me fiercely wielding my glue gun and tackling that cling film. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/seawig_miniwig3_zpsdb8f07a8-57e2f69c59.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI had a disaster with those sea shells. The paint was peeling off, so I borrowed some varnish from \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Woodenfingers\">Sam Wyer\u003C/a> across the courtyard, and just as I was spraying them, a huge gust of wind blew them off into a big pile of dust. Fortunately Sam also had a jar of glitter to cover up the dirt, and I now think they look splendid. Here I am, chilling out in my mini-seawig. Must get back to the picture book work now.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/seawig_miniwig4_zpsdb41fde3-51c2b6896a.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nDon't forget, we also have our \u003Cb>official launch party in London on Wed, 4 Sept, 6:30 at Daunt Books in Marylebone\u003C/b>! Join us for a fun event, drinks and Gary's sister is making a cake! \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/578671.html\">Click here for details\u003C/a>!","2013-08-16T16:32:00.000Z","a-travelling-seawig",[],"a travelling seawig",1776628725445]