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She was built by the young participants of our Express Yourself programme. Over 6 weeks, a group of seven participants worked with freelance artist Vic Potterton to design and construct the giant puppet. They drew inspiration from the Catrina’s seen at Mexico’s ‘Day of the Dead’ festival. Express Yourself helps young people to learn new creative skills and grow in confidence. Each Express Yourself participant works towards a Bronze Arts Award.
“A great experience for my son”
Participant’s mother
Sunday 29th October, the group took her for a walk around Nottingham’s Creative Quarter; amazing onlookers and posing with passers-by. Expect to see more of Suzy in the future as she joins our roster of puppets going out and about in (and around) Nottingham.
“I enjoyed building and wearing the puppet. The long struggle of building it payed off when I finally got to wear it in public”
Express Yourself participant
Sounds interesting?
If you are 13-17 years old and looking for some extra support with your health and wellbeing, visit city-arts.org.uk/express to find out how you can get involved.