Tea, flags and flowers

All of our efforts over the last month have culminated today at the Ahmedabad International Arts Festival, which kicked off with a grand opening ceremony on Ellis Bridge at 8.00a.m. attended by the newly elected mayor of Ahmedabad, a host of local dignitaries, and a gaggle of press and photographers. After this it was straight back to Arts Reverie to prepare for the Pol Project exhibition and the Chai event at 4.00p.m. At the house we are showing examples of the childrens' work from the chai decorating workshops, as well as an installation of CJ's new ceramics with intricate and beautiful narrative silhouettes, which document the progress of the Pol Project. It's also the first showing of my completed floral bicycle, and I've spent much of the afternoon 'posing' the piece in a range of photogenic locations in and around Arts Reverie. As usual, the local people are fantastically accommodating, and completely unfazed by my strange requests.

The floral bicycle 'on location' in Dhal Ni Pol.

Saddle detail.

Floral tyre detail.