Iain Bleakleys Portable Kit

What’s in your kit?
Scraps of words and collages in a little pouch my friend made me, a mini notebook or folded zine, nail scissors and glue. I have a mini watercolour kit my partner bought me which is about 3 inches long and the brush has a water capsule and there is a wrist band to dab the brush on and a mini palette too as part of that kit.

How did you make or develop your kit, or where did you buy it from?
I developed a backlog of collage scraps...I've been very inspired by Sophie Herxheimer who I did a residency with a few years ago, she's always got an arsenal of cut up words and materials to hand. My pal Mai who I met on that course made me a pouch and mini notebook as a leaving present when I went traveling to keep words n material in as I move. The watercolour kit was advertised to my partner on insta n she got me it as a gift. I use it all the time even when I'm just at home making stop motion animation vids although I use some bigger brushes as well in that case.

How do you use your kit?
Poems, sketches, mixed media collage, dancey stop motions

Creative outcomes — what have you made using your kit?
The stuff on my IG bru_creations kind of. Many a zine. A collection of found receipt poems called "receipt wisdom"

Where do you use your kit — on location, outdoors, when travelling, etc?
Public transport, on holiday, on benches sometimes. Usually I gather when I'm out and then create when I'm back but after using Emily's kit I'm drawn to just do it all at once a bit more.

Any memories or stories about this kit you’d like to share?
I guess that's some memories above. I also have books I use as source material and there's usually a good story around where I found it. Also that friend is going traveling to Mexico now, it's gone full circle (or half circle)...so I gotta get her a kit!!