Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
'The Rainham Tokens' are born...
After several months spent in the village, the next stage was to gather all our research and begin developing ideas. What could we create which would encapsulate the spirit of Rainham? what was it about the village which made it different? what were people passionate about?
Whichever direction we turned we kept being pulled back to the shops, to local companies and commerce and we began to look at the people and businesses who had invested in Rainham. Many of these local folk were committed to the village and provided services or food and goods to villagers and employment.
During our research we also uncovered the Rainham Halfpenny, minted after the Civil War when money was in shortage. Bringing these things together we began to work on circular designs which reflected the coin and it's use as a shopping token, and 'The Rainham Tokens' were born.
Now in August 2012 the first Tokens are being cast in bronze at a foundry in Essex. We visited to record the process and watched the first bronzes being cast.
Whichever direction we turned we kept being pulled back to the shops, to local companies and commerce and we began to look at the people and businesses who had invested in Rainham. Many of these local folk were committed to the village and provided services or food and goods to villagers and employment.
During our research we also uncovered the Rainham Halfpenny, minted after the Civil War when money was in shortage. Bringing these things together we began to work on circular designs which reflected the coin and it's use as a shopping token, and 'The Rainham Tokens' were born.
Now in August 2012 the first Tokens are being cast in bronze at a foundry in Essex. We visited to record the process and watched the first bronzes being cast.
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