Утренняя газета напечатала статью про мой проект. Прямо на первой странице.
Сегодня все ходят и поздравляют меня. Только непонятно с чем...
Мой калейдоскоп еще надо построить... Надеюсь, после такого паблисити спонсоры будут посговорчивее...




Festival kaleidoscope to add some colour
03 October 2006
By LEIGHTON KEITH

A Kaleidoscope made of stainless steel will bring an interactive element to this year's Festival of Lights.


The project, designed by New Plymouth's Olena Williams and Waitara's Nathan McLeod, is the winning entry in the New Plymouth District Council's TSB Bank Festival of Lights Community Feature competition.

The kaleidoscope will comprise a stainless steel cylinder 1.6m long, with handles on both sides allowing viewers to rotate it. Items reflected in a mirror prism, seen through a small aperture, will provide magical, changing colours and shapes.

Ms Williams says the project will appeal to all ages.

"Everyone had a kaleidoscope as a child. It is something that even little children can understand, and adults can appreciate the science that has gone into it," she said.

Ms Williams says she hopes to make and distribute booklets during the festival on how to make your own kaleidoscope.

She says the kaleidoscope idea was developed in keeping with the spirit of the region.

"Taranaki is home for people of more than 70 nationalities, with different backgrounds and from different ways of life," said Ms Williams, who comes from the Ukraine.

"The kaleidoscope's picture is possible to create with thousands of little beads and pieces of glass, of different shapes and colours."

Mr McLeod is to seek corporate sponsorship to bring the design to life.

"The kaleidoscope will be made of stainless steel, and have long legs that can be dug into the ground," he said.

The council gave the project a substantial grant and potential sponsors had been approached. It is hoped local businesses will help with construction and materials.

"Olena and I are passionate about this project and believe there will be enough community and business support to ensure this giant kaleidoscope becomes part of the festival," Mr McLeod said.

Council events co-ordinator Micah Lindsay-Brown said the project stood out during judging because it was well developed, creative and realistically achievable.

"It will bring a great interactive element to the festival. I'm sure we'll see kids and adults lining up to see into it," Ms Lindsay-Brown said.

Ms Williams said the kaleidoscope would be donated to the community after the festival