A major part of the project concerns the journey of my work (the penguin) and how to send it, so I chose a slightly more obscure means of travel and correspondence which is my version of a message in a bottle - a penguin in a bottle!
Unfortunately I couldn't find any bottles large enough to fit an adequately sized penguin in. I thought of using large plastic pop bottles but quickly dismissed that idea when I thought of the thousands of years it could pollute the seas for due to its reluctance to bio-degrade. Coffes jars (and Horlicks jars) came to my rescue in the end though they would have to be made water tight.
So I created six miniature paper penguins and wrote a short laminated message that could be read from the outside to be put into each jar. I weighted the jars with an inch or so of solid sand so that they wouldn't sit too proud of the water and sealed them, first, with glue and then with a silicone sealant (the type used for sealing windows and doors).
On April 29th, 2000, at 6:30pm, I launched them out to sea from a point called Trwyncastell at Abereiddy, West Wales. Four of us risked life and limb (some more than others) to get out to this point on the coastline but it was worth it due to the beautiful views and the evening sunshine. I selected a time when the tide was starting to go out so that they would be dragged out to sea. Unfortunately, the first five looked as if they were headed inland but the sixth made a break for it and was last seen heading out into the St. Georges channel (I think it was probably making for a fishing boat that was moored offshore to be rescued).
Anyway, I have had no response or complaint so far so I assume that all six made it safely out to sea. Not that there's much that I can do about it anyway. I may never hear from these little penguins ever again!!

The great part of this project is that it is timeless, there is no expected end to it. Whereas with the other penguins I must expect the enthusiasm of the 3rd parties to dwindle to a point of termination eventually, with the 'penguin in a bottle' there might never be a termination. The anticipation of a reply will always be there (unless they are all found, which is unlikely). I may hear something next week or I may hear something next year or I may even hear something in ten years times - I have no control over what happens to these penguins, or where they go, whatsoever.

WEIRD, HUH!