ZOO CERAMICS ANIMAL SCULPTURE AND GIFTWARE NEWS
FEBRUARY 2012 Fairy Windows and Fairy Doors
FEBRUARY 2012 Fairy Windows and Fairy Doors
During the year Zoo Ceramics create some free workshops for the pottery class students and the general public to experience the wonderful world of clay. It also provides us with a good opportunity to design some community projects to enhance the surrounding area. In February I put together a Fairy Windows and Fairy Doors project to create little tiles to embed into the garden wall in front of the gallery. We already have a few gargoyles and pieces cemented into the wall and people love to find them hidden there.
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The Fairy Castle on Waddington High Street |
In our village we do have a spectacular large hand-built Fairy Castle on the High Street in Waddington, opposite the Horse and Jockey pub. A gentleman in the village spent years creating this whimsical piece and there are rumours that it has now been given listed building status. Many locals believe that it is a real Fairy Castle and real fairies occupy it. On the off chance that there could be a need to extend the Fairy accommodation facilities in the village, I thought it prudent to offer them an alternative abode.
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Winny making a fairy window |
Strange fairy babies by Bev and Helen |
Fairy keys by Alicia |
For this session our pottery class students were invited to bring along a friend or family member to design and make little fairy tiles. As always I am amazed by the talent and enthusiasm that each person brought to the session and some lovely pieces were created.
Fairy Window and Fairy Doors
There was lots of time during the workshop for people to have fun and build their own creations and below are a selection of the some wonderful pieces.
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Demi |
Florence |
George Moshi Monster |
Sun Plaques by Imogen and William
I shall eventually put in some images of the finished designs that will be cemented in to the gallery wall.
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