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Lions of Bath artistsNicky Ackland-Snow

James Adams

Catherine Beale

John Bendon

Claire Benison

Sonja Benskin-Mesher

David Birks

Sam Brett-Atkin

Jane Veveris Callan

Sam Charles

Julia Davey

Rachael Doble

Nicola Donovan

Alan Dun

Louette Eagles

Jane Eaton

Susan Elliott

Lucy Eves

Kaffe Fassett

Teresa Foster

Laura Freeman

Angela Goodman

John Gould

Kate Rattray

Jane Robinson

Caroline Rudge

Graham Ryan

Stephen Seal

Josephine Sherabayani

Citizen Skwith

Annette Smith

Mark Smith

Ted Smith

Jac Solomons

Simon Spilsbury & Art Bombers

Helen Stanfield

Emma Strange

Lila Streether

Carole Tonge

Julia Trickey

Joe Tymkow

Lara Varga

Julia Warin

Sarah-Jane van der Westhuizen

Rachel Wilcox

Lisa Thelion-Wooding

Nina Gronw-Lewis

Sophie Howard

Helena Howcroft

Interim – Ben Trill and

Esther Yarnold

Matthew James

Elizabeth Knott

Stephen Knowles and The

Wooden Hand Collective

Heidi Lee-Sperring

Samuel Lindup

Bhari Long

James Mark Long

Mark Lovegrove

Brandon Mably

Bradley Macmath

Charlotte Moore

Howard Moses

Francis Mosley

Lee Moss

Paul Nicholls

Helen Nock

Darren Portch

Nicky Ackland-Snow

Biog

Nicola Ackland-Snow has been an

award-winning commercial illustrator

and lecturer in the Bath/Bristol area

for the last 17 years, locally famed by

those in the music and arty circles

and a bit of a well-kept secret, creating

quirky pieces for UK & US publishing

houses, fine art installations and even

working as co-author of the now world-

renowned 'Fly - The Art of The Club Flyer

(1996)'. Influenced by mixed media

fine artists such as Sir Peter Blake

(who snapped up a Nicky Snow early

piece from her degree show), and

Joseph Cornell, Nicky has long been

fascinated by the infinite possibilities

of bringing together found objects and

images, to create off-the-wall, poetic

messages, seated in 'the now'.

James AdamsMain area of artistic activity: Paint

Lion design ideas

Biog

James Adams is an experienced artist,

originally from London, now based in Bath.

He is a master of painted illusion creating

wonderful trompe l’oeil. Manipulating paint

to imitate marble, stone and wood. He is an

experienced gilder and competent illustrator.

James has created stunning backdrops for

theatre and television.

Sponsor Agreed

Catherine Beale

Lion design ideas

A lion with realistic fur, claws and mane but to work in

tones around royal purple. The colour purple will stand

out as bright and modern against an urban or landscaped

setting. To help the public engage with this lion I would

paint a mouse hidden within its mane which children

could be encouraged to look for. In this way they would

explore the sculpture. The mouse refers to the Aesop

Fable of The Lion and The Mouse.

Biog

Catherine is an experienced portrait painter in oils

and watercolours. She has spent 15 years painting

commissions of people, animals and homes, in Asia

and now from her studio near Bath. She decorated

Progressive Pig in the 2008 King Bladud’s Pig Project.

Catherine will hold her fourth solo exhibition in 2010.

John Bendon

Biog

I am more of a graphic artist than anything else.

I draw and print cats and lizards, make moulds in

Silicon rubber, paint murals and do computer art.

For the last 10 years I have done technically correct

Illustrations of lizards for wildlife journals.

I sell coloured prints of their illustrations.

Claire Benison

Lion design ideas

Being ‘green’ - using/portraying recycled materials

(maybe mosaics) to reflect the ongoing climate and

continue awareness battle with our planet.

Keeping a Roman theme - but adding a contemporary

twist

A surrealistic approach

Magical/mystical Lion of fairytales

Futuristic lion - time traveller

genetically modified lion, depicting the sign of the

times – the new age/a new dawn... combining a lion

with another creature, one that would seem outlandish

e.g. a peacock or fish.

Biog

Following a foundation course in art, artist Claire Benison

moved to Brighton where she studied for her BA Honours

degree in illustration (graphic design). Moving back to the

local area she has undertaken a wide spectrum of work

and has held exhibitions in galleries.

Sonja Benskin-Mesher

Main area of artistic activity:

Painting and drawing

Biog

Born 1947, Bournemouth.

Lives and works in Wales. Sonja has worked

full time as an artist since 1999, after completing

a period of study.

She specializes in abstract work, both painting

and drawing. The work is textural and layered

giving an illusion of age and depth.

Sponsor Agreed

David Birks


Printmaking

Biog

David specialised in painting at college,

but is now a printmaker working producing

monoprints and drypoints of landscapes

and townscapes. He has taken part in several

open studio events, and exhibited with Bath

Artist Printmakers. He was elected as a

member of the Bath Society of Artists in 2009.

Sam Brett-Atkin


Ink

Biog

BRATTKIN aka Sam Brett-Atkin creates

art with fluid forms and a vivid appearance.

Drawing inspiration from anything that feeds

his appetite for elegance and sensual forms,

he makes atmospheric and whimsically

surreal images.

His favourite media is ink but he also works

with pastels, charcoal, paints, print and more.

Jane Veveris CallanLion design ideas:

Biog

Jane has been working as an artist for 25 years,

and often exhibits locally. Her work, inspired by the

nature and natural world, celebrates its beauty,

from the ‘everyday’ to the ‘unexpected’. In 2008

she was commissioned to paint 3 sculptures for

the acclaimed King Bladud’s Pigs in Bath Project.

Sponsor Agreed

Sam Charles

Lion design ideas

I would like to use my painting technique to

represent fur, perhaps as a tiger or a cheetah.

The shapes and the colours I use in my

paintings give the subject the energy and

vibrancy you'd expect to see in a wild animal. It

would be great to have the opportunity to utilise

the unique way I paint on a 3D subject.

Biog

Having studied Exercise and Health at University

for 3 years and working in Film and TV for 5, I

picked up my brushes and started from scratch

again. In the past few years I have developed a

unique style, completely self-taught.

Working in oils and using high quality canvas

and frame material on a large scale, the end

results have been highly commended. By

combining a simple, fluid-like style with detailed

finishing touches, utterly original works of art are

produced.

Julia Davey


Ceramic Artist

Biog

Graduating in 2007 with a First Class Honours

degree in ‘3D Design: Ceramics’ from Bath

Spa University Julia has been a local practising

artist ever since. Recent local exhibitions include

‘Handmade in Britain’ at Bath Assembly Rooms in

July and ‘Contemporary Ceramics’ at the Rostra

and Rooksmoor Gallery in George Street, Bath.

With a small space at ‘Bath Artists Studios’ Julia

creates unique tableware and homeware pieces,

all decorated with her signature, hand drawn designs.

Rachael Doble

Lion design ideas:

ROAR BRITANNIA

A celebration of Englishness. Vivienne Westwood

meets Blue Peter. English have come of age. One

large Union Jack will be painted over the entire Lion,

stencilled in to the colours will endangered species –

or items of antiquity. To be decided, I am happy to

create the work on my own, but will tentatively take ideas.

Biog

I am a fashion print designer and I studied at Central

St Martins. I have worked for many fashion houses

and interior companies over the years primarily as

a freelance capacity developing in house collections

or specific concepts. Commissions or collaborations

are always welcome.

Nicola Donovan

B.A. and M.A. Fine Art, based at Spike Island Bristol.

Shows nationally and internationally, work held in the

V&A archive, Falmouth Art Gallery and private collections.

Work featured in 'The Guardian', 'The Telegraph',

'Time Out', 'Metro', 'The Observer', 'Artist's Newsletter'

and various regional publications.

I would like to furnish my lion with a sumptuous mass of

mane constructed from medical scalpel blades to create

a tufted, luscious surface and to have the body sprayed

to a perfect metal finish in a paint shop. The blades are

harmless as I obtain them before they are sharpened,

although they still retain the suggestion of danger. The

idea encompasses the nobility and profound beauty of

big cats but also makes plain the deadly potential of these

astonishing beasts. The materials will withstand outdoor

conditions and with a little light the blades sparkle, throwing

light onto surrounding areas and surfaces.

Alan Dun

Lion design ideas

The concept takes a Roman theme: a sculpture

of Cybele, the all powerful Roman goddess

who rode on the back of a lion and was mother

of the gods. I will adapt the lion to have a

sculpted female figure riding on his back.

She will be sculpted in a harmonious

composition with the lion. I will finish the

overall sculpture by colouring the lion basalt

and the goddess to include gold. I will fix the

figure securely to the lion.

Biog

Alan studied sculpture at Chelsea School of

Art in the 1970s, and went on to become a

commercial sculptor. He has worked on public

and private projects all over the world. He now

creates portraits and sculpture from his studio

near Bath. He created the ‘Blady’ pig and

the new lion for Bath.

Louette Eagles

Lion design ideas‘Mainly in the Pink’ will be a perfectly detailed lion, modelled on the African lion, roaming the plains of Bath. Using acrylic paints the lion will be exquisitely detailed down to each individual strand of hair but with a twist; the lion will be in hues of pink. I would like to dedicate it to the people supporting the victims of cancer; the partners, lovers, children, parents and friends; without their support it would be difficult to envisage a time when life will return to being ‘Manely in the Pink’ again.

BiogSouth African born Louette paints and sketches in acrylic and pencil on canvas, ostrich eggs and slate. She worked as a scrimshaw artist for the export trade; her work included exquisitely detailed wildlife scenery on ostrich eggs, hippo and elephant ivory from culled animals.

Jane Eaton


Oils. A quote by Marc Chagall explains how I work:

“I work in whatever medium likes me at the moment”.

Lion design ideas

Ideas include; Lion decorated like an Ethiopian

Surma stickfighter – emphasises an individuals

strength/intimidates opponents; Dandy Lion – as per

Beau Nash of Bath; Lion painted in a pinstriped

suit with a bowler hat and Rolex.

Biog

I am influenced by Japanese culture, particularly

prints and textiles. My inspiration is drawn

predominantly from life experiences and literature.

Paintings are of a graphic/illustrative style with an

emphasis on line and colour.

Susan Elliott

Biog

Susan lives / works in Hastings, East Sussex.

She trained in textile design before working

as a community artist in London. During this

period she learned mosaic making. It is this

discipline, using recycled kitchen and tourist

ceramics she now embraces. Susan uses

recycled kitchen crockery and tourist mementos

to create a multi-faceted image of popular culture,

often with a narrative of national identity,

expressing a sympathetic deconstruction of

British clichés, describing her work as “like

archiving the mantelpieces and kitchen

cupboards of a Nation.” Susan’s work is

regularly exhibited at Mauger Modern Art in Bath.

Sponsor Agreed

Lucy EvesLion design ideas:

One of the initial ideas I have had would be a

playful take on the phrase 'King of Beasts' or

'King of the Jungle', and base this on Elvis

Presley ('The King') - the lion could have his

face and his Vegas jumpsuit painted on, and

Possibly encrusted with jewels/mosaic pieces.

Biog

Lucy Eves gained a BA(Hons) in Illustration at

Swindon College of Art and Design in 1996.

She has had 2 solo exhibitions and exhibited

her work a number of times as part of a group

in London. An interest in photography and

time spent working as a photographer's

assistant led her into employment with the

BBC photo library at Television Centre. She

has since produced a series of floral

photography prints and greetings cards. Lucy

is currently working on writing and illustrating

a childrens' book and is involved in setting up

'Chalk and Cheesecake', a new pre-schoolers’

art class in Bath.

Kaffe Fassett


Textile Designer

Biog

Textile and Mosaic designer and author of 16

books, American resident in England since 1964.

Designer of the popular King Bladud’s pig

sculpture “Primavera.

Teresa FosterLion design ideas

These include using scenes from stories about the Lion, for

example from Aesop or from C.S Lewis ('The Lion, the Witch

and the Wardrobe). Or a play on words, such as covering the

lion in brightly coloured hearts. Here is a design using the line"....out of the strong came forth sweetness".

Biog

Teresa is a professional artist who lives and works in Bath.

Both a painter and illustrator, her work encompasses many

subjects and reflects her love of colour, light and pattern. In

2008 she decorated 'Piggery', one of King Bladud's Pigs in

Bath. For the Lions of Bath project she is very happy to work

with a sponsor's ideas or, if they prefer, has several of her own.

Laura Freeman


Acrylic paints

Lion design ideas

Ideas for Lions would be brightly coloured,

patterned, jewelled, vibrant etc.

Biog

Laura studied A-Level Art in Oxfordshire

and moved to Bath in 2007. Concentrating

on brightly coloured acrylic paintings,

animals, patterns and monsters form the

main subjects in Laura’s art. In 2008

she painted one of the Bath Pigs, producing

a green and yellow flowery one named

Miss Sowflower.

Angela Goodman


Paint

Biog

Angie Goodman is an artist, writer and teacher

whose published work includes arts reviews

and short stories. She has illustrated books

and exhibited and sold prints and paintings in

London and the South West. She recently

organised the Larkhall Festival Art Exhibition

and also established the Larkhall Open Studios.

John Gould


Illustration

Lion design ideas

Intricate detail in black and white with ink, machine

and architecture.

Biog

I love to do my art in this medium (black

& white on canvas) it’s a style similar to

M.C. Escher or H.R. Giger.

Sponsor Agreed

Nina Gronw-LewisLion design ideas:

I plan to mosaic my Lion with Glass and

hope to light him from inside, so he

becomes a large Tiffany style lamp,

a contemporary take on a traditional craft.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Biog

Nina grew up in Somerset and still lives

there now. She is a practising artist and

teacher of Glass (stained and fused) and

general art and design. She teaches both

adults and children. She is in her second

year of a degree in Contemporary Fine

Art at Bournemouth University. Her work

is rapidly changing, learning new skills

and using new materials has pushed

the boundaries, she looks forward to

combining her glass skills and knowledge

with her newfound skills to produce a new

range of individual artworks.

Sophie Howard

Main area of artistic activity: Paint

Lion design ideas

Top predators, vulnerable creatures of the

threatened natural world, great big pussy

cats and symbols of national pride. Ideas for

lion painting are endless. Sophie painted ’

The Two Tunnels Pig' and 'The Happy Pig'

for Bath's 2008 Pigs project. Delighted to

paint again, she looks forward to collaborating

on new designs.

Biog

Sophie is an artist living and working in Bristol,

with her husband Nigel Shipley who is a painter.

Mostly known for her sculpture, found in galleries

across the UK, she also paints and teaches art.

Sophie's subjects include dancers, nudes and

horses. When not making art, Sophie and Nigel

dance the tango.

Helena Howcroft

Lions design ideas:

Biog

Helena Howcroft trained as a textile designer and

started her working career as a fashion/textile designer.

She now works in Bath as a superyacht interior

designer for Reymond Langton Design. Along with her

keen eye for design she has a great hand for drawing

and painting.

Interim – Ben Trill & Esther Yarnold

Main area of artistic activity: Pattern based work

Lion Design Ideas

Our design work always starts from a doodle or a sketch

and develops from this. Our style is clean and graphical

designs and pattern based work.The pattern or design

will be applied to the lions body either directly hand drawn

onto the surface or using vinyl graphics designed and

produced off site. All of our design work also has an element

of community participation and we would like to propose

the possibility of holding small drop in workshops in the

local area to create the work together with us. An interesting

and organic pattern will be formed during this design process.

We are able to work from an initial idea or colour theme

and to develop the initial idea into the pattern, or design.

Biog

Interim is a partnership between UK (London & Dorset)

based digital artists, Ben Trill and Esther Yarnold. Interim

create playful, engaging and aesthetic art and design work,

focusing on issues of negative space in both real and

unreal worlds.

Matthew JamesMain area of artistic activity: Illustration

Lion design ideas

My initial idea for the Lion is to cover its surface

with a scene encompassing earth, sky and space

and to inhabit this land with numerous fantastical

characters in many varying situations – there may

also be a written aspect with a poem incorporated

into the design as well as any particular ‘theme’

required by the sponsor.

Biog:

The work of Matthew James communicates the

fragility of life and its composite parts. One day all

that is and will be won’t exist – this inevitable truth

is what drives and inspires his beautiful works, which

celebrate the wonder and diversity of life as well

as illustrating the insanity of our conflict with nature.

Elizabeth Knott

Lion design ideasI would project shadows directly onto the lion, combined with shadows drawn onto acetateand then projected. These shadows would befrom my immediate environment, such as from plants and from the human figure. I would use bold, solid shapes of colour with possible outlines. Colour is important in my work. I like that it can suggest depth and create visual illusions. I would use acrylic paint. Having suggested this, I would be equally happy to work to a different design idea.

BiogElizabeth Knott graduated from Bath Spa University in Fine Art. Her paintings incorporate elements of the human figure and of the landscape. Bold colour is important in the ambiguous paintings of her immediate environment. She has successfully exhibited in Bath, Bristol and London and designed the popular 2008 King Bladud’s pig sculptures; “Bath Rugby Pig” and “Hog the Front Page.

Steve Knowles & The Wooden Hand Collective

Lion design ideas:

Biog

A creative collective based in Cornwall,

consisting of a small group of artists, illustrators

And designers who individually have amassed a

wealth of experience in their chosen fields.

Brought together under a single banner, the aim

of the collective is to promote ourselves and

show our work through initiating regular local

and national exhibitions.

Heidi Lee-Sperring


Biog

Heidi Lee-Sperring specialised in Art

Design Education at Bath Spa University.

She currently teaches at the City of Bath

College and is a music photographer.

Heidi has experience in many artistic fields ,

but her passion lies with painting.

Samuel Lindup

Main area of artistic activity: Mixed mediums

Lion design ideas

Biog

Sam Lindup is an artist who lives and works in Bath.

He draws inspiration from the City, its people and

the surrounding environment. Sam’s work has been

exhibited at local and national exhibitions. He works

in various mediums with colourful geometrical patterns

which challenge the eye and brain to view its meaning.

Bhari Long


Lion design ideasBhari would love to paint a lion in bright colours, perhaps quite fun-loving, and is especially drawn to the titles of lions given as follows: lion dancer, making a bee lion, lion fish, dandelion, coastline, shoreline, lion eyes, neckline (jewellery), reading between the lions (featuring text aboutthe whole Lions of Bath history etc), lion heart, lion hearted, ARI (Hebrew name meaning ‘lion’ (by BHARI!).

BiogLocal artist, Bhari has exhibited across Southern England. Married to artist James Mark Long, first joint exhibition 2007, The Forum, Bath. Latest, Westminster Central Hall, 2009. Bhari loves colour! Paintings renowned for bright, vivid colours, whether life-like or abstract, full of movement, energy and expression, sometimes quite fun-loving, sometimes peaceful.

James Mark Long


BiogA local Artist since 1993, James has exhibited across England, including the Wildlife Art Society International Exhibitions; The Forum, Bath; Westminster Central Hall, London and currently at Cheddar Gallery, Cheddar Gorge and Time & Space Gallery, Combe Down, Bath. Having achieved noteable success as a Wildlife Artist, in September 2001 he attracted a lot of local media interest when his stunning painting of a Sumatran tiger stole the show at the "The Best Of..." (40 Artists) Exhibition at the Citadel Gallery, Chippenham. Here he was first acclaimed as 'the new Sir David Shepherd!" James regularly paints in acrylics and has received commissions from across the UK, Europe, Australia and USA. He paints everything from portraits to landscapes, seascapes to wildlife. James' style is incredibly life-like and he has painted the lion more than any other subject!

Mark Lovegrove

Main area of artistic activity: Landscaper

Biog

Mark studied graphic and three dimensional design

in London, before moving into horticulture. He worked

for a number of landscape and event companies in

London, traveling throughout Europe, the US and

Russia within a team of designers creating bespoke

events and gardens for discerning clients. Later moving

to the West Country he lived and worked in Bath for a

number of years before moving to Bristol two years ago

setting up his own garden design and event company.

Brandon Mably

Main area of artistic activity:Painting, mosaic, textiles, interior and styling.

BiogInternationally renowned author and textile artist Brandon Mably teaches colour in design workshops world wide besides running the Kaffe Fassett studio in London.

Bradley Macmath


BiogBradley Macmath’s work focuses on travel and personal experience. The paintings which he creates are visual responses tovisiting different parts of the world. The first‘series’ of these pieces were a reaction totime spent in Tokyo, Japan. These canvasworks make use of multiple media andtechniques to communicate the feel of the city.

Charlotte Moore

Main area of artistic activity: Painting

BiogBorn in Australia, grew up in London. Graduated from Falmouth College of Art in 1969. Exhibited regularly in London and the Midlands until 1989 while teaching at Bournville College of Art, then moved to Australia to teach at Queensland College of Art and exhibited at the 482 Gallery. Now lives in Bath and exhibits in London and the West Country.

Howard Moses

Main area of artistic activity:Carving, etching and sculpting.

Lion design ideas:Glittering pride of lions.

BiogHoward Moses works in a range of media across many disciplines. From fine art, sculpture and calligraphy to animation and special effects for the moving image. Represented as a fine artist by Hawkins Gallery in Bath, he also decorative pieces such createsas mirrors, brooches and candlesticks in a variety of materials.

Francis Mosley

Main area of artistic activity: Illustration

Lion design ideas:A blue lion with a crackle glaze - like the crazing on old glazed pottery.

BiogFrancis trained at Brighton and has worked as an illustrator for over 25 years. His painting is currently non-representational but figurative elements are discernible and there is depth. His most recent work has evolved without any specific starting point and has developed as he responded to and selected from elements produced by chance.

Lee Moss

Main area of artistic activity: Painting, Sculpture

Lion design ideas

I would like to create a design for a lion that

relates to the practice of the sponsor in some

way but also retains the spirit of the animal.

I am also very willing to work to a specified brief

and challenge myself in new ways with this project.

Biog

A recent graduate of Bath Spa University 2007,

Lee’s work is made up of traditional oil paintings

and sculpture often combining wood and metal.

Currently working in a studio space at Bath Artists

Studios, Lee gains inspiration from the human form

and variety of character for the majority of his work.

This interest in the figurative also translates into

his sculpture work along with a quirky sense of

humour to be found in much of his work.

Paul Nicholls

Lion design ideas:The design will include summer seaside images of surfing, sailing and sandcastles. I would hope to call it ‘Sea Lion’.

BiogPaul Nicholls studied at Epsom, Portsmouth and Brighton Colleges of Art, from 1965 to 1970. He is inspired to paint by a wide variety of subjects, often with an affinity towards the sea, figures and landscapes. Paul has held many one-man shows and mixed exhibitions across the UK. His work is in the public collection of the Royal Cornwall Museum as well as many private collections at home and abroad.

Helen Nock

Lion design ideasStained glass mosaic, but not exclusively, and open to ideas of potential sponsors. I can incorporate other materials including non-corrosive metal details and a partial or whole painted decoration/theme option too. With permission of the Lions of Bath team, I can also make additions to the lion sculpture in e.g. fibre glass or epoxy-based body filler materials for say, sculpting a larger main. Initially, I’m envisaging a grand main decorated in glass… perhaps golds and coppers with interesting glass insets over the body, and realistically modelled eyelids with embedded glass centres.

BiogHelen specialises in designing and making bespoke and highly individual, durable garden art furniture and sculpture. Diverse material is incorporated into her work, often reclaimed and in combination with traditionally forged metals for supporting structures and interesting design details. Helen often draws on mosaic method in surface techniques, which she used to decorate Pig in Clover for the King Bladud’s Pigs project in 2008.

Darren Portch

Biog

BOVTS trained in scenic art and propmaking.

National tours including ‘An Inspector Calls’.

5 years as residant scenic artist at Bristol Old Vic

4 Years as Scenic Art tutor, BOVTS.

Designing / painting sets. Most recently designed

Richard III at the Alma.

For Bladud Pigs Darren designed ‘Dig My Pig’

based on the Combe Down mines.

Kate Rattray

Main area of artistic activity: Mosaic

Lion design ideasA golden lion - using copper, orange and gold tiles. A white lion - using silver and cream tiles.

BiogKate is a Somerset based mosaic artist, having worked in the medium for 15 years. She uses a variety of materials to create beautiful, and often iconic indoor and outdoor mosaics for exhibition, community and private spaces.

Sponsor Agreed

Jane Robinson


Biog

Born in Bath, Jane trained and worked in

London as a graphic designer for 20 years.

Now based at a workshop in Bradford on

Avon she specialises in trompe l'oeil, still

life and flower painting. Preferring to work on

a large scale, she has completed commissions

for both domestic and commercial situations.

Caroline Rudge

Lion design ideas:

BiogCaroline Rudge lives and works in Corsham. Since graduating with a Fine Art degree in 2002, Caroline has been working as a professional artist, and exhibits widely. She is currently working towards her first solo show in Mold, Wales in September 2010.

Graham Ryan

BiogBorn in Dublin, Graham Ryan also lived in Laois, Kildare, Mayo, Galway, Wexford and Waterford. He is currently living in Bath, UK. Balancing the fast pace of city life with the calming rhythm of the countryside, and under the influence of the sea, he finds inspiration everywhere.

Stephen Seal

Lion Design Ideas

Biog

Stephen studied at Bath Academy of Art in

the 1980s - from there he became interested

in computer art and worked in London for

advertising, fashion and music clients such as

V&A, Alexander McQueen, Bjork, John Galliano.

Now living and working in Bath, his work

combines photography and computer illustration.

Josephine Sherabayani

Lion design ideasI am thinking at the moment of a Venetian Lion, as the Serenissima, which was the old state of Venice, is represented by a winged lion, though I am not thinking of attaching wings but of painting them andthen adding paintings of commedia dell'arte characters.

BiogJosie studied life drawing at the Accademia in Venice, learnt how to make masks, and started a wholesale business there. After 7years she returned to London and opened a mask shop in Camden Lock. 10 years and three children later she is back in Bath painting and sculpting.

Citizen SkwithLion design ideas:

BiogCitizen Skwith is an artist who is currently working on the streets of Bath, Brighton, London and Amsterdam. He likes to look at everyday objects, signs and events, change them and bring them to life with his unique sense of humour, then leave them for people to discover and photograph. He has produced a couple of ongoing projects called Signs of Life and Crass Sections (attached) and is just starting on the Pigeon Project. Recently he set up the ‘Free Art Fair’ outside the ‘Frieze Art Fair’ in Regents Park.

Annette Smith

Lion design ideas:The Egyptian sun/lion god Aker: the colours of the rising dawn spreading slowly over the lion figure, his head in the 'day' and tail in the 'night' time the leonine Sphinx: covered in riddles – maybe one made up specially for the event, the Nemean lion and Hercules: painted in black and ochre geometrics like a Greek vase, or with Victorian style weightlifters. However, my designs for 'Abi' and 'Ziggy' pigs were in response to my individual sponsors, and I would be willing to go on working in the same way for the Lions of Bath event.

BiogAnnette Smith is primarily a painter interested in the passage of time and its relationship tolived experience. Her dreamlike images are informed by an interest in early photographictechniques. She decorated two of the King Bladud's Pigs in 2008 and has exhibited in London and locally.

Mark Smith

Biog

Smith’s work deals with questions of recognition,

memory and reality, using different materials and

processes to achieve a specific piece of work.

He examines the connection between the strange

and familiar, resulting in an interaction between the

abstract and the surreal, the human and the alien.

Ted SmithLion design ideasThe Lion is to be called 'Lions of Communication' andis to be painted brightly but fairly realistically and theentire surface will be subtly covered in words andsentences that will add visual texture and literallyportray those very lines of communication suggestedby the title. And fear not, no expletives or offensivelanguage will be used - on the contrary, the overallmessage will be of thought and consideration forothers, reflecting the company ethos of 'From Me ToYou', the sponsor. Also, I was fortunate enoughto have painted a pig last year and intend to repeatthe medium of acrylic together with a few coats ofLascaux UV Varnish.

BiogTed, based in the village of Box, is primarily anAbstract and Figurative painter and fiction writer. Hispreferred medium is acrylic and mixed media oncanvas and also sculpture and has had two piecesaccepted by the RWA. In the new year he intends towork on a community based art project of his own design.

Sponsor Agreed

Jac Solomons

Lion design ideasJac is happy to collaborate with her sponsors to come up with a design together…

BiogJac Solomons decorated two of the Bath Pigs in 2008. She is a well established graphic designer and painter, with a reputation for creating bold, exciting and memorable images. Jac has exhibited several times at the Royal West of England Academy Autumn Exhibition.

Sponsor Agreed

Simon Spilsbury & Art BombersLion design ideas

BiogSimon Spilsbury is primarily an exponent of line. He draws all the time. When he’s not drawing he’s teaching drawing at Bath Spa University UK. His commissioners have described his line as spontaneous, energetic, quirky, inherently humorous, adaptable and elegant. One enthusiastic Art Director said “Spilsbury’s drawings always jump off the page and bite me on the ass.”

Helen StanfieldLion design ideas

Biog

Helen Stanfield is a Primary School teacher in Bath and

has also lived and worked abroad in various countries in

Scandinavia and the Far East. She works in many

different media including oils, watercolour, pen and ink,

and silk painting and particularly enjoys working on intricate

patterns and detailed designs (see Inky Pinky Porky).

Emma Strange

Lion design ideasIdeas are to decorate the lion with ceramic flowers, either ceramic and wire flowers attached throughout the mane and tail (although with the lions being outside this may not be possible with the fragility of the wire and ceramic, this would need to be looked into) so another idea would be to make ceramic tiles of flowers, all decorated differently to be attached to the lion to give a relief on the lions surface. The flowers could be arranged in all sorts of different pattern formations from as few to as many as required, all depending on the design.

BiogMy work is inspired by colour and surface pattern. I work with a mix of nichrome wire and clay to express a sense of movement and spontaneity, capturing the essence of a flower without being too representational. Each flower is unique and can stand alone or playfully dance in groups.

Lila Streether

Lion design ideas:'Sun Lion' and therefore sunflowers as they can be bright and sunny colours. The leaves and stems of these would be a blue-green. The background could be a rusty colour, to look semi-realistic. At the base, will be grasses to look as though the lion was emerging from undergrowth. The grasses would start from the feet and taper off at midway height on the lion, and would be varying lengths; they would be in a dark green.

BiogSpecialising in flora, Lila is a founding member of the Bath Society of Botanical Artists, working in watercolour. She also belongs to the Old Bakery Artists with whom she exhibits regularly, and paints flowers and other subjects in watercolour and acrylics. Her paintings have found their way to many other countries; she has exhibited in the South West of England and in Dublin.

Carole TongeLion design ideas:I would take my inspiration from the lions that appeared on seventeenth century stumpwork caskets, a good example of which used to be on view at Holbourne House.Stumpwork was a very particular form of raisedembroidery that was worked from early transferdesigns. The designs were worked in bright colours and expensive jewels and beads were applied to finish them. I propose to treat the lion as a three dimensional canvas and paint a surface design in layers of acrylic in bright turquoise and burnt oranges and browns. The cream highlights could be accented by mosaic glass pieces.

BiogBA (Hons) Economic and Social History from Hull University, 1986.City & Guild in Creative Embroidery 1990.Foundation Art & Design City of Bath College 2007-9.2009 - ’Infinite Variety’ Summer Showcase at City of Bath College.‘Under a Monkey’ Contemporary Art Fair at City of Bath College.

Julia Trickey

Lion design ideasFabric Lion - painted as if made from patchwork fabric, as a soft toy.Topiary Lion - as if clipped from shrubs with creepers, flowers and mini beasts.‘Sea Lion’ - painted with waves with and/or underwater scenes.Lion decorated using traditional African patterns, Chinese lion designs or Willow Pattern.Lion painted as if made from another material - glass, marble, wood etc. Or a realistic lion!

BiogJulia is an award winning artist who trained as a graphic designer but now specialises in botanical watercolours. She is particularly drawn towards specimens that are less than perfect. Julia has experience of other art formsincluding trompe l’oeil and painted two of the2008 Bath Pigs – Hedge Hog and Brassknocker Pig.

Joe Tymkow

BiogI have increasingly felt that my work lacks any clear focus or direction, so I have decided to turn any doubts or frustration into a positive; consequently I will work on images surrounding'art & politics'. After all, isn't one of the roles of an artist to court controversy, to question the norm and hold a mirror up to society?

Lara Varga

Lion design ideas

For the lions project I would like to work with

a nature inspired theme, ideally utilising

Austrian eidelwiess, fauna and landscape -

inspired by the Sound of Music and other

relevant Austrian history as it relates to

Richard of Lion heart. Please contact me to

discuss possibilities further.

Biog

Lara has studied Fine Art, has a diploma in

illustration from Chelsea, University of the

arts and is currently studying part-time for an

MA in Art and Design from U.W.E., Bristol.

For over ten years her practice has worked

with Nature, producing images with a

nature/animal, and/or mythological theme.

For King Bladuds pigs she created 'Prince of

acorns' a turquoise pig wearing gold acorn

necklaces, on show at the R.U.H., Bath.

Julia Warin

Lion design ideas

For the Lion project I have initially responded

with an idea for collage and paint around the

idea of “Lionising”, but I am open to other

suggestions and can work in a variety of

mediums and materials, so If you have an

idea and need an artist to realise it, I’m happy

to discuss it.

Biog

As a visual artist I work in a variety of 2D and

3D media, including paint, collage,

photography, ceramics, mixed media, found

object assemblages and site specific

installations. My work is often in response to a

place or project brief, so materials may be

suggested by the context. I try to allow space

for the intuitive, and for chance to lead my

practice into unexpected areas, so my work is

often eclectic and hard to categorise.

Sarah-Jane van der WesthuizenHow I plan to decorate my lion. Three ideas –Dandy Lion. A ‘foppish’ fellow, with a tail coat, cravat, colourful ruffled shirt-front and fancy accessories. Theclothing will be real, not painted, so would have to bedisplayed indoors.

Lion Heart. I would frame the lion with a giant heart-shape,probably made of wood, which would have other hearts hanging off it. The Lion will be sprayed in a textured metallic colour, to be decided.

The Lion’s Share. The lion with a pair of scales in his mouth. His body will be decorated with symbols of weights & measures.Or, of course, he can be covered in junk like Pigasus, but that poses a problem as to what to call him.

BiogA self-taught artist, Sarah-Jane has lived near Monmouth,

in the Wye Valley since 1986. A freelance illustrator, her work has,

in the past, included designing enamel boxes for Halcyon Days,

Chelsea Enamels and Moorcroft, creating images for most of the

major greetings card publishers, book illustration and packaging.

A commission to decorate one of 100 life-sized model pigs,

which were on display during summer 2008 in the City of Bath,

led to a series of 3-dimensional Junk Work pieces.

Rachel WilcoxLion design ideas

As my present work involves the rhythms and

hypnotic surface of the sea, I would be happy to

continue this theme and decorate the surface of the

lion with ripples or sparkling movements of water.

Colours and image to suit sponsor. Another idea

would be to paint the lion with the patterns of star

constellations, in particular the signs of the zodiac.

On a dark background (dark blue/black) the

constellations of LEO, LEO Minor and other groups

(e.g. Aries, Pisces) would be painted using either

silver or gold, their geometric structures and patterns

being shown with connecting lines also in silver or

gold. I would be using ‘A Field Guide to the Stars

And Planets’ Donald Menzel (Collins1977) for an

accurate guide in making the geometric patterns.

A possible name would be Leo.

Biog

Rachel Wilcox (MA, Contemporary Fine Art) artist

and teacher living in South Gloucestershire. Rachel

regularly exhibits her paintings, drawings and prints

of landscape and the human figure. A member of

Bath Society of Artists, Rachel painted “Bubbles”

the King Bladud’s Pig situated at Thermae Bath Spa.

Lisa Thelion WoodingLion design ideas:‘Thelion’ will have a face sensitively gilded with gold leaf expressing a gently shaded golden fur. His mane will glisten with gold and glitter as it tumbles onto his stone body. The stone will be separated by golden mortar. Like any hero of an olden age, he stands firm, a strong and beautiful beast waiting.

BiogLisa Wooding is a down to earth artist living and working in Bath. Her career has been varied and she has become skilled in many different techniques. Knowledge and understanding of paint and other mediums allows Lisa to experiment and play, creating beautiful unconventional paint finishes whilst using traditional methods.

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