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ONE CRACKING SUMMER WE’LL NEVER FORGET ... It’s time to look back at ten sweltering weeks of Gromit spotting as the city went crazy for everyone’s favourite animated pooch

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Goodbye Gromit

● Gromit Lightyear, designed by the Pixar team, touches down at the M shed

Gromits take off in a big way Vicki Mathias Chief Gromit reporter vicki.mathias@b-nm.co.uk

OR ten weeks this summer Gromit fever swept across Bristol. Thousands of people poured in to the city with one thing in mind – to find as many of the decorated dogs as they could. The 5ft sculptures of the popular pooch popped up all around Bristol, parts of North Somerset and South Gloucestershire – and even in Paddington Station in London – brightening up their surroundings and drawing in the crowds. People clutching trail maps and Gromit Unleashed passports could be seen around the city gathering at the different sculptures of Wallace’s trusty sidekick waiting patiently for their turn to be photographed with the next decorated dog. Gromit fans flew in from as far

afield as New Zealand and Australia, the United States and Canada. Visitors arrived from Taiwan, Abu Dhabi, Japan, Sweden, Holland and Spain to take in the Gromits. Brides posed with the Gromits for their wedding photographs and there were proposals by the sculptures and more than 4,000 people

● Wedded bliss for Nicola and Adam Baker-Hale

submitted photographs of themselves, their children – and even their dogs – to the Bristol Post during the trail. The statues also served as an inspiration for fundraising challenges. The collaboration between animation firm Aardman and Bristol Children’s Hospital charity Wallace

● OneD star Zayn Malik

and Gromit’s Grand Appeal saw 80 giant sculptures of Gromit being given a makeover. Internationally-recognised artists and celebrities put their mark on the dog statues before they were unleashed on the streets in July for the public arts trail. One Gromit was flown out to California so that he could be given the Toy Story treatment by animation firm Pixar who turned the hound into the character Buzz Lightyear. When it was announced that Zayn Malik from boy band One Direction had decorated one of the dogs the excitement on social media site Twitter caused so many people to visit the Gromit Unleashed site it crashed. There were also Gromits decorated by fashion designers Sir Paul Smith, Cath Kidston and Celia Birtwell. Children’s author and illustrators Sir Quentin Blake and Raymond Briggs gave Gromit a makeover, along with Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler and creator of Where’s Wally, Martin Handford.

● Sir Paul Smith’s Gromit in Quakers’ Friars

Actress Joanna Lumley, comedian Harry Hill and musician and presenter Jools Holland. A host of Bristol artists also put their mark on Gromit, some taking inspiration from the city – with Bristolian words on Bark at ‘Ee, a Bristol bus and also Bristol Bulldog plane among the creations that went on display. Local street artists were also among the people giving Nick Park’s creation a makeover. There was also a Gromit covered in new pennies and another with gold mosaic tiles. While the decorated dogs were a source of joy for the thousands of people visited them over the hot summer, Gromit Unleashed will have a longer-term impact on patients at Bristol Children’s Hospital. On October 3 all of the Gromits will go up for sale at auction with television presenter and Sotheby’s auctioneer Tim Wonnacott doing all he can on the night to raise as much money as possible for the hospital’s expansion appeal.

● Gromits arrived by train for the launch event

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Goodbye Gromit Nick Park interview

Undercover Nick takes to the trail hunting Gromits ● Nick Park signs autographs for Gromit hunters at the Ship Shape & Bristol Fashion Gromit near the Clifton Suspension Bridge

Vicki Mathias Chief Gromit reporter vicki.mathias@b-nm.co.uk

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ISITORS to the Gromit Unleashed trail over the summer may, or may not, have spotted a man in a hat and sunglasses standing apart from the crowd taking in the scene. Anyone who did see such a figure hanging back and watching the crowd around the decorated dogs probably didn’t realise they were in the presence of the man who created the dog who inspired the craze that swept across Bristol this summer. Nick Park, revealed that he made his trips to visit the decorated dogs in disguise so he could just watch people’s reaction to the Giant Gromit sculptures without distracting from them. The unassuming animator has been overwhelmed by the project to place dozens of 5ft sculptures of the character he created at college around Bristol and beyond ever since the Grand Appeal charity approached him about it. Despite the Oscars he has won for his films Mr Park admits to still being amazed by the response to the characters of Wallace and Gromit but while he was “thrilled” at the suggestion he admitted having niggling doubts about whether anyone would want to put their mark on statues of his famous dog. And when the film-maker was mobbed by hundreds of fans after driving the train pulling the first sculptures into Bristol’s Harbourside on the day Gromit Unleashed was launched he was taken aback by the “incredible” reaction of the public. “I’m still that young film-maker at heart and have to pinch myself with just how big Gromit has become,” he said. “To have him leading this campaign is just incredible for me, that my characters I made as a student have such a big profile.” Of the welcome he received by the crowds outside the M shed on launch day, Mr Park said: “I have never seen anything like it before. “I am very aware of the warmth there is for Aardman and Wallace and Gromit but to see it like that is just incredible. I didn’t expect it at all.” And despite the popularity of Wallace’s pal across Bristol throughout the summer, humble Mr Park played down his role crediting the children’s hospital charity he is patron of as the reason for Gromit Unleashed’s success. “Obviously it is very much down to what it’s about and the generous spir-

● Nick joins Gromit hunters on the trail, where he’s warmly welcomed it of people who want to support the children’s hospital which is so valuable here,” he said. “But there is also Gromit and Gromit is a local creation and it is for something very valuable to people so it has got everything going.” It cannot be denied, however, that it was Mr Park’s pull that led to Gromit Unleashed attracting such big name artists and celebrities to decorate the giant dogs. Mr Park said that he first met John Lasseter of Pixar – the animation studio behind Toy Story and Monsters Inc who created Gromit Lightyear for the trail – in the city during what was then known as the Bristol Animation Festival before Toy Story had been made and he said the pair have remained friends. It was in chatting to Harry Hill at the Queen’s celebration of the arts in London last summer that Mr Park discovered the comedian liked to paint and asked him to get involved And the film-maker was also thrilled to welcome Simon Tofield, of Simon’s Cat to decorate a Gromit with his character and for Joanna Lumley and Gerald Scarfe, among many others to be involved. When it came to his own re-interpretation of the character Mr Park said he had turned to Gromit’s pal Wallace for inspiration. “I thought ‘what would Wallace do?’ he said. “First of all I was going to cover him with cheese wallpaper but one of the most talked about things about the films is the newspaper headlines. “And it includes a tribute to the Evening Post. “I came up with lots of plans, drew

lots of pictures and lots of headlines from the movies and a lot of new ones.” But rather than simply adding newsprint to the popular pooch, Mr Park decided he needed to involve inventor Wallace. “We didn’t want Wallace to feel left out of it,” he said. “That’s why mine is a small Gromit. If it was a big one Wallace would have been too big, so I went with one of the smaller ones that have been going around schools and we made a Wallace in proportion.” Of his own Gromiting visits Mr Park said: “I’ve been out with various people and just stood around and haven’t been noticed at all. “I have been wearing a hat and sunglasses and all the emphasis has been on Gromit. It has been really nice to see that there is always a crowd around him.” He did not escape unrecognised during a visit to Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion on the last weekend of the trail, however. As soon as Mr Park was spotted by the statue near the Clifton Suspension Bridge ready for photoshoot, a queue of fans turned their attention on him, asking for his signature on their trail maps, which he willingly did, adding a sketch of Gromit to each. Mr Park said he felt there had been a “feel-good factor around Gromit Unleashed, with the public really embracing it. “I hear people talk about Gromit all the time – Gromiting and Gromiteering – and that every child knows his name, I feel very gratified by that. It’s nice, there is a real love and war mth.”

● Nick Park among the sculptures before they were delivered to the streets

● Nick brings his Gromits to the M shed by train

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Goodbye Gromit Behind the scenes

With Gromit every step, from Nicola Masters has been involved in the Gromit Unleashed project right from its inception. Mike Norton spoke to her about the highs and lows of organising the world’s first Gromit trail.

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T was like one of those “to me, to you” scenes from an episode of The Chuckle Brothers. Except this one starred Harry Hill. And it was the unlikely moment that the reality of the Gromit Unleashed project hit home to Nicola Masters. The director of Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal – the charity behind Gromit Unleashed, which raises money for Bristol Children’s Hospital – was delivering a statue to the comedian’s home in London so that he could paint it. But they were having trouble manoeuvring the five-foot fibreglass model up the steps to the front door of his house. Which is how Nicola found herself at one end of a giant Gromit with Harry Hill at the other. “It was a bit of an adventure,” she told the Bristol Post: “Harry had to come out and help us carry it up to the front door. He was exactly the same as you see him on the telly. An utterly charming man. We eventually left it in his drawing room.” And Harry Hill was by no means the only celebrity who agreed to paint a Gromit and take personal delivery of it. “Artist Raymond Briggs’ delivery was a real struggle, too,” Nicola laughed: “It took five of us and a wheelbarrow to get it in to his garden shed because it wouldn’t go in to his house. If anybody had a camera that day they would have had a few laughs.” The delivery to Gerald Scarfe’s home was equally memorable – because it ended with the artist’s celebrity chef and actress wife Jane Asher cooking lunch for Nicola and her team. “His house is set on a hillside and he has this sort of motorised train that took his Gromit from the lorry and around the garden to squeals of delight from his grandchildren who were following it. “He graciously asked us in for a coffee and there was Jane Asher who immediately welcomed all three of us in to her family home and invited us to stay for lunch. She did spaghetti and meatballs, it was lovely.” These were just some of the many bizarre – and magical - moments during what has been a two-year task for Nicola and her small team. Because while, for us, Gromit Unleashed meant ten weeks of carefree Gromiting, for Nicola, the project

Harry Hill with his painted – and bald – Gromit

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Artist Raymond Briggs’ delivery was a real struggle, too... It took five of us and a wheelbarrow to get it in to his garden shed because it wouldn’t go in to his house. Nicola Masters of the Grand Appeal

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● Artists Raymond Briggs takes delivery of his Gromit

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It was a bit of an adventure... Harry had to come out and help us carry it up to the front door. He was exactly the same as you see him on the telly. An utterly charming man. We eventually left it in his drawing room.

Nicola Masters of the Grand Appeal

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meant 20 months of planning, hard work, worry and excitement. She was there right from the start at the brainstorming meeting with Aardman Animations that sparked the idea for the trail. Since then, she and her team have been involved in the co-ordination of creating the sculptures, securing sponsorship for them, selecting artists to paint them, naming them, finding the best spots to put them and managing the merchandise. And delivering many of them to artists. Of course, having the idea was the easy part. How did it all come together? “We are really fortunate to have Nick Park as a patron and the Grand Appeal has been using the Wallace and Gromit characters for 18 years. So the first thing we did was go to Nick and ask him if he’d seen some of the other public arts trails and whether or not he felt it was right for Gromit. He had and he loved the idea

straight away. And that was really the start of it. Once Nick was on board, it was much easier to make things happen.” Nicola cannot praise the team at Aardman enough for the work they’ve put in to the trail: “It really is a joint effort, a partnership project. And it’s the first time ever that a licensed character has been used in one of these public art trails.” Gromit creator Nick Park was also instrumental in encouraging many of the artists and celebrities to get involved. He wrote to friends and colleagues around the world asking them if they would be willing to take part. And received a fantastic response. At the same time, a call went out to artists to submit designs. In the end, the team received more than 500 submissions from worldwide artists who wanted to paint a Gromit. The next challenge was sponsors.

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● Naked Gromits, before the artists were let loose with their paints

● The Gromit troops rally for the invasion of Bristol

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● The Grand Appeal team with Nick Park

Nicola Masters explains the appeal team’s focus

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be a big task to get to 50. But then we got to 60 and 70. Then we got to 80 and we felt we absolutely had to close it down. But there are still half a dozen more companies who are interested in supporting us and being part of it.” So, with sponsors and artists on board, the trail needed its most important element – a giant Gromit. That, said Nicola, “took a long time. We started with a little six-inch model of Gromit from the studio. From that, he went over the bridge to South

Wales where he was made in to a five-foot polystyrene polysculpt. And we took him in to Aardman’s studio and Nick saw him for the first time and everyone just said ‘wow’. Seeing something at five foot from being tiny sort of takes your breath away really. And with some minor adjustments, from that polysculpt he was turned in to a fibreglass model.” There was also the inevitable brush with health and safety: “They had to

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“We couldn’t have made this happen without the sponsors,” said Nicola: “We threw away the rule book really and went to a number of companies who have been very supportive of the Grand Appeal over the years and invited them to be founding sponsors.” And it was with the backing of those founding sponsors that the charity was able to go to other companies in Bristol and sell the idea of the Gromit trail. The response was extraordinary: “We thought it would

● The Gromit Unleashed project even had its own “Gromit whisperer” – at least that was what the team called its troubleshooting Bristol artist Vivi Cuevas, inset. As well as designing one of the trail Gromits, right, Vivi has worked out of Aardman for most of this year helping to create some of the Gromit merchandise. “We were very fortunate to have Vivi,” said Nicola: “She has been our sort of artist-inresidence for the whole time, helping us to create lots of little sculptures of Gromit. And if any of the Gromits have been damaged, Vivi’s had the job of repainting them.”

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Goodbye Gromit Behind the scenes

There’s still a few surprises left in store... From page 7 be strength tested,” Nicola laughs, “We had people – plural – standing on the ears, standing on the tail, making sure the steel reinforcement was robust enough.” But running the Gromit Unleashed trail was by no means all easy. For Nicola, the lowest point of the project was the vandalism of several Gromits, especially the one designed by Joanna Lumley. “She was so delightful. Sending us emails and ringing us up saying that Gromit was in her studio and she was playing him classical music while she painted him. She was an absolute delight to work with, really really lovely. So it was horrible to see her work damaged like that. It was one of the first statues to go out on the trail and having it vandalised within six or eight hours was one of the worst moments for everybody on the trail. It was a real low point.” The tail of Ms Lumley’s Gromit was torn off and Nicola still doesn’t know how: “It was malicious damage. Somebody used something to do that and it must have taken massive force. We’ve had big men trying to replicate it and haven’t been able to do so.” In reality, however, not much did go wrong – which Nicola puts down to careful planning and to the “small but fantastic” Gromit Unleashed team. With the trail and Gromit’s 10-week adventure completed, Nicola is now fixated on the auction of the statues. And she is very focused on what the outcome should be: “It is all about the money. Anything we can do to add to

● Joanna Lumley with her Gromit Poetry in Motion

Bristol’s already diverse culture is great. There’s nothing we’ve liked more than attracting visitors to Bristol but, at the end of the day, our job is to raise money for the children’s hospital. That’s what it’s really all about.” But that won’t be the end of Gromit Unleashed. Merchandise will still be available and the Grand Appeal’s shop opposite the children’s hospital on Upper Maudlin Street will remain

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Joanna Lumley was so delightful. Sending us emails and ringing us up saying that Gromit was in her studio and she was playing him classical music while she painted him. She was an absolute delight to work with, really really lovely

We’ve even seen people out cleaning the Gromits who aren’t part of our team. open until Christmas. And Nicola hinted at some more surprises for the festive season: “I can’t say anything yet. But watch this space.” So is she relieved that the project is coming to an end? “No. We’ll all be really sad actually. They become like your family, like your babies,” she laughed. “When we had them in our secret painting space and we knew they had to go out on the trail we thought ‘Is anyone going to look after them and love them the way that we’ve loved them?’. But the public has been absolutely fantastic and looked after them. We’ve even seen people out cleaning the Gromits who aren’t part of our team. So they’ve been absolutely brilliant and really taken to them. “We couldn’t have asked for any more than that.”

Nicola Masters of the Grand Appeal

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What’s in a name?

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● Isambark Kingdog Brunel HAVING secured sponsorship for 80 Gromits, the Gromit Unleashed team then had to name them – and find places to put them in Bristol. Nicola said many of the names came out of more brainstorming meetings with Aardman: “We were lucky to have all the creatives at Aardman to help us. Between them and us we tried to get some Wallace & Gromit humour in to the

● Shipshape And Bristol Fashion names of the sculptures. It was someone at Aardman who came up with Isambark Kingdog Brunel.” But the artists suggested names, too: “Joanna Lumley named her own sculpture Poetry in Motion. All the local artists were asked to suggest names. Some were absolutely wonderful and others we just played with a bit to make them interesting and to try to give them a second identity.

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Bark at ’Ee, for example, started out as Ark at ’Ee after the famous Bristol T-shirt and then the artist Leigh Flurry suggested we change it.” Finding 80 locations was no mean feat either, involving long negotiations with Bristol City Council, particularly over the indoor spots. “We wanted to find the right locations, iconic Bristol locations” said Nicola.

“Then we did a matching-up process to try to put the right Gromit in the right place.” So Shipshape and Bristol Fashion went up by the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Axel Scheffler’s Gromalo went in to the children’s library. Queen Square became the very Bristol home for Bark at ’Ee. And the pirate Gromit Salty Seadog was placed next to waterfall steps on The Centre.

● Bark at Ee Finally, the logistical exercise of putting the 80 Gromits out on the streets took two weeks of planning and three days, working 18 hours a day. “We had trucks and lorries and a special fork lift going up tiny little streets in Clifton that the lorry couldn’t fit up. There were all sorts of fun and games trying to get the Gromits in to their locations,” laughed Nicola.

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Goodbye Gromit Ground-breaking technology

Gromit sale will boost hospital’s expansion Vicki Mathias Health reporter vicki.mathias@b-nm.co.uk

HILE the Gromit sculptures have left the streets of Bristol they are set to leave an even bigger legacy in the city – by improving the treatment and experience of young patients in the city. The decorated dogs have been making thousands of visitors to the city smile throughout the summer, but more importantly the money they raise at auction should help to put smiles on the faces of young patients at Bristol Children’s Hospital who are set to get even better care as a result. Money raised through the auction of the popular statues will transform parts of the city centre hospital to make them more pleasant for patients and their parents while also paying for the very latest technology to be installed. Funds from the Gromit Unleashed auction next month will go towards the expansion appeal, which will add ground-breaking technology and some finishing touches to departments at the city centre hospital. Children’s burns and neurosciences are moving to the city centrebased regional hospital next year and the NHS is spending £30 million to make space for the additional departments. The Grand Appeal has pledged a minimum of £3.5million for the extras that will really enhance the service. The charity was set up in 1995 to raise £12 million towards the new children’s hospital, which opened six years later. Film favourites Wallace and Gromit were donated as mascots for the charity back then and have continued to be the face of the cause ever since. Aardman’s Peter Lord, Nick Park and David Sproxton are patrons of the charity and have continued to support it with a host of their characters and creations, but most notably Wallace and Gromit, with Gromit Un-

leashed being the latest way in which the clay creations have helped the cause. The expansion appeal, which is being supported with money raised through Gromit Unleashed has several strands to it. The biggest difference will come from an intraoperative MRI scanner – which will become the first in the south of England. There is currently only one in the UK, at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool. “This will be the first one in the whole of the south of England and there are only about five paediatric ones in Europe,” director of the Grand Appeal Nicola Masters said. Among the benefits of the scanner would be in the case of a child with a brain tumour. Precision is important in removing the whole tumour in one go and having access to the scanner in the operating theatre means that surgeons can have a better idea of how they are doing during the procedure. “Essentially you can get everything done in one go rather than having to come back for multiple procedures,” Ms Masters said. “It has revolutionised that area and the development of neuro-surgical procedures. It is ground-breaking.” A cardiac hybrid theatre will also be created at the hospital, which is set to become a regional specialist centre for heart surgery, to provide a “one-stop shop” for patients who will require both scanning and operations at the same time. Combining the procedures limits the number of separate scans patients will have to go for as everything can be checked during surgery, reducing exposure to radiation. “The more we can do to help a child who has a serious heart defect through that process the better,” Ms Masters said. “The cardiac hybrid theatre also helps the timeframe because by the time a child has an operation, has a scan, comes back and has another operation and another scan, being able to do everything at the same time makes the whole procedure quicker.” There is also an appeal to support the combining of the cancer and bone marrow transplant units at the hospital while improving the facilities

● Wallace and Gromit are mascots of the Grand Appeal, set up in 1995; inset left, appeal director Nicola Masters for patients. It will create en-suite bedrooms for long-stay patients, facilities for their parents and a new conservatory area to create an outdoor space within the hospital for patients who cannot leave. Art work for the new neurosciences and burns units will also be funded by the Grand Appeal to improve the environment for patients. “This is important too as children don’t want to be treated in sterile environments, they want fun and artwork,” Ms Masters said. “That is also very much part of what we see our role as providing.” Ms Masters said that the new technology the charity is looking to fund could not have been imagined when they set about fundraising the build of the hospital 18 years ago.

“When you think we built the hospital in 2001, we couldn’t have imagined or dreamt of the procedures that can be done with the hybrid theatre and intra-operative MRI back then,” she said. “There has been such a transition in healthcare, even in our time as a charity – 12 years after the hospital opened we have these ground-breaking, pioneering pieces of equipment that were not available then. That’s really what the Grand Appeal is for. “It’s not our job to replace statutory funding, that’s the job of the NHS. “What we pay for are the additional enhancements to the service the NHS can’t meet or cannot for a long time, which would be to the detriment of patient care.” And she hopes that the affection

people have shown for Gromit over the summer will go a long way towards supporting the charity’s ambitions. “We hope the auction will raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for us,” she said. “People have taken Gromit Unleashed to their hearts and have been very proud of it.” She added: “We know that Bristol Children’s Hospital is the heart of the city but it also provides a major service throughout the South West, South Wales and further afield,” Ms Masters said. “We want the patients treated in Bristol Children’s Hospital to have the very best chance and access to the very best equipment they possibly can to help their journey throughout their treatment.”

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Goodbye Gromit Wacky and wild fundraising schemes

We’re all right on the money Vicki Mathias Chief Gromit reporter vicki.mathias@b-nm.co.uk

T was not only the artists and celebrities involved with Gromit Unleashed who got creative – a host of fundraisers came up with weird and wonderful ways of using the decorated dogs to raise money for charity. People came up with inventive ways of incorporating the giant sculptures into their efforts in support of Bristol Children’s Hospital. Some cycled between all the statues, some ran around all the Gromits in the city and others danced from one sculpture to another. With Gromit Unleashed raising money for the Grand Appeal’s Bristol Children’s Hospital expansion fund supporters felt that it would only be apt to get the Gromits involved in the fundraising. One dad decided to become the first person to visit all 80 of the sculptures within 24 hours when he set about an endurance challenge that involved cycling and running between locations.

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● Number of miles Graham Wadsworth ran and cycled to get round the Gromits – starting from Paddington Graham Wadsworth from Southville cycled and ran a total of 200 miles, starting his challenge at the Gromit in London Paddington at midnight. The personal trainer cycled along the A4 and on to Gromits at Westonbirt and Hawkesbury Upton, on to The Mall at Cribbs Causeway and the Gromits nearby, then rode towards the Chew Valley, on to Cheddar Gorge, the airport, Tyntesfield and through Ashton Court before leaving his bike in Clifton and running the rest of the route around the sculptures in the city. He undertook the challenge because his baby son Luke had surgery to correct a heart defect after he was bor n. Having taken part in triathlons in the past Mr Wadsworth knew he needed to raise the bar for his fundraising challenge and also recruited clients, colleagues and friends to take part in stages of the challenge. Nurses from the paediatric intensive care unit at Bristol Children’s Hospital took their inspiration from Wallace and Gromit films for a fancy dress Gromit hunt. There was a Wallace, pesky penguin Feathers McGraw from The Wrong Trousers, and Wendolene and Shaun the sheep from A Close Shave among the group who were collecting donations for Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal as they made their way around the statues.

● Clockwise from top left, runners Marcus Kropacsy and Leo Ikin; Graham Wadsworth and son Luke; artist Frankie Woods with Nick Park and her picture of Gromit Lightyear, inset

● Morris troupe dances around a Gromit at Windmill Hill City Farm Leo Ikin, 31, of Hotwells, and Marcus Kropacsy, 40, of Cotham ran about 25 miles around 67 of the Gromits in the Bristol area – with Mr Ikin opting to complete the challenge in a Gromit costume. They were joined in their efforts Jim Plunkett-Cole, from Frome, and his border collie Alfredo. Other colleagues from Lloyds,

where Mr Ikin and Mr Kropacsy work took in 53 Gromits in a similar challenge. Morris dancers from Rag Morris held a Dances with Dogs tour of the Gromits on the final Saturday of the trail, performing dances with sticks and hankies at each of the 32 sculptures they reached. Artist Frankie Woods took a more

sedate approach to using the Gromits to raise money for the charity. The Cheddar 63-year-old visited about 60 of the Gromits recording them in her own way – by sketching the statues on her iPad and raising more than £1,800 in the process. She even showed her pictures to Gromit creator Nick Park when he stopped by while she was sketching Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion. Sponsors and hosts of Gromit sculptures also used them as inspiration for their fundraising. At Windmill Hill City Farm, which was host to Grrrrromit, people could buy Gromelettes – Wallace and Gromit-themed omelettes made with Wensleydale cheese and the Pump House, which was home to the strawberry-themed Gromberry, was offering strawberries and cream to raise money for the cause. Hotels and cafes also came up with Gromit-themed afternoon teas, biscuits and even cocktails to raise more money for the charity through the trail. Haseltine Lake LLP, sponsors of Trevor Baylis’ What a Wind Up!, held a fundraising day with cakes, a tombola, and a guess-the-numberof-dog-biscuits game. Harveys at Cribbs Causeway also had a cake sale

to raise more money on the last weekend that its Gromit The Wild West was at the store. While the Beaufort Arms in Hawkesbury Upton joined forces with Chipping Sodbury Rotary Club to help raise money for the children’s hospital charity. The Rotary club’s annual fundraising walk took in the pub’s Gromit Harmony as part of its route on the final day of Gromit Unleashed. And it was not just the fundraisers who were coming up with unique ways to visit all of the Gromits. Some took to the trail in Wallace and Gromit-themed fancy dress, including David Donelly who sported a papier mache Wallace head during his Gromit-spotting visit from London. Others dressed up to complement their favourite Gromits in outfits matching or depicting some of the characters on the trail. And some decided to take their own dogs walkies along the trail for a spot of Gromit-spotting, including the Border Terrier Posse. Read Vicki’s stories by following VickiMathias at www.bristolpost.co.uk

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Canis Major | Katie Christianson

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Grrrromit | Carys Tait

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Harmony | Marie Simpson

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Blazing Saddles | Carys Tait

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We’re all in this together! Sometimes Gromiteers hit the trial alone and sometimes they’re in packs. Here’s a selection of group Gromiting pictures sent in to us

● The Sweatshop running team

● The Chipping Sodbury Downhill Only Cycle Team

● 1879 Living History group

● The Chipping Sodbury Downhill Only Cycle Team

● Fromeside Gymnastics Club

● Beaufort Arms team

● Emma Britton, Louise Jelfs, Nicola Tullett, Catherine Midgley, Leah Enever, Jane Young, Louise Gaffney, Sarah Montgomery, Daisy Osborne, Bliss Hart and Catherine Hall.

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● Gymnasts and coaches from Fromeside Gymnastics Club

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A Close Shave

by Harry Hill (sponsor: Destination Bristol) Harry Hill is a Perrier Award-winning English comedian, author and television presenter. He is most famous for his highly successful television series TV Burp and as a sell-out, stand-up comedian. Harry has emerged as an eager artist over the last few years, including an exhibition of his art at Edinburgh Art Festival.

A Grand Day Out

by Andy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rourke (sponsor: Creative Common)

Andy has been a full-time artist for 20 years. He's a professional dabbler and likes to paint aerosol murals, make carnival giants, sculptures, faux stained glass and doodle a lot. His company Malarky, is based in Newport, South Wales

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by Vivi Cuevas (sponsor: Kings Heavy Haulage)

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Vivi Cuevas approaches her work with vital energy and playfulness. Her creations always reflect her love and enjoyment for what she does. Vibrant colours and cute, quirky creatures are hallmarks of her artistic endeavours which range from Gorilla sculptures to fabric art, drawings to digital illustrations.

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aMazing

by Tom Berry (sponsor: Cheddar Gorge) Working solely by hand and in high detail, Tom is interested in creating pictures for people to get lost in. He draws influence from the pre-digital era - European decorative movements, Japanese art, engravings and children's books.

Antique Rose

by Cath Kidston (sponsor: The Mall at Cribbs Causeway)

Cath Kidston is an English fashion designer and entrepreneur, renowned for her distinctive floral prints. Cath set up her first shop in 1994 near London’s Holland Park, and it was here she created her first print ‘Rose Bouquet‘, which covers the Cath Kidston Gromit sculpture. Cath Kidston’s design was painted by artist Sarah-Jane Richards.

Astro

by Ignition DG (sponsor: Ignition DG Ltd)

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Bark at Ee

by Leigh Flurry (sponsor: Santander) Leigh Flurry is an illustrator and designer based in Bristol, working for design agency Red Central. He specialises in character design, typographic form, vector design and repeat patterns.

Being Gromit Malkovich by Thomas Dowdeswell (sponsor: ss Great Britain) Thomas William Dowdeswell is a Bristol-based contemporary artist whose work is futuristic, mechanical and geometric. The early 20th-century art movements Vorticism, Constructivism and Futurism inspire his art, combined with an avid interest in current affairs and how people interact. His highly detailed cityscapes are rich in narrative and vibrant in colour.

Blazing Saddles

by Carys Tait (sponsor: Double Tree by Hilton)

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Blossom

by Emily Ketteringham (sponsor: Siniat Ltd) Emily fell in love with screen-printing one otherwise-ordinary Wednesday night in 2006. Since then, she has worked on prints inspired by Bristol architecture and has designed and created large play houses. Her floral Gromit design was inspired by the way in which she covered the play houses in colour, pattern and flowers.

Bristol Bulldog

by Dan Shearn (sponsor: Rolls-Royce)

Dan Shearn is a graphic designer who designs at agency Red Central by day, and collaborates on other creative projects like pop-up galleries, theatre productions and freelance design by night. Dan designed the statue and created the sculpture with Alan Guest and Chad Woodward at Red Central.

Bumble Boogie

by Jools Holland OBE (sponsor: Wessex Water)

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Jools Holland OBE DL is a composer, pianist, bandleader and broadcaster. He has graduated from playing pubs in the East End docks as a teenager, to leading his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra and selling millions of records. Jools was awarded an OBE in 2003. The Bumble Boogie design was created by artist Sarah-Jane Richards.

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Bunty

by Paula Bowles (sponsor: Unum) Paula Bowles graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 2005, and now works from a shared studio in Bristol. She works primarily for children's publishing, and has worked with a variety of publishers including Random House Children's Books, Templar Publishing and CBeebies’ 'Driver Dan's Story Train'.

Bushed

by David Inshaw (sponsor: Airbus)

David Inshaw is a British artist, particularly noted for his painting The Badminton Game, which was exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Arts Summer Studio exhibition in London in 1973. Marking the artist’s 70th birthday, a solo exhibition, ‘Paintings by David Inshaw’ was held in London in 2013.

Butterfly

by Philip Treacy OBE (sponsor: Hayes Parsons)

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Canis Major

by Katy Christianson (sponsor: Hotel du Vin, Bristol) Katy is a self-taught freelance illustrator living and working in Bristol. Her detailed work is most inspired by mountainous landscapes, the night sky and complex patterns. She curated her first exhibition in December 2012.

Carosello

by Giuliano Carapia (sponsor: Spyglass)

Giuliano Carapia is from Bologna and is a member of design studio ALTRORILIEVO, which creates prototypes for scenography installations, theme parks, design and original sculptures for artists.

Collarful

by Hannah Cumming (sponsor: TLT) Hannah graduated from University College Falmouth in 2007 with a first-class illustration degree. While there, she was highly commended twice in the Macmillan Prize for two original picture book ideas, and since graduating has had three books published, one of which is being adapted for a planetarium show.

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Creature Comforts

by Sneaky Raccoon (sponsor: Riverside Garden Centre )

Sneaky Raccoon is the artist name and work of London-based freelance graphic artist and designer Anna Mullin. Her personal love of nature and animals stems from an upbringing in leafy green woodland areas of Germany while living abroad as a child, much of which is reflected in the graphic work that she produces.

Dog Rose

by Ros Franklin (sponsor: AC Services (Southern) Ltd)

Ros is a botanical illustrator who works mainly from her studio in Dorset. She shares her passion for plants and love of botanical painting through courses in her studio, and at the Eden Project in Cornwall. She is a Fellow of the Eden Project Florilegium Society, and became Chairman in 2012.

Doodles

by Simon Tolfield (sponsor: Cabot Circus)

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Simon Tofield is the creator of animated cartoon series Simon’s Cat. Simon’s Cat is a charming, yet mischievous cat who lives with Simon. He made his first appearance online, in a film called ‘Cat Man Do’. Since then he has also appeared in his own books, game and comic strip.

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Goodbye Gromit! And a big thank you for all of your support... We’ve had a wonderful summer meeting all of the ‘Gromit hunters’ here at Lye Cross Farm and giving you the opportunity to see what the Lye Cross Farm Shop has to offer. We are here all year round, 7 days a week offering a warm welcome and a chance to enjoy our award winning Cheddar, great local meat range and lots more..

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Eldoradog

by Seb Burnett (sponsor: Westonbirt National Arboretum) Seb Burnett is an illustrator, character designer and “reluctant” animator living in Bristol. He is part of award-winning animation studio Rumpus! and the creator of Bertram Fiddle, the world’s leading Victorian Explorator.

Feathers

by Dave Bain (sponsor: Nailsea Electrical) Dave Bain is a Bristol-based illustrator who works primarily in paint and screen-printing, with an underlying emphasis on drawing. He works on a range of projects, from shoe pattern design to children's books, advertising to large mural artwork.

Fiesta

by Lindsay McBirnie (sponsor: The Avon Gorge Hotel)

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Fish Tales

by Jeremy Wade (sponsor: Bristol Aquarium) Jeremy Wade is a writer and TV presenter with a special interest in rivers and freshwater fish, who has been travelling to the world’s remote rivers for more than 25 years. He has a degree in zoology and a postgraduate teaching certificate in biological sciences. For the last five years he has been presenting the hit TV series ‘River Monsters‘.

Five a Day Dog

by Laura Cramer (sponsor: CJ Hole)

Laura Cramer lives and works in Bristol as a full-time painter. She is best known for her colourful semi-abstract cityscapes. Laura studied painting in Moscow in the early 1990s, under the tuition of the late artist and writer Yuri Koval.

Gizmo

by Sir Quentin Blake (sponsor: Western Power Distribution) Quentin Blake was born in 1932 and has drawn ever since he can remember. He is known for his collaborations with writers such as Russell Hoban, Joan Aiken, Michael Rosen, John Yeoman and, most famously, Roald Dahl.

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Gnashional Gromit

by The Beano (sponsor: Bristol Marriott City Centre Hotel)

The Beano is an iconic British children's comic, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. It first appeared on July 30, 1938. Its iconic characters Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, The Bash Street Kids, Roger the Dodger and Billy Whizz have been loved by generations of British children. Artist Dave Sutherland and the Beano team worked together to create this Gromit.

Golden Gromit

by Julie Vernon (sponsor: Dancourt Group)

Julie Vernon produces contemporary hand-crafted mosaics, working with a mix of materials which are skilfully cut and shaped by hand, making each design unique. As well as producing work to commission and exhibiting nationally, Julie also runs private workshops and is involved in a wide range of schools and community arts projects.

Grant’s Gromit

by Rosie Ashforth (sponsor: Osborne Clarke)

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Rosie is a computer animator who works freelance in Bristol and beyond. She has worked on feature films such as ‘Happy Feet‘, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ and ‘Arthur Christmas’. In her spare time she trains for and competes at British eventing with her horse, and walks her dog ‘Beryl‘ – her muse for some future animations!

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Gromberry

by Simon Tozer (sponsor: Itec) After working for a number of years in London as a scenic painter and muralist, Simon moved to Bristol in 2002. He now works as a printmaker, producing mainly screen prints.

Gromit

by Aardman Animations (sponsor: Burges Salmon)

Aardman’s classic and well-loved character Gromit, Wallace’s trusty sidekick – always rescuing Wallace from tricky, often dangerous situations, was the icon for the Gromit Unleashed trail. Gromit was painted by artist Jane Kite.

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Gromit Lightyear

by Pixar (sponsor: Jones Lang LaSalle) Pixar Animation Studios is an Academy Award-winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of computer animation. Pixar has created some of the most successful and beloved animated films, including “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” “WALL•E,” “Up,” and “Brave”.

Gromit-O-Matic

by Donough O’Malley (sponsor: Crest Nicholson)

Donough O’Malley is an Illustrator and author. He works in all areas of illustration from editorial to advertising. His first picture book was shortlisted for the Cambridge Picture Book Awards.

Gromitasaurus

by Huncan Daskell (sponsor: The Galleries)

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Huncan Daskell is Bristol’s most notorious underground designer. He’s so underground that nobody has ever seen a single piece of his art, not even his long-suffering wife. Finally, in 2013, he is ready to unleash himself upon the world! Huncan Daskell’s design was painted by artist Vivi Cuevas.

We are giving Goodbye away 720 Gromit Gromit baking workshops for children this August! During the 90 minute class children will shape, bake and decorate their own Gromit with a prize for the best decorated biscuit. All we ask is that the parents make a minimum donation of £10 to The Grand Appeal.

Worksh op Dates: 19th-22 nd, 27th + 28th A ugust

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Groscar

by Chris Taylor (sponsor: Business West) Chris Taylor is a graphic designer and illustrator. He was born and bred in Bristol and since graduating from university just over a year ago has received many commissions, such as Wow! Gorillas’ ‘Blackbeardorilla.’ Chris’s illustrative style is urban, with a striking use of mixed media.

Grosmos

by Cheba (sponsor: Harvey Nichols) Cheba has been producing street art since the early 2000s. He has appeared in such publications as “Graffiti World”, “The Art of Rebellion”, “Children of the Can” and “Banksy’s Bristol” and showcased work at exhibitions worldwide.

Grrrrromit

by Carys Tait (sponsor: Trunki)

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Carys Tait is a Bristol-based illustrator and designer, also known by the pseudonym Carys-ink. Carys works between illustration and design for clients and agencies. She also produces her own work incorporating her love of bikes, “home-made” machines, friendly monsters, roller-skates, robots, superhero animals, and hand-drawn typography.

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Harmony

by Marie Simpson (sponsor: The Beaufort Arms) Marie Simpson is an illustrator and designer who specialises in character design. She used to live in London, but now has two little girls and lives on the family farm in Scotland. Nature, her own garden and the outdoor life are a big inspiration for Marie, whose character designs are often based on animals.

Hero

by Tom Deams (sponsor: Subway Bristol and West)

Tom Deams is a UK-based graffiti artist. Since first experimenting with spray paint in 1988, he has created pieces in England, Europe and Australia. He also lived in Nottingham for a number of years producing large scale murals and exhibitions with the collective 'OxygenThievez'.

Hound Dog

by Sir Peter Blake (sponsor: O2 Academy Bristol) Sir Peter Blake is an icon of British Pop Art. With his work represented in major collections throughout the world, Sir Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art reflects his fascination with popular culture, and the beauty to be found in everyday objects. He is renowned for his connection with the music industry, having produced iconic album covers for the Beatles, The Who, and Oasis.

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Hullaballoon

by Monster Riot (sponsor: ADP Dealer Services International) Monster Riot is collaborative duo Catherine and Jason. They started working together in 2010 to merge their love of all things cute, retro, character-driven and colourful into one entity. Together they create eccentric illustrations and adorable plush characters. Their work has been seen on T-shirts, prints, greetings cards and Lagom Design.

Isambark Kingdog Brunel

by Tim Miness (sponsor: Element78)

Tim Miness is a London-based designer and illustrator, working in top ad agencies by day and doodling top hats and moustaches on things by night. Originally from the South West, Tim has a strong affinity with Bristol and was the creator of the 'Wow Gorilla' sculpture Gorisambard.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kraken, Gromit

by Filthy Luker (sponsor: Torwood House School)

Bristol-based international street artist Filthy Luker is an installation artist specialising in hand-crafted inflatable sculptures. The artist is best known for his inflatable artworks, including a giant octopus and over-sized banana skin. Most recently, Filthy Luker created a giant inflatable plant artwork outside Brunel's old Station.

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Jack

by Martin Band (sponsor: Hargreaves Lansdown) Martin is an artist and director of Environmental Associates, a landscape design consultancy. He is regularly involved in the design of streetscapes, civic spaces and gardens, always aiming to bring something creative and invigorating to his practiceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s designs. Martin designed two Olympic Mascot sculptures for the London 2012 trail.

Lancelot

by Sir Paul Smith (sponsor: Bluefin Professions)

Sir Paul Smith was inspired to work in fashion after a cycling accident. Within two years, he took evening classes in tailoring and was managing a boutique in Nottingham. Today, his uniquely British brand consists of more than 14 different and diverse collections. Paul Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design was painted by artist Matt Healey.

Lodekka

by Ignition DG (sponsor: First in West of England)

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Ignition is a progressive design organisation, based in the creative quarter of Bristol. Its sectors range from creative design, build and management for general exhibitions and retail, to creative design and branding. The team that worked on 'Lodekka' was Luke Hobbs, Carl Thomas, Sam Morris, Adam Applewhite and Kirk Brown.

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Malago

by Dan Collings (sponsor: John James Bristol Foundation) Thirty Three is a Bristol-based creative design agency that specialises in employer marketing and branding. It works across a broad range of media with a lot of the region's largest brands.

May Contain Nuts (& Bolts)

by Natalie Guy (sponsor: Network Rail)

Natalie Guy is a successful mosaic artist who divides her time between running ‘Poppies Art Workshops‘, working on school and community projects and ‘Natalie Guy Mosaics’ – private mosaics commissions.

National Treasure

by The Royal Mint (sponsor: CrossCountry)

The Royal Mint is one of the world’s oldest and esteemed organisations, with an unbroken, thousand-year history of minting British coinage. Royal Mint worked with artist Stephanie Roberts to create National Treasure.

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NewFoundLand

by One Red Shoe (sponsor: Yankee Candle) One Red Shoe are artists Fiona and Neil Osborne. They started their company in Cheshire in 2002, specialising in large mural designs and paintings. Much of their work has since gained national acclaim, appearing in popular television shows and they continue to work with local communities, councils and businesses around the country.

Newshound

by Nick Park CBE (sponsor: LDC)

Nick Park CBE is the four-times Oscar-winning Director of Aardman Animations, the creator of Wallace & Gromit and a patron and trustee of The Grand Appeal, and the brains behind the Gromit Unleashed project. He was awarded a CBE in 2006. Newshound was designed and created by Nick and painted in collaboration with artist Jane Kite.

Nezahualcoyotl

by Joseph Dunmore (sponsor: Stanfords)

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Joseph Dunmore has been working as an artist for more than 20 years. In this project, Joseph pays homage to pre-Colombian art, a major source of inspiration for the artist in his formative years.

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Oops a Daisy

by Diarmuid Gavin (sponsor: National Trust, Tyntesfield) Diarmuid Gavin is an award-winning garden designer, author and presenter, best known for presenting Gardeners’ World and the Chelsea Flower Show. Diarmuid describes his design style as exuberant, whacky and quirky, and at other times green, tranquil and gentle.

Paisley

by Nia Samuel-Johnson (sponsor: University of the West of England)

Nia is a Bristol-based student studying fashion communication at the University of the West of England . Her aesthetic is bold and striking. Striving to keep her work diverse, she is keen to get involved in projects outside of university, and having participated in the ‘WOW Gorillas’ project in 2011 she jumped at the chance to paint another 5ft mammal.

Patch

by Emily Golden (sponsor: Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital) Emily Golden lives and works as an illustrator and designer in Bristol. She is inspired by folktales, pattern, nature and all things weird and wonderful. Since graduating with a first class degree in illustration, Emily has worked with clients including Usborne, Scholastic, and the Oxford University Press on a range of children’s titles.

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Poetry in Motion

by Joanna Lumley OBE (sponsor: Icon Films) Joanna Lumley OBE is an actress, model, author and charity campaigner, most famously known for her role as Patsy Stone in the television series Absolutely Fabulous and her role as Purdey in The New Avengers. She has appeared in numerous films and stage roles and in 2011 was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in La BĂŞte.

Poochadelic

by Lisa Hassell (sponsor: Linden Homes Western) Lisa Hassell is the director of Inkygoodness, a design writer, curator and illustrator. Lisa writes for various publications, focusing on design, illustration and industry trends.

Roger

by Richard Williams (sponsor: Top to Bottom Ltd)

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Richard Williams is a Canadian-British animator. He is best known as the creative mind behind the animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, for which he directed and designed the characters Roger Rabbit, Jessica Rabbit and Baby Herman. Based in the UK, Richard has won three Oscars over a 58-year career. Richardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design was painted by artist Vivi Cuevas.

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Salty Sea Dog

by Peter Lord CBE (sponsor: Veale Wasbrough Vizards) Peter Lord CBE is an Oscar-nominated film producer, a founder and Creative Director of Aardman Animations and a patron and trustee of The Grand Appeal. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s characters and films are much-loved, including Morph and the hit film Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists. Salty Sea Dog was designed by Peter, and painted in collaboration with artist Vivi Cuevas.

Secret Garden

by Sarah-Jane Grace (sponsor: Lye Cross Farm)

Sarah is a Bristol-based artist who gets much of her inspiration from the natural world. Her primary medium is acrylic on canvas and she has been involved in a number of art trails to raise money for charity.

Sheepdog

by Richard Starzak (sponsor: BID Clifton Village)

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Richard Starzak, aka Golly, is the award-winning director of Shaun the Sheep, who has also directed Robbie the Reindeer, Rex the Runt, and Creature Comforts for Aardman Animations. He has also worked on numerous commercials. Golly is Creative Director of the Broadcast Development department at Aardman. His design was painted by artist Jane Kite.

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Shipshape&Bristol Fashion

by Sarah Matthews (sponsor: Bristol City Ccl)

Sarah is a digital designer for Aardman Animations. She creates fun and innovative designs for websites and games and other interactive projects. In her spare time, Sarah illustrates under the name 'Bernys Place', creating cards and prints of Bristol landscapes, and also designs for jewellery line collaboration 'Blighty Almighty'.

Sir Gromit of Bristol

by Ian Marlow (sponsor: Camb Machine Knives Intâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l)

Ian Marlow is a professional sculptor based in Somerset who exhibits widely and produces commissioned sculptures for corporate and private clients, here and overseas. Originally creating large sculptures in stone and marble, he now works solely in stainless steel and glass. Ian is a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.

Statâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way to do it, Lad!

by Gav Strange (sponsor: Aardman)

Gav Strange is a Jack of all trades - Senior Designer at Aardman Animations by day, and a designer going under the alias of Jam Factory by night. He works primarily in the field of web and graphics but also dabbles in character design, photography and illustration, as well as speaking about his work around the UK.

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Steam Dog

by Dan Shearn (sponsor: Clarke Willmott LLP) Dan Shearn is a graphic designer who designs at agency Red Central by day, and collaborates on other creative projects like pop-up galleries, theatre productions and freelance design by night. Dan designed the statue and created the sculpture with Alan Guest and Chad Woodward at Red Central.

Sugar Plum

by Celia Birtwell CBE (sponsor: Clifton College) Celia Birtwell CBE is a fashion and interiors textile designer. She studied textile design at Salford School of Art in 1956, and it was during her years there that she met fashion designer Ossie Clark. From 1967 to 1973, Celia and Ossie dressed everyone from the Beatles to the British aristocracy. Celiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fabrics hang in many international hotels and retailers like Liberty and Harvey Nichols have stocked her ranges. Celia was awarded a CBE for her outstanding contribution to fashion. Celia Birtwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design was painted by Sarah-Jane Richards.

The Green Gromit

by Zayn Malik

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Zayn Malik is a member of boy band One Direction, a group which has achieved international fame after appearing on TV show The X Factor in 2010. Their debut album Up All Night reached No. 1 in 15 countries, and the band is embarking on a worldwide tour in 2014.

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The Gromalo

by Axel Scheffler (sponsor: The Bristol Post) Axel Scheffler was born in Hamburg in 1957. He studied history of art in Hamburg, before moving to the UK in 1982 to study visual communications at Bath Academy of Art. He is best known for the books he has illustrated through his partnership with author Julia Donaldson. Together they created The Gruffalo, which has sold more than five million copies in almost 50 countries.

The King

by Stephen McKay (sponsor: Smith & Williamson)

Stephen Mckay loves to work in public. He has designed and painted a number of public artworks for projects including the London Olympic Mascot Trail, giant Toads for Hull and Sheep for Skipton. A professional scientist, Stephen enjoys experimenting with new decorating techniques for his artistic creations.

The Snow Gromit

by Raymond Briggs (sponsor: Natracare)

Raymond Briggs is an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. He is known around the world for his works The Snowman, Father Christmas, and Fungus the Bogeyman.

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The Wild West

by Amy Timms (sponsor: Harveys the Furniture Store) With a keen interest in the natural world around her, Amy's paintings invite the viewer to question their preconceptions of the nature of beauty and the beauty of nature. Amy graduated in 2007 with a degree in illustration and has exhibited at Chelsea Flower Show, the RWA and countless exhibitions with her representative, Bristol-based gallery Antlers.

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by Dale Evans (sponsor: Brewin Dolphin)

Dale Evans is based in Cardiff. She has been drawing, painting and making things all her life.

Two Eds are Better than One

by Peter Brookes (sponsor: Dunkleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s)

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Peter Brookes is an English cartoonist who has produced work for numerous publications including Radio Times, New Society, New Statesman, The Spectator and most notably The Times, for which he is the leader-page cartoonist. He famously depicts politician Ed Milliband as Wallace. Peter Brookesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; design was painted by Vivi Cuevas.

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Vincent Van Gromit

by Laura Cramer (sponsor: County Contractors)

Watch Out, Gromit!

by Gerald Scarfe CBE (sponsor: Stage Electrics)

Gerald Scarfe CBE is an English cartoonist and animator. He has been the political cartoonist for the Sunday Times for 46 years and an illustrator for The New Yorker for 15 years. Gerald has designed sets and costumes for many plays, operas and musicals worldwide. He designed and directed the artwork and animation sequences for the film of Pink Floydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Wall.

What a Wind Up!

by Trevor Baylis CBE (sponsor: Haseltine Lake LLP)

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Trevor Baylis CBE is an English inventor, best known for inventing the wind-up radio. He invented it in response to the need to communicate information about AIDS to the people of Africa. Trevorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design was created in collaboration with artist Ruth Broadway.

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Where's Wallace?

by Martin Handford (sponsor: Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel)

Martin Handford is an English children’s author and illustrator of the internationally loved Where’s Wally? books. The Where’s Wally? books consist of a series of detailed illustrations depicting dozens or more people doing a variety of amusing things at a given location. Readers are challenged to find Wally in the group. His design was painted by Andy Brown.

Why Dog? Why?

by Mark Titchner (sponsor: St Nicholas Market)

Artist Mark Titchner uses diverse mediums such as digital print, drawing, film, sculpture and installation in his work. He received a Turner Prize nomination for his 2006 seminal show, IT IS YOU, at the Arnolfini in Bristol. Titchner’s work is owned by museums and private collections throughout the world, including the Tate Modern.

Zodiac

by Inkie (sponsor: At-Bristol)

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Inkie is a London-based graffiti artist, originally from Bristol. After more than 25 years of painting, he is a significant part of Bristol’s graffiti heritage and continues to promote his home city as a cultural destination. Inkie is the co-founder and organiser of See No Evil, a graffiti festival in Bristol, and has exhibited and curated shows most recently in Los Angeles, London, Ibiza and Warsaw.

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