Sustainability Show

Our next big exhibition will be the Sustainability Show in Taunton on 17th June.  We will have a range of our work on show, together with Scraptor giclee prints for sale - to help raise funds for our Scraptorzoic Era at Magdalen. 
Please do come along and introduce yourselves, it should be a great day.   

Magdalen's 'Spring on the Farm' Open Day

On Sunday 29th April we braved the howling gales and cold rain for a 'Spring on the Farm' Open Day at The Magdalen Project!   Our Scraptors stand in the barn displayed some of our work and samples of pieces which may feature in our planned Scraptorzoic Era - if and when we get funding.  Possibly the coldest Spring day so far - with flooded roads and fallen trees all over Somerset and Dorset - visitor numbers were seriously depleted, but the people who came enjoyed roasting marshmallows on the fire, feeding lambs, seeing the bees, stroking Jenny the cob horse and chatting to us about our future plans.  See images below:

Our stand with Limited Edition Giclee Prints for sale

Detail of Spawn and Scraptorzoic Creature - some of these will be made by young and old in workshops

Mini head - which will form part of a 'Tripod Mini Head' giant sculpture

 

Humanoid

Scraptors with Spawn and Scraptorzoic creatures

Big Green Week

Fiona, one of the Scraptors, is currently working as a Green Capital Artist-in-residence for Bristol's Big Green Week in June, culminating in an exhibition of work at the Create Centre (9-17 June): http://biggreenweek.com/.   Visitors can see the development of artists' work at Create leading up to the Big Green Week.  Below are examples of works in progress.  One of the floating Diatoms will include some additional tentacles made by Rachel (Scraptor).

Man models himself on Earth, Earth on Heaven - work in progress by Fiona

Recycled steel, copper wire, lead

4.5m high aprx

Diatom by Fiona with tentacles added by Rachel

IndieGoGo Launch for Scraptorzoic Era at Magdalen Project - Lift-off!

We have now launched our appeal on IndieGoGo to raise funds for the Scraptorzoic Era, which we plan to instal at The Magdalen Project from June 2012.


Please click on the box below to access our pledge and help support us in this campaign:

Below is our selection of prints available.  As perks we offer you:

$5+     =   Scraptors certificate and emailed drawing (see below)

$25+   =   1 of the following printed on hand-made Wookey Hole paper

$50+   =   1 of the following signed by us, which you may select, printed on hand-made Wookey Hole paper

$100+  =  2 of the following, as above

$200+  =  As above, with a link to our website, if you wish
$1000+ = Weekend for 8 people in a Yurt at the Magdalen Farm (facilities include clay oven and compost toilet) + a link to our website, if you wish
$2000+ = Scraptors Sculpture – to be discussed (excl. transport/installation) + a link to our website, if you wish

Humanoids sketch

by Paul Boswell

Diatom with tendrils 

by Fiona Campbell

(diatoms being endangered microscopic sea creatures, essential to our survival, hailed from the Jurassic era)

Giant Spawn with Scraptorzoic creatures emerging

by Fiona Campbell

Waterhead sketch

by Paul Boswell

Tripod Bonnet Head sketch

by Paul Boswell

Bulbous Anthills on Spikes

by Fiona Campbell

Spawn and Scraptoroids

by Paul Boswell

Large Dangly Cocoon

by Fiona Campbell

PLEASE NOTE: Once you have donated, we will contact you via email to clarify which print/s you'd like.  If you wish, you can email us in advance to let us know, on:  scraptors@hotmail.co.uk

IndieGoGo pledge - plea for materials

We are in the final stages of preparing our film and presentation for our IndieGoGo pledge.  An international crowd-funding site, IndieGoGo will hopefully help us finance our exciting new project - a Scraptorzoic Era at the Magdalen Project, an eco farm and charity-run education centre straddling Somerset/Dorset.

Floating Diatom drawing - one of the choices for perks

We will provide perks for donations.  Perks range from limited edition Scraptor prints on hand made paper donated by Wookey Hole (see drawing above), exclusive to the Magdalen project; a weekend in a Yurt at the Magdalen Project for 8 people and a one-off Scraptors’ Sculpture. The most generous donors can have a link to their website as well as other benefits.  


As we like to recycle, if anyone has clean thin cardboard tubing (eg from Christmas wrapping) or thin flat card we have a good use for it!  Other materials such as scrap steel tools, wire/old wire sieves, copper, tin, rope/old football goal netting (no plastic) etc would also be much appreciated.  Contact our email: scraptors@hotmail.co.uk

A closer look...

The leaflets for our Sculpture Trail at Stourhead are now available on site, to help visitors discover the full range of sculptures on show.  Some pieces are quite hidden and require an observant eye.   Here are a selection of interesting, close up views - taken by Jack (vjultra), our Scraptors photographer, and Fiona.  If you visit, look out for these:

The Trail Begins!

Chameleon and Egret (with interested, thirsty cows!)

Our Sculpture Trail at Stourhead National Trust Estate, entitled 'Beyond the Garden Gate', is now up and running throughout September (normal NT admission applies).  The past week was, for all of us, a huge exertion of energy and effort to successfully bring together our Trail and the grand Private view opening yesterday evening.  We were blessed with beautiful weather which helped create a magical tour for our first visitors.  

Capri Marquee from our Sponsor Adams Marquees

Some of our first visitors through Arch & Nest (Fiona) above - and more below 

Bacchus (Paul and Rachel)

Egret (Anthony)

Amphibian (Paul and Rachel)

Insects (painting - Paul)

Heron - above and below (Fiona)

Bacchus' Musicians - above and below (Paul and Rachel)

Chameleon (Fiona)

Heron (Rachel and Paul)

Starfish Fungus (Fiona)

Butterfly (Fiona)

Cocoon IV (Fiona)

We have already had some wonderful feedback and interest in our work.  Here are some visitors' comments:

"Many many thanks for the invite to Stourhead tonight. It was all magnificent, what luck with the weather, the light and the setting. It is also so witty!

The wine was pretty good too...."

Bob French

"Stourhead was a spectacular setting for all those exotic, clever and beautiful sculptures; particularly enjoyed your Chameleon and the Egret."

Victoria Grinter

"Love the integration into the grounds - brilliant!"

Christine Dean

"A super child-friendly eclectic show"

Nick Somerville

"Going around trying to find the un-natural creatures was a thrill!"

Tristan Stevens

Thanks to Stourhead for the beautiful venue and all our Sponsors who have contributed to the Trail's success:

Adams Marquees www.adamsmarquees.co.uk

Hicks & Don Wine Merchants www.hicksanddon.co.uk

JD Recycling Warminster

John Shepherd Feeders www.johnshepherdfeeders.com

Pylle Motor Spares

Regenersis www.regenersis.com

Ripe Digital Printers www.ripedigital.co.uk

Sureset Resin Paving www.sureset.co.uk

VJ Ultra www.vjultra.co.uk

White Space  www.whitespace.co.uk

Wookey Hole www.wookey.co.uk

And thanks to all other friends and supporters for their kind donations of scrap materials