Two metre high puffins are popping up all over the East Coast of Yorkshire
And the moths? Well, they were all part of a major commemoration of the life and puzzling disappearance of Hull’s own Amy Johnson, many of whose daredevil flights were taken in her Gypsy Moth. She died in 1941 after becoming the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Just like the toads, moths appeared everywhere. And they both live on, with many remaining where they were originally placed and others auctioned off and moved to new locations.
The “Paint a Puffin” proposal was made public many months ago and, as with the toads and the moths, it immediately generated interest in the artistic community – not just in Yorkshire but worldwide, with hundreds of ideas submitted. Those had to be whittled down to just under 80 which were considered viable, relevant – and eye-catching – and then down to the final 40-plus.
One of the great outcomes of the whole project has been that while some of the 38 artists have chosen to work on their personal pieces in their own studios around the UK, quite a few opted to work in the Puffins Galore! makeshift studio/warehouse at the Boathouse in Hull, a large space which was loaned by property developers Rachel and James Murray. That meant artists who knew and admired the work of their colleagues finally got to meet them in person, and to discuss their ideas and proposals.
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