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17 October, Apex Hotel, Bath minervasowls.org @owlsofbath Minerva’s Owls of Bath 2018 Auction

The Minerva’s Owls of Bath 2018 Owls Hoot Farewell sculpture trail featured a giant flock of After three months public display, supersized owls displayed across the all 82 owls and owlets flocked to the Bath World Heritage city this summer. Rec for the Owls Hoot Farewell auction preview weekend, which attracted over The fabulous flock delighted thousands of 7,000 owl fans who came to say their final Bath residents and visitors from around farewells before the charity auction. the world who followed their trail maps and Owls of Bath app to discover areas Tonight is an opportunity to offer these of Bath and beyond that many had never amazing avian artworks a new nesting visited before. place in your home, business or garden and a guaranteed talking point for many Owls were perched at some of Bath’s most years to come! historic venues, from the Royal Crescent to The Circus and The Roman Baths and All bids will help raise funds for Bath’s to popular shopping destinations such as new RUH Cancer Centre, the Roman SouthGate and Milsom Street and across Bath’s World Heritage Education Centre; the surrounding area, including Bradford the UK Little Owl Trust, which is helping on Avon, Street and Lacock. to protect the declining Little Owl population, and the Bath Young Carers The eye-catching owl sculptures Centre, which supports over 500 young were sponsored by businesses and carers aged 5-17 who regularly look after a organisations across the region and family member who is ill, frail or disabled. were transformed into beautiful, individual works of art by leading artists, illustrators and designers from Bath, Bristol, London and beyond. Why Owls? The Little Owl was introduced to Britain The Roman Baths temple, built in 1AD, in the 1880s and can be found living was dedicated to Minerva, the Roman around Bath and the surrounding area. goddess of wisdom, whose symbol Unfortunately, Little Owls have was the all-seeing owl. Minerva’s owl decreased by over 60% in recent years, of wisdom can be seen carved into mainly due to lack of tree and hedgerow the Temple pediment displayed nest sites and modern farming practices. at the Roman Baths Museum. One of the event’s charity recipients, Minerva was the Roman goddess of the Bath-based UK Little Owl Project, wisdom, healing and the arts and was is working to protect the species. linked to the Ancient Greek goddess Athena, whose sacred animal was also an owl. The Minerva / Athena owl is thought to have been a Little Owl, one of the Far left: First sculptures on display at the Press Launch smallest and most charismatic of the Top: A close up of the painted detail on Emily Middle left: Gilt head of Minerva at the Roman Baths species, also known by its Latin name, Bottom left: Little Owls (Photo: Andy Rouse) Athene noctua. Right: Minerva’s Night Owl by Rebecca Collett The Auction

We are delighted to welcome you to Host and Auctioneer the Owls of Bath 2018 auction for the We are delighted to welcome Greg Ingham opportunity to purchase your very as our auction host this evening. Greg own Owls of Bath sculpture. is Chair of Creative Bath and CEO of Media Clash, the publishers of Bath Life 58 owls and 3 owlets are being auctioned and many other regional magazines. to raise much-needed funds for four local Bath charities. The remainder of the Our auctioneer tonight is the charismatic owlets have flown back to the schools charity auction expert Addison Gelpey and charities that decorated them as of Channel 5’s Storage, Flog the Lot a legacy of the project. and BBC’s Bargain Hunt. Addison will be joined for a few lots by Bath’s Olympic Big Hoot reception at 6.15pm then the Gold medallist Amy Williams MBE, auction will start at 7.45pm. It is also who has painted OWLympus the Owlet live online via www.theauctionroom.com especially for the auction. Auction Procedure

Registration and Paddle Numbers Collections and Delivery Anyone who would like to bid needs to Owls will only be released once payments have completed a Bidder Registration have cleared. Owls may be collected from Form before taking part in the auction. Nest HQ at Unit 1, rear of Royal View, Forms can be completed at the Riverside Gardens, Bath Riverside, Bath Registration Desk just outside the BA2 3GG from Thursday 18th October. Lansdown Suite by the Apex Hotel Any owls not collected by Monday 29th conference entrance. A paddle number October may be liable for a £20 per day will then be issued for you to raise to storage charge. Please visit the Transport make your bid. Desk next to the Metro Bank Payment Desk to arrange delivery or shipping. Successful Bids Please text Ian Wells on 07856 017863 If you have made a successful bid, to confirm collection / delivery you will be asked to raise your paddle arrangements. number so that your Bidder ID can be recorded. You will then be asked to sign Overseas Transport the lot purchase form to confirm your We suggest contacting bid. Payment can then be made at the www.worldwide-parcelservices.co.uk Metro Bank payment desk. for a competitive quote. Payment Owl Insurance Can be made by debit card, bank Will be the responsibility of the buyer transfer or by cheque with a bank once lots are collected from Nest HQ guarantee card. Credit cards are or by Monday 23rd October, whichever subject to an additional 2% charge. is the sooner. Laptops will be available at the payment Owl Dimensions station to arrange bank transfers. Large Owls – 1.1m high, 65cm deep, 45cm Cheques should be made payable wide. Hollow fibreglass made in the UK. to Minerva’s Owls of Bath CIC. Weight 10kg. N.B. Collection / delivery of your owl can Owlets – 75cm high, 40cm deep x 30cm only be made once cheques have cleared. wide. Hollow fibreglass made in the UK. Additional VAT Weight 5kg. Bonhams has kindly waived the usual Plinths – The wooden plinths that the owls 25% buyer’s premium, however VAT were displayed on over the summer have of 20% is payable on the hammer price been repainted and are available for £50 of all lots. A receipt will be issued on + VAT. Any unsold wooden plinths will be payment and a VAT invoice can be made into Owl nestboxes. The Bath Stone emailed to you. plinths, which weigh approx 250kg and measure 1m x 65cm are also available for £150 + VAT. 100% of Event Profits Donated to Local Charities

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Forever Friends Appeal 70% will be donated The Archway Project will receive 10% of to the ‘Forever Friends’ £8.5m appeal for the profits towards their new state-of-the-art new Royal United Hospital Cancer Centre, Learning Centre and World Heritage Visitor which is due to start construction in 2019. Centre at the Roman Baths complex, which is due to open in 2019. The state-of-the-art health centre will offer an individualised and holistic approach to It will bring back to life an important group of the treatment of cancer patients and will Victorian spa buildings, adjoining the main revolutionise cancer care in the South West. Roman Baths via an ornate 19th century archway. The new Roman Baths Clore Learning Some of the RUH funds may also go towards Centre will provide hands-on, accessible the creation of a new Therapies Centre at the learning experiences set amongst the Roman RUH, where donations are being match-funded remains, and will reveal more of the Roman by the Brownsword Charitable Foundation. site to the public for the very first time. 10% 10%

Bath & North East Somerset Young Carers The UK Little Owl Project is a Bath-based provides help, support, advice, workshops conservation charity, set up in June 2015 to and breaks for young carers aged 5 to 18 who help protect UK Little Owls. The project aims regularly look after a family member who is to further understanding of the Little Owl’s ill, frail or disabled. ecology in the UK, support, develop and promote new and existing UK Little Owl “ Young Carers have so much responsibility research projects and raise awareness at such a tender age so things like the of the Little Owl’s decline in the UK. Minerva’s Owls sculpture trail provides an opportunity for them to just be children and Emily Joachim, founder of the Project, enjoy themselves.That’s why we’re delighted coordinates Little Owl sightings across the to be a charity partner of such a great event country and works with local landowners, that will make such a big difference to Young ringing and measuring owl chicks each year Carers in the future.” and working with bird groups to install vital Sonia Hutchison, CEO, B&NES Carers’ Centre nest boxes close to sightings. THE PARLIAMENT OF OWLS

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Basanti Having a Hoot at Work Minerva’s Night Owl Artist: Elysia Paterson Artist: Nat Al-Tahhan Artist: Rebecca Collett Sponsor: The Mint Room Sponsor: Interaction Sponsors: The Guild Coworking The beautiful Basanti is painted in a Bollywood Having a Hoot at Work’s design is based around the & tallhatDesign theme and named after a famous female character ever changing style of the workplace, using large in the Bollywood classic Sholay. Sponsored by the friendly, doodle-style illustrations of creatures, Minerva’s Night Owl, also known as Emmeline, award-winning Mint Room restaurant, Basanti was soundbites, motifs and patterns. Nat al Tahn is a represents female spirit, empowerment and the painted by Bath artist Elysia Paterson. Basanti is designer/illustrator with a multidisciplinary goddess Minerva in all women, is painted in artist wearing a vibrant red saree, with glittering diamante background in graphic design, video game Rebecca Collett’s trademark hot, fiery and powerful head-dress, bejewelled claws and naturalistic owl development and sketch-noting and has been pinks. Rebecca says: “My inspiration has been the features. Elysia was keen to show the beauty of the working in the Bath/Bristol area for over 10 years. celebration of 100 years of womens’ right to vote real owl that the sculpture is based on, but also to See a timelapse video of ‘Having a Hoot at Work’ particularly as I met the great grandson of Emmeline celebrate spirit of Bollywood. coming to life at https://www.youtube.com/ Parnkhurst when living in Australia last year”. watch?time_continue=4&v=HrvGIi2O2bM Rebecca loves to paint the incredible colours, light and pure energy of her travels in India, Singapore and the deep hillsides and jungles of Vietnam in her paintings. Lot 4 Lot 5 Lot 6

The Owl and the Pussycat Speculo The Wise Renewab-owl Artist: Jane Veveris Callan Artist: Bath Aqua Glass Artist: Chloë Honoré Sponsor: SouthGate Bath community project Sponsor: Pure Planet The Owl & the Pussycat’ by Bath Artist Jane Veveris Sponsor: Bath Aqua Glass The Wise RenewabOWL was designed with Callan, was inspired by Edward Lear’s much-loved renewable energy in mind. Sponsored by green poem of the same title, with the ‘honey’ signified Speculo is adorned with beautiful hand-made glass energy supplier Pure Planet, the owl’s wings and by bees and ‘plenty of money wrapped up in a Five leaves and feathers flowing on its back and a head feature the stars, planets and galaxies of pound note’ hidden in a fun way on a butterfly! The painting of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerva the night sky, against which wind turbines are design was also influenced by traditional Japanese on its breast. Speculo was created by Bath Aqua silhouetted. Adorning his breast are small solar screen paintings and features Wisteria flowers, Glass, a well known, traditional glassblowing and panels, reflecting the feel of feathers. Artist and symbolising good luck in new marriages, which stained glass studio in the heart of the city. Hatti designer Chloë Honore, creates images for the reflected event sponsor SouthGate’s dramatic Bailey painted goddess Minerva, Themis Mikellides home decor, stationary and gift industries from summer display of 40,000 wisteria vines, under and his team created the individual fused glass her Somerset home and takes inspiration from her which the owl was displayed this summer. Jane has feathers and Bath Aqua Glass owner Annette Dolan beautiful countryside surroundings to create fresh, been painting for over 25 years and has decorated designed the glass eyes - Speculo’tacular! vibrant and happy art. 30 different public art sculptures. The Owl and the Pussycat was featured in The Guardian and many other media publications.

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The Ys (and Where 4s) Trigiformes Sea Owl Artist: Chris Dawson Artist: Sue Guthrie Artist: Annabel Menheneott Sponsor: MHA Monahans Sponsor: Milsom Place Sponsor: Reymond Langton The Ys (and Where 4s) is a Puzzle Owl. The bold crisp Trigiformes is an eye-catching celebration of Design graphic design incorporates a hidden name within colour and form. The scientific name for Owls is the colourful and random arrangement of 2,500 Strigiformes and artist Sue Guthrie took this as her Sea Owl celebrates the vibrant colours of the sea. letter Ys (and five number 4s). A few people starting point to create an Owl based on triangles Artist Annabel Menheneott specialises in dramatic managed to crack the challenge posed to Bath’s -trigonometry being the branch of maths relating seascapes captured in acrylics, using bold, strong residents and visitors to find his real name, but there to triangles. Sue has gained an ever growing and purposeful brush strokes, palette knives and is a SECOND (tough) challenge hidden within the reputation for her corporate commissions, from large brushes. Inspired by short-eared owls, which feathers which has yet to be solved! The owl’s BMW, J D Wetherspoon and Holiday Inn to Norwich leave the Arctic chill each winter and fly south over creator, Chris Dawson, is a Bath-based Creative Union and the NHS. Sue has exhibited widely, from the waves more than 100 miles from land, Annabel Director who has had several pieces of art displayed Edinburgh Castle to Whitely’s in London, shown with was keen to highlight the need to respect and in shows. The Ys `(and Where 4s) was the most Ikon Touring and Walsall Museum & Art Gallery and preserve our coastal environments. A contemporary visited owl on the Owls of Bath website, was received awards from West Midlands Arts. Her work artist based in Bath, Annabel has exhibited featured by Modern ArtBuyer and also has a Twitter varies from painting to digital work and film and her nationally and at the Royal Academy for the Summer following at @theYswhere4s time-lapse photography is used by Carlton TV. Exhibition preview events in aid of Marie Curie.

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Sterling Emily Octavius Artist: Kat Thomas Artist: Vera Carbin Artist: Joanna Dewfall Sponsor: The Silver Shop of Bath Sponsor: Norland College Sponsor: Mandarin Stone Sterling is inspired by The Silver Shop of Bath and its Emily is named after Emily Ward, who founded Octavius is clad in marble mosaic and is inspired by history as an independent jewellers. Painted silver Norland College over 125 years ago. Emily was the Tawny Owl and ancient roman mosaic owls. and covered in silver hallmarks, each hallmark painted by the talented children’s book illustrator, Joanna Dewfall also created Mandarin Stone’s design indicates a different aspect of silver’s origins. Vera Carbin, to express the caring and dependable mosaic lion sculpture for the Lions of Bath trail in Artist Kat Thomas also designed some of her own nature of a Norland Nanny. Emily wears the famous 2010. Octavius has been decorated using natural hallmarks inspired by Bath and its rich history, to brown Norland uniform and hat and features stones such as marble, travertine & limestone emphasise Sterling’s and the shop’s link to the World adorable paintings of baby little owls reading books mosaics from the Mandarin collection, linking the Heritage city. Artist Kat Thomas is a third year and eating biscuits at its base. Vera is based in South stone of the city with earthy shades to create the illustration animation student studying at Kingston West Wiltshire and mainly works in pen creating look of a beautiful Tawny Owl. Joanna is a Wiltshire School of Art. She loves drawing and using her art to black and white illustrations and digital art in colour. based mosaic artist with a BA in Fine Art from explore historical ideas and connections. Emily was displayed in the presitigous Royal Winchester School of Art and has been making Crescent this summer, where she was looked after stunning mosaic works since 1988. by the uniformed doormen of the luxurious Royal Crescent Hotel.

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Metro Owl HerschOWL Herbie Artist: Julie Harford Artist: Lois Cordelia Artist: Ali Underwood Sponsor: Metro Bank Sponsor: Mogers Drewett Sponsor: Clarks Village Metro Owl was perched at the busy junction of HerschOWL celebrates brother and sister William Herbie’s decoration reflects the Roman’s use of Union Street and SouthGate this summer. Featuring and Caroline Herschel’s extraordinary contribution plants and herbs for their healing properties, beautiful paintings of Bath, including the Royal to the nocturnal pursuit of astronomy, which including borage, marigold, hyssop, calendula, Crescent and Pulteney Bridge, with trademark included discovering the planet Uranus using a chamomile, rosemary, poppy and violet, and Bath’s hot air balloons flying overhead and a lovely dog homemade telescope in their back garden in Bath in healing spa waters, complimented by Roman mosaic painting on the back of its head. Bath artist Julie 1781. Artist Lois Cordelia was thrilled to be invited to eyes. Look for the bees, butterflies and ladybirds Harford specialises in ceramics and dog portrait Bath for three days to paint HerschOWL at their that play such an important part in the natural painting. She recently created individually designed home in Bath, which is now the Herschel Museum of world. Ali is a self-taught artist inspired by colour, plates for a prestigious Bath restaurant and won a Astronomy. Lois is a versatile Suffolk-based artist pattern and nature. Having grown up in the major ceramics award earlier this year. and illustrator using acrylics, paper-cutting and countryside around Bath, her art is inspired by the mixed media and has created designs for public art beauty of nature and its positive effects on sculpture trails across the UK. wellbeing. Ali has painted several murals for local schools, hospitals and businesses and painted a Snowdog and Snowpup for a recent sculpture trail in Wales. Lot 17 Lot 18 Lot 19

Golden Civetta Festiv’owl George Artist: Artist: Josie Bahar Artist: Martin Brown Artist: Brian Grimwood Sponsor: Holburne Park Sponsor: Emery Sponsor: Owls of Bath The creation of local artist, Josie Bahar, Golden The Bath Children’s Literature Festival and Emery George was painted by Brian Grimwood, one of Civetta owl is decorated with gold, copper and silver Builders teamed up to create Festiv’Owl, which was Europe’s most celebrated illustrators, in a Japanese leaf. The owl is inspired by the traditional, Venetian decorated by Horrible Histories book illustrator mark-making style. Brian was credited by Print masks that Josie crafted during her seven years Martin Brown with hundreds of illustrations from Magazine as having changed the look of British creating masks for Canivale celebrations in Venice. the books as a celebration of Horrible Histories’ illustration. His work has featured in some of the Josie has been painting for the past 30 years and 25th anniversary and the 70th anniversary of Bath world’s popular magazines and he became one of says: “As owls look as though they are wearing Festivals. Festiv’Owl nested at the Roman Baths Europe’s most innovative and influential illustrators. carnival masks in real life and with my experience in overlooking the ancient King’s Bath this summer, He designed the Johnny Walker whisky ‘walking mask-making, it seemed the perfect choice for the where it was visited by thousands of visitors to man’ and other iconic images from the world of design. Applying the gold, silver and copper leaf has the city. Martin is a firm believer in art for all and a advertising and design. Brian founded The Central to be done with real care and is very much a labour great advocate of the idea that everyone CAN draw. Illustration Agency in 1983, which represents a of love!” Festiv’Owl is signed by Martin and also comes with hundred of the world’s most prestigious illustrators, signed books from the globally successful series. including former Bath resident and celebrated British pop artist Sir Peter Blake.

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Dr Tawny Cumberwell Owl Cosmos the Owlstranaut Artist: Vera Carbin Artist: Jessica Palmer Artist: Tone Hitchcock Sponsor: BMI Bath Clinic Sponsor: Cumberwell Park Sponsor: Rocketmakers Dr Tawny has been painted by the talented young Cumberwell Owl is a colourful depiction of the Cosmos is a unique owl’stronaut, complete with artist Vera Carbin. Dr Tawny was designed to reflect glorious nature found at the 400 acre Cumberwell rocket pack, retro space suit and dome helmet its sponsor the BMI Bath Clinic’s new private GP Park and golf course near Bath and a celebration and was created by award-winning prop and service. Featuring pince-nez glasses, a stethoscope of their award-winning approach to conservation. modelmaker, artist and illustrator Tony Hitchcock to and a leather doctor’s bag at his ‘feet’, Dr Tawny The owl reflects the rich variety of wildlife that lives reflect its sponsor, Rocketmakers. Tony specialises was displayed in the grounds of the clinic in Combe there, including real Little Owls, woodpeckers, in hand-drawn illustrations, posters, sculpted props Down, where he was so popular that the National butterflies and kestrels. Cumberwell Owl was and models, design and commissioned artwork in Trust’s Skyline Walk was extended to incorporate painted by Jessica Palmer, an artist and illustrator pen and ink, pencil, gouache and oils. Tony says: him into the popular walking route. Bidding for Dr written five best selling books on the fine art “I love art trails; I particularly enjoy the challenge of Tawny is sure to raise your pulse rate, but never fear, of papercutting. Rumour had it that touching fitting a ‘costume’ to an animal or bird so that it looks the doctor is here! Cumberwell Owl’s beak would lead to a ‘h’owl as though it could really be wearing it -providing in one’! you don’t think too hard about how it would do the buttons and zips up!” Lot 23 Lot 24 Lot 25

Cornucopi-owl Bubo Artis Artist: Richard Twose Artist: Jane Skuse Artist: Emma Taylor Art Sponsor: The Ivy Bath Brasserie Sponsor: Roman Baths Sponsor: Abbey Hotel & ArtBar The only owl painted in oils, Cornucopi-owl was Bubo was inspired by the legendary metal owl from Featuring images of Bath Abbey, Pulteney Bridge painted by the award winning portrait painter and the 1981 film Clash of the Titans - a replica of the and other historic Bath sites, the eye-catching Artis figurative artist Richard Twose, taking inspiration Greek goddess Athena’s beloved magical owl of the was displayed in the heart of Bath this summer. from its sponsor, the Ivy Bath Brasserie’s, seasonal same name. Bubo was sponsored by The Roman Emma is a self taught artist and illustrator based in menu and cascading fruit and vegetables, a Baths, one of Britain’s most important and the World Heritage city. Previous clients include The recurring theme in Richard’s work. Richard’s enchanting historic sites, this summer and was National Trust, The Countryside Alliance, The Sun paintings have been exhibited in the National painted by ceramic artist Jane Skuse, who works out Newspaper, Haines Watts, Panda Sanctuaries and Portrait Gallery and are held in public institutions of Bristol Studios. Her ceramic pieces are hand-built other national and local businesses and individuals. such as Oxford University, corporate boardrooms in porcelain and decorated by hand, giving each one She paints from her home in Bath and has also such as Marks and Spencers, and in public and individual characteristics to suggest a story. just launched a new collection of luxurious limited private collections in the UK and internationally. edition hand hemmed silk scarves depicting her Richard was recently Artist in Residence at Dame own artwork. Elisabeth Frink’s studio in Dorset and the Victoria Art Gallery recently acquired his portrait of film director Ken Loach, which was previously on display at the National Portrait Gallery.

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Emma the Community Rail Owl Gemini – Twinned Too Yoo Kid Cre’Owl Artists: Keynsham ArtSpace / Artist: Stephanie Sandall Artist: Artistes, Authors Joe Tymkow Sponsors: Bath Twinning and Celebrities Sponsor: GWR Community Rail Associations and The Charter Sponsor: Owls of Bath Emma the Community Rail Owl was sponsored Trustees of the City of Bath Decorated as a golden trophy, actors, authors, by GWR to celebrate local communities along the musicians and celebrities visiting Bath over the railway network. The mixed media submission Gemini celebrates Bath’s twinned cities and was course of the summer have added their signature was lovingly created by members of the Keynsham sponsored by the Charter Trustees of the City of Bath to the Kid Cre’Owl owlet, including Paloma Faith, ArtSpace Group, who work in a range of mediums and Bath’s twinning associations, which include Robert Plant, Alison Moyet, Midge Ure, Edward including glass, ceramics, painting, sculpture and Aix-en-Provence, Alkmaar in Holland, Braunschweig and Freddie Fox, Susan Hampshire, Phylis Logan, photography. The design marks the 50th anniversary in Germany, Kaposvar in Hungary and Beppu in Elizabeth McGovern and Brendan Coyle (Downton of the devastating flood which swept through Japan. Bath artist Stephanie Sandal created scenes Abbey), Ralf Little, Jonathan Pryce, Nigel Lindsay, Keynsham in 1968 and was inspired by the fragility characterising the twinned cities’ major landmarks Poirot legend David Suchet and many more talented of the planet we live in and the beauty found in and much-loved buildings. Stephanie studied actors, authors and celebrities. Kid Cre’Owls would water, nature and the abundant diversity of the Illustration at Bournemouth and currently works be a great talking point and a beautiful addition to metals and ores that our planet is made of. for an architecture practice. In her spare time she your home! illustrates and designs cards, prints, mugs and notebooks and has worked on illustration projects with a numer of local companies. Lot 29 Lot 30 Lot 31

Lumin15 Madame Choette Mowlberry Beak Artist: James Aveling Artist: Lara Cron Artist: Beccy Blake Sponsors: Biodiversity by Design, Sponsor: Cafe Rouge Sponsor: Curo Transition 15 and Waterhouse A bit of French twit-woo-la-la came to Bath this Bath artist and children’s illustrator, Beccy Blake summer! Chouette is French for Owl and, taking decorated Mowlberry Beak, which is packed with Lumin15 was voted joint favourite owl in a recent inspiration from famous French artist Toulouse details of life in Combe Down, Foxhill and Bath and Bath Chronicle poll. Lumin15 is lit from within, with Lautrec’s paintings of dancers in the Moulin Rouge celebrates Curo’s new ‘Mulberry Park’ development. multiple holes in its head and feet covered with and recognisable Parisian architecture, artist Lara Historical Bath figures Harry Patch and Ralph Allen fused coloured glass and copper, which create Cron has conjured up the essence of Paris in all its gaze out from Mowlberry’s eyes, while details from beautiful light patterns in a giant owl version of a titillating sophistication, with tricolour wings, green Combe Down’s stone mining past and its links Tiffanys/Morroccan lamp. Lumin15 was housed in a absinthe eyes and seductive eyelashes in a rather with the military can be found among his feathers. giant ‘nestbox’ in the grounds of Waterhouse Guest raunchy pair of fishnets and a garter because she Beccy studied graphic design and illustration at House in Monkton Combe this summer. The number can-can! Lara Cron is a British architect and artist, Northumberland Univeristy and has since worked 15 reflects co-sponsor ex- Bath Rugby, British Lions whose paintingsare often inspired by her profession, extensively in publishing, design, advertising, and World XV rugby player Matt Perry. Creator James her love of nature and the relationship between the editorial, greetings cards and one-off commissions Aveling is a special combination of artist, craftsman natural and built environment. Lara is a founding and art projects for clients in the UK and overseas, and natural historian. Equally happy painting in oils member of Keynsham Art Space and has work on including Egmont Children’s Books, The Independent, or watercolour or crafting in wood or glass, James’ display with the Saatchi Gallery. BBC Worldwide, Hachette Children’s books and work is about celebrating the marvels of nature in more… innovative and thought-provoking ways. Lot 32 Lot 33 Lot 34

Oswold PeafOWL Seemore Artist: Charlotte and Claire Self Artist: Julia Trickey Artist: Matter Sponsor: Whitehall Garden Sponsor: SouthGate Bath Sponsor: Matter Centre PeafOWL was decorated for Owls of Bath headline Seemore is an engaging and interactive design, sponsors SouthGate by award-winning botanical featuring a fully revolving head with field telescope Oswold is a garden-themed owl, decorated with artist and tutor Julia Trickey. Julia said: “I liked the in each eye. The telescopes can be manually focused flowers and a twoo-ly lovely garden scene on his idea of painting this owl in the plumage of another and Seemore’s theme was inspired by the nocturnal breast feathers. Oswold was beautifully displayed bird. Being a fan of iridescent greens, blues and nature of owls and by the night sky. Its creator and nesting amongst plants and flowers at the Whitehall purple colours, Peafowl is a fantasy version of a sponsor, Matter, an award-winning Bath product Garden Centre this summer and was painted by the peacock. Once I realised that the collective term for innovation company, felt a nod to owls’ amazing owners Charlotte Self and her mother Claire. peacocks and peahens was Peafowl my decision eyesight was a fitting tribute. The design involved Oswold, with his blue sky feathers, appealing eyes was made!” Julia exhibits her watercolours and some dramatic initial stages, including cutting the and floral decoration would be a beautiful addition teaches all over the world. She has been involved in owl into pieces and then rebuilding him, which they to gardens and conservatories everywhere! several public art projects over the last ten years, say was a lot of fun. Seemore would be a wonderful including the previous two Bath projects and similar addition to any garden, particularly one with long ones in Bristol, Newport and London. views! Lot 35 Lot 36 Lot 37

Street Wise Owl Tree of KnOWLedge Swirly Whirly Artist: Laura Fearn Artist: Tom Fussell Artist: Lisa Todd Sponsor: Bath BID Sponsor: Monkton Combe Sponsor: Sanlam Private Wealth Streetwise Owl is inspired by the beautiful city of School The eye-catching Swirly Whirly is painted with bold, Bath. Artist Laura Fearn, who was born and brought colourful patterns to reflect the popular Zulu bowls up in the city, wanted to capture the essence of Bath The Tree of KnOWLedge shows a passage of time made from coloured telephone wire. Swirly Whirly’s with its beautiful historical buildings and people featuring some of Bath’s history and important artist, the award-winning interior designer Lisa Todd, going about their daily lives. Streetwise also features, from the Roman era to modern times along grew up in South Africa, giving her the perfect features Bath’s hot air balloons and the shadows the branches of the “Tree of KnOWLedge”, which tropical canvas to develop a vibrant decorative style. and light that fall across the Bath stone buildings. weaves its way up the sculpture. Artist Tom Fussell is After a 20 year international career, an accident Laura studied illustration in Brighton and specialises an aspiring local Illustrator working as an Artist in forced a change of direction and her love of painting, in painting street scenes, landscapes and portraits. Residence at Monkton Senior School. Specialising in colour and patternmaking came to the fore. Lisa Laura also designs children’s books and has taken pen and ink illustration for album and book covers, was Elle Decoration Print and Pattern Designer of part in several city sculpture trails. Laura works in Tom enjoys mythology and themes of nature. He the Year, won European Product Design Award 2017, her garden studio in Weston, Bath, and also helped said: “The Owls of Bath project has been a welcome was shortlisted from 30,000 for this year’s Royal pupils from Weston All Saints Primary to decorate challenge for me as a budding local Illustrator and I Academy Summer Exhibition and for best their school owlet. have really enjoyed the thought and design process. international rug collection by Interior Design I’m proud to be representing Monkton Prep School Magazine in New York. Lisa is currently featured and to help raise funds for local charities!” in Christie’s magazine as one of four designers to watch globally. Lot 38 Lot 39 Lot 40

OWLympus Magritte (Ceci n’est pas un Owl) Spokes Artist: Amy Williams MBE Artist: Philip Bouchard Artist: Perry Harris Sponsor: Owls of Bath Sponsor: Owls of Bath Sponsor: Deloitte MCS Ltd OWLympus the owlet was painted by Olympic One of only three owlets to be auctioned, Magritte - for Julian House Bike Workshop Gold medalist Amy Williams MBE. Amy won the Ceci n’est pas un Owl, has been painted by Bath Women’s Skeleton at the 2010 Vancouver Winter artist Philip Bouchard, whose paintings of Desert Talented Bath artist Perry Harris, used a Roman Olympics, Britain’s first Gold medal in an individual Landscape, Surrealism and Skies are commissioned Brooch colour palette to create layers of variegated event for 30 years and the first by a woman for 58 by private art investors around the world. The Owlet blue feathers and golden talons to contrast Spokes’ years. Amy studied art at Bath College and loved is named after the famous Belgian surrealist artist bright bike cog eyes, representing the Julian House getting the paint brushes out again for the first time Rene Magritte, who also featured clouds and skies in Bike Workshop logo. Spokes was sponsored by since painting her Olympic-themed Lions of Bath his paintings, and takes inspiration from Magritte’s Deloitte to help promote the work of the innovative sculpture for Bath Rugby in 2010. Amy is now a painting of a pipe titled ‘Ceci n’est pas un pipe’. Bike Workshop, which creates opportunities for successful sports and adventure TV presenter and Philip once spent three years in Saudi Arabia marginalised groups. Bath Artist/Illustrator Perry after-dinner speaker and has painted OWLympus painting desert scenes commissioned by a local Harris has worked in various areas of art, from in a wintery mountain theme, wearing her Olympic patron and now paints a Bath skies scene each day cartoonist for punk fanzine Vague to stage scenery Gold medal. Each of the 2010 Olympic medals were as his regular painting excercise! Philip’s wife painter to architectural illustrator. When not doing one-of-a-kind works of art, featuring a small portion Belinda is also an artist and his daugher Harriet was his day job, he likes to draw and& paint. of a larger contemporary Aboriginal artwork and recently named Aspire Magazine’s Portrait Painter of were undulating rather than flat – both firsts in the Year. Olympic Games history. Lot 41 Lot 42 Lot 43

NocturnOwl Minerva Night Owl Artist: Annabel Menheneott Artist: Emma Rose Artist: Natasha Rampley Sponsor: Crest Nicholson Bath Sponsor: Bath Percent Club Sponsor: Norie Trust NocturnOwl takes its inspiration from the Bath artist Emma Rose has created the glorious Bath artist Natasha Rampley has cloaked Night Owl philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, who ‘Minerva’, after the Roman Goddess of the Arts, in shimmering gold mosaics set against the dark noted that “the owl of Minerva spreads its wings Magic, Wisdom, Medicine, Trade, Strategy, midnight blue of a clear summer’s night, with only with the falling of the dusk”. In mythology it was Knowledge and Poetry. A dream-coat of touches of steampunk, jewels and quirky details. believed that an inner light gave Owls night vision. technicolour burnished with gold, copper and As owls are generally nocturnal she included clock As the symbol of Athena, the Owl was a protector, silver cloaks the owl, portraying her many talents cogs and time details, similar to the internal accompanying Greek armies to war. Night Owl and attributes. Emma is an award winning artist clockwork of Bubo, the metal owl from Jason and the incorporates this history and reflects the owl’s night based in Wellow near Bath, formerly home to Argonauts. Natasha made all of the gold and silver sky environment. Annabel’s paintings are influenced British art legend Sir Peter Blake, and specialises in backed mosaic pieces by hand, making Night Owl’s by the ever changing and evolving landscape and contemporary, semi-abstract and impressionistic eyes and stars glint and glitter as you move around her talents may have been inherited from her painting with an emphasis on colour and texture. its undulating surfaces. Natasha is an experienced maternal great grandfather, Rowland Hill, a Royal Skylines - landscape, sky, sea, nature and memory - glass and mosaic artist who creates architectural Academician and founder member of the Staithes are the inspirational core of her arresting work. and residential commissions and specialises in Group of Artists. The daughter of a Royal Marine, traditional glass painting. She particularly loves the Annabel travelled widely as a child and often lived details and jewel like qualities of the art nouveau by the sea – an obvious influence on her work. and arts and crafts styles.

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Glimfeather Frida Owlo Forrest Stump Artist: Laura Fearn Artist: Bunny Artist: Jane Robinson Sponsor: Waterstones Sponsors: BOA Business, Sponsor: Yewtrade Glimfeather, named after the white owl in The Bradford on Avon Town Council Forrest Stump’s design was inspired by woodland Chronicle of Narnia, was sponsored by Waterstones and the Area Board walks and the magical forms that appear in old tree and is covered with paintings of children enjoying stumps, the natural habitat of Little Owls, with a hint reading books, with characters and text flowing out Frida Owlo, painted by Bath artist BUNNY, was of influence from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings. of the books onto the owl’s surface. Artist Laura inspired by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) Appropriately sponsored by Bath business Fearn painted and drew the images in a pen, ink and and was chosen to celebrate Women’s 100 in Bath’s Yewtrade, Forrest Stump was painted by the watercolour style to resemble traditional book historic neighbouring town of Bradford on Avon. talented Jane Robinson, who specialises in trompe illustrations and allowed the brush strokes to show Frida Kahlo enjoyed using vibrant colours and l’oeuil art and has painted many commissioned for a painterly effect. Laura paints street scenes, symbolism and was also politically active, with a pieces in and around Bath and beyond over the last landscapes and portraits, designs children’s books particular interest in women’s emancipation. 25 years, including beautiful Lions of Bath and and greetings cards and has taken part in several BUNNY is a fine artist and designer with a particular Swans of Wells sculptures. city sculpture trails. Her Gromit sculpture recently focus on the idea that Nature is alive and that every sold for £18,000. plant, animal, stone and tree has its own spirit form or personality. BUNNY completed an MA in fine art in 2015, and became a specialist in creating tree of life/ magical tree themed paintings. BUNNY also offers bespoke participatory arts workshops. Lot Lot 48 Lot 49 47

Digitowl Inkie Hoots Tyrell Artist: John Gavin Gould Artist: Inkie Artist: Epok Sponsor: Bath Quays Sponsor: Owls of Bath Sponsor: The Guildhall Market Digitowl is a fusion of a beautiful bird with robotic/ Inkie is one of the most notorious graffiti writers Created by celebrated Bristol artist Epok, who is artificial intelligence elements. Featuring Virtual to emerge from the 80s Bristol scene. Painting regularly commissioned to paint all over the world, Reality goggles and coding from its spoonsor the alongside 3D and Banksy, Inkie has since worked Tyrell is a replicant owl from the dystopian world of Bath Quays’ website on its wings, Digitowl was as head of design for SEGA and Xbox. His diverse Blade Runner - a symbol of how we are fast moving designed to highlight Bath as a centre of innovation inspirations collect Mayan architecture, William toward a world where the beautiful creatures we for technology and digital industries. Artist John Morris, Alfons Mucha and Islamic geometry. Inkie take for granted might one day only be available to Gould is a Bath based artist/illustrator who also has exhibited worldwide and can claim to have been the rich and powerful. Epok is a leading graffiti artist makes film and TV costumes and props for events denounced by The Daily Mail and simultaneously and printmaker living and working in Bristol, who and just for fun. He designed a Hot-Fuzz themed lauded by The Times. Inkie’s unique owl sculpture specialises in modern futurist abstracts. His large Swan sculpture for the Swans of Wells sculpture ‘Inkie Hoots’ was displayed in prime position scale commissions can been seen on buildings trail, which was bought by the film’s producers. outside the Roman Baths this summer, where its across Bristol, the UK and beyond and his Mark My John has put hundreds of hours into designing vibrant, graphic design contrasted spectacularly Words printmaking business creates a wide range and creating Digitowl and a week’s additional work against the ancient stonework of Abbey Churchyard. of artwork from posters to record labels. preening him to his full glory for the auction. Digitowl Inkie has previously painted a Gromit, BT phone is a labour of love and a fabulously eye-catching boxes and Gorilla for Bristol zoo all of which sold for sculpture for digital, design and hi-tech fans tens of thousands of pounds. everywhere. Lot 50 Lot 51 Lot 52

Cosmic Allen Summer The Mindful Owl Artist: Cheba Artist: Angus Artist: Andy O’Rourke Sponsor: Allen Ford Sponsor: The County Hotel, part Sponsor: Spaces Bath Cheba’s work is showcased around the world of the Kaleidoscope Collection The beautifully decorated Mindful Owl was painted alongside illustrious figures from the world of street by multi-talented artist Andy O’Rourke for Spaces art including the ‘Crimes of Passion’ show at the Summer is a beach-themed owl, designed for the in Bath. Andy says: “I draw doodle patterned birds Royal West Academy of Art and the House of new Beach Bar of the Councy Hotel this summer, and owls as a way to wind down and as presents Commons. It has featured in a plethora of which has very appropriately been renamed The for people. This is just like a big 3D version of one publications including ‘Graffiti World’, ‘The Art of Bird! Summer is dressed to impress in her fetching of those!” Andy has been a full-time professional Rebellion’, ‘Children of the Can’ and ‘Banksy’s red polka dot bikini, bag and beach-ready talons and ‘dabbler’ for over 20 years. He runs the ‘Malarky’ Bristol’ and is heavily inspired by Space, specifically will bring a fabulous summer feel to its new owner’s arts studio in South Wales and works on private the Hubble Telescope photos, blurring the line home or garden! Summer was painted by Angus, a commissions, book illustration, community murals, between the representational and the abstract. Bristol based, independent artist with commissions flag and banner-making, light painting photography, Cheba began painting the streets of Bristol in the from Massive Attack, Goldie and Guinness and augmented reality content, aerosol art, carnival early 2000’s and has been a long-standing figure of endorsements from Samuel L Jackson and Shepard costumes, block printing and digital art. Bristol’s thriving street art culture. He created two Fairey. Angus is self taught and has hit the ground Gromits and a Gorilla sculpture for Bristol’s art trails, running with his tongue in cheek style. He takes which were amongst the highest selling sculptures inspiration from the people in his life, current affairs, at auction. iconic figures and the creative backdrop of the Bristol art scene. Lot 53 Lot 54 Lot 55

Athene noctua Amalfi Articus the Wise Artist: ATMstreetart Artist: Elysia Paterson Artist: Tamzin Moloney Sponsor: Rotork Sponsors: Vino Vino Wine Bar, Sponsor: Mallory Jewellers Athene noctua is painted in a realistic style as a Little The Oven Pizzeria, Articus the Wise’ shares his words of wisdom “time Owl and was inspired by the artist’s love of species, Raphael Restaurant is a treasure that the wise do not waste”. Wearing with their irascible temperament, beautiful plumage his watch tucked under one wing to remind us to and connection to the Greek and Roman goddesses Amalfi’s design was inspired by the beauty of the value our time, Articus has a golden chain and of wisdom. London artist ATM says: “Protecting Little Amalfi coast in Italy and was commissioned by the diamond ring upon a claw, and beneath his tail Owls is emblematic of the need to protect our popular Vino Vino wine bar in Bath. Artist Elysia hides a secret mouse who knows how precious countryside. Little Owls need hedgerow and trees to Paterson recently completed a Contemporary Arts time is when owls are on the prowl... Articus was nest in, but these are rapidly disappearing and Little Practice Degree at Bath Spa University and has sponsored by Mallorys jewellers and was painted by Owl numbers have decreased by over 60% in recent painted three of the Owls of Bath sculptures. Elysia Tamzin Moloney,whose artistic talents range from years”. ATM is himself an endangered species street works to commission and some of her stunning work sewing, painting, printing and card design. Articus’s artist who travels the world painting giant murals to features on murals in some of Bath’s most popular beautiful blue plumage attracted thousands of owl draw attention to the environmental crisis and restaurants. Just one look at Amalfi will transport fans at its nest on Bath High Street this summer. inspire change in the way we treat our environment. you to the Italian Riviera and will bring sunshine and Named one of the UK’s top 50 conservation heroes the charms of the Italian coast to its new owner’s by BBC Wildlife Magazine, ATM has painted in home or garden! Poland, Norway, Spain, and New York for the Audubon Mural Project. Lot 56 Lot 57 Lot 58

Bird of Play Brian Hoops Artist: Complete Control Artist: Nyamachomastapeace Artist: Elysia Paterson Sponsor: Complete Control Sponsor: Mowbray Woodwards Sponsor: Bath Rugby Bird of Play is a slightly different breed of Owl! At Brian is a satirical and comical reminder of where Bath Rugby’s new winger Hoops was one of a first glance it’s rather understated with a sleek, the right to make a choice, and the right to freedom scrum of supersized owls displayed in Bath this glossy coat, however, look a little closer, through of expression comes from. Latin, Roman law, and summer. Hoops is Bath Rugby’s first feathered the award-winning teleidoscope eye of the Owl, the right to free expression are as old as the Roman Fly Half and wears the 2018/19 blue, black and and you will see an amazing colourful world in front baths that make the city of Bath world famous. The white home kit, which is sure to be a “hoot” with of you. Bird of Play encourages you to play and wording of the owl is taken from the famous Monty supporters. Bath Rugby players, incuding the 1st create your very own multi-faceted teleidoscopic Python sketch and translates to ‘Romans go home’. XV, have signed Hoops on his wing feathers and images, which are never the same twice, and to It is purposefully multifaceted so the viewer can No 10 shirt especially for the auction. Hoops’ artist take photographs and videos through the draw on it what they will. Brian was painted by Elysia Paterson completed a Contemporary Arts Owl’s eye and share them on social media via NYAMACHOMASTAPEACE, a collaboration between Practice Degree at Bath Spa University and is a @birdofplaybath on Instagram. Created by the two friends and conceptual Bristol based artists, commissioned based artist. She has painted three award winning online content creators Complete one of whom is employed by Brian’s sponsor, of the Owls of Bath sculptures and her murals can Control, ‘Bird of Play’ comes with a complete set Mowbray Woodwards. NYAMACHOMASTAPEACE be seen in a number of restaurants across the city. of bespoke designed stickers for its new owner to have been producing art together, including street decorate as he/she would like. See some of the art and conceptual collages since they met 17 years beautiful images taken through Bird of Play’s eyes ago, including the Upfest graffiti festival this year. at birdofplaybath.co.uk Lot 59 Lot 60 Lot 61

H’Owl Before It’s Too Late IsamBIRD Kingdom BrunOWL James the Jolly Owl Artist: Simon Spilsbury Artist: Rita Lazaro Artist: Charlotte Moore Sponsor: Owls of Bath Sponsor: Great Western Railway Sponsor: Jollys – House of Fraser Simon Spilsbury is an award winning British IsamBIRD Kingdom BrunOWL is a celebration of the James the Jolly Owl’s decorative theme was taken illustrator whose work has appeared in advertising famous Victorian inventor and engineer Isambard from the beautiful art nouveau frieze in Jolly’s, which campaigns, TV programmes, idents and column Kingdom Brunel and was sponsored by Great was one of the first department stories in Britain. inches across the globe, including Nike, Virgin, Western Railway. Alongside the characteristic top The frieze features stylised golden peacocks, which Cobra Beer, C4, Vodafone, Paramount Comedy hat, tailcoat and sideburns, IsamBIRD shows off were the favourite species of Mr John Jolly, who Channel, The London Election, Martell, Waterstones, some of his most famous constructions. Artist Rita founded the store in the 1880’s. Artist Charlotte The Sunday Times and The Guardian. Simon Lazarohas hidden a myriad of animals and mythical Moore, who paints at Bath Artists Studios, studied decorated ‘H’Owl Before It’s Too Late’ with a dripping creatures in the owl’s decoration, including 10 little fine art at the Chelsea School of Art and at Falmouth ink effect to reflect the 60% decline in Little Owl owls hiding among the famous landmarks. Rita has College of Art. Her work is in private collections in numbers in recent years. H’Owl was perched on the been working as a professional artist for over 15 Australia, England, France, Holland, Spain and the roof of the Little Theatre this summer where he was years. She is an active member of Bath Artists Studio United States. visited by thousands of residents and visitors on the and has curated exhibitions with Fringe Arts Bath. owl trail this summer. She has had many solo and cooperative exhibitions of sculptures and paintings, the most recent of which was a sculptural medal exhibition in Beijing and Shanghai.

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J K Owling Artist: Jo McCarron Sponsor: MHA Monahans Wealth Management Artist Jo McCarron was inspired by the owl’s association with wisdom to paint her owl with book spines for feathers. All the books featured on this avian version of the famous Harry Potter authoress have a local link. Thousands of owl fans enjoyed spotting all the book titles on JK Owling over the summer and it became one of the most popular owls in the supersized parliament. Jo works from her studio in Clutton, North Somerset and is a professionally trained artist specialising in oil landscape painting. She graduated with a degree in fine art from Hertfordshire University in 1998 and has exhibited across the UK. Thank you to the following Thank you to all Owl Thanks to our for kindly providing Nests and looking after sponsors’ sculpture sponsors talented Owl artists Owls over the summer

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Addison Gelpey Owls of Bath Bath Rugby for supporting the Harry Romer for serenading the flock SouthGate Bath for event auctioneer Hoot Farewell weekend sponsorship and Owls of Bath nest Haven Timber for providing Alan Dun sculptor of the original Bonhams Bath for managing the Lumin15’s nestbox The Owlery at West of England Owls of Bath sculpture Auction bidding Falconry for kindly swooping into Hoot Farewell Weekend Owls of Bath events Alice Ellis project administrator Chris Dawson of Tallhat design for volunteers for generously and speedsheet supremo the excellent Owls of Bath donating their time to the Thomas Firbank Removals website project the official movers of the flock Allen Ford of Bath for generously providing the ‘Owls in Transit’ van Crest Nicholson’s Bath Riverside Ian Wells (the Owl Wrangler) Vimal Dhokia at University of for the luxury Nest HQ for his dedication to the flock Bath for the 3D scan of the Apex Hotel for hosting the Owls of original owl maquette and 3D Bath Auction Emery Builders for installing the Mailboxes etc for printing Owl maps print of the mini-owl prototype. stone plinth owls and making Archers Marquees for the Hoot wooden owlet plinths Mervyn Clingan from Taking VisitBath Visitor Information Farewell marquees Pictures for videoing the flock Centre for stocking Owls of Bath Flamingo in Widcombe maps and merchandise B&NES Parks Department for for stocking Owls of Bath Michael Plows creating the fabulous floral Owls merchandise and being the click B&NES Volunteer Services Vivien Simpson for her support of Bath display in Parade Gardens and collect location of the project Michael Youngman at Blispa Banbury Innovations for Gitte Dawson whose idea it was for the Owls of Bath app. Walker Jansseune producing the fibreglass to organise the 10th anniversary Brand Communications sculptures of the King Bladud’s Pigs event, Paul Golledge’s Bird of Prey for the Owl logo creation, for her generous support, Discovery for bringing his owls event publications and Bath & North East Somerset volunteer time and running merchandise designs Council the online Owl shop. Paolo Ferla and Paul Gillis for owl photography and video And to the many people across Bath College for making some of Greg Ingham for hosting the Owl Bath and beyond who have the wooden owl plinths Auction RS Security for protecting the flock supported the Owls of Bath project CHRISTMAS AT APEX GOOD TIMES, DONE WELL.

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