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Woman in an Armchair

Woman in an Armchair

A new one-off piece by Paul Spooner. With echoes of Picasso’s cubist painting ‘Seated Bather by the Sea’ (1930) Spooner’s chair has 8 fingers which move like a wonky Peter…
An Elephant Thinking of Inventing the Wheel

An Elephant Thinking of Inventing the Wheel

Paul Spooner has just finished 7 of these elephants. The elephant is either re-inventing the wheel, or practising the fifteenth letter of the alphabet. They are made from limewood with…
A Novel Transmission

A Novel Transmission

ROBOTS The marketing arm of P Spooner Stithians, noticing the upswerve in the sales of robots, has created its own Robonics Division. The first models to be produced were in…
Ron Fuller Retrospective

Ron Fuller Retrospective

An exhibition of work from Ron Fuller and Guy Richardson opens at Craftco in Southwold, Suffolk this Saturday. Ron says, “Mine is a special retrospective show one example of every…
Mexican Chickens

Mexican Chickens

Carlos Zapata has just finished this colourful one off piece. These South American chickens are taking a break from their usual diet of corn, for something more refreshing. Carlos’ ingenious…
The Clockwork Automataumbrella

The Clockwork Automataumbrella

Keith Newstead and Gonzo artist Ralph Steadman have created this incredible new machine, ‘The Clockwork Automataumbrella’. It forms the centrepiece at the Clockwork and Automata Exhibition (18th June to 22nd…
The Harpy of West Street

The Harpy of West Street

A new one-off piece from Fi Henshall, the green spikey haired Harpy hovers over the tin town below. Fi is creating these new pieces as she works on designs for…
The Tax Man – An Unbuilt Machine

The Tax Man – An Unbuilt Machine

In 1984 Paul Spooner designed an elaborate machine which was to have been on display in a shopping centre in York. (This was four years before the Ride of Life).…
‘Sad Frog’ by Keith Newstead

‘Sad Frog’ by Keith Newstead

Keith Newstead has started making wonderful automata from the flotsam which arrives regularly at his local beach in Cornwall. The contents of containers lost at sea sometimes contain large amounts…
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