Opening time amendments

• Graham & I shall not be here if you need to speak to us personally between 7-12th October 2005 and all through March 2006 as we are happily visiting our new grandchildren in Munich and then Sydney.

• Quite wonderful sources of inspiration for Graham, but we'll be checking e-mail and somebody will be here - just not on a regular basis - so advisable to phone 01993 811489 before coming.
  Apologies for this, but a necessary decision at our stage in life and after over 37 years in full time business.
  

2005 Summer Firing

• Apologies for the website being down and unedited for a long while. We are now back on track and had a firing in the summer 2005 with several new, exciting pieces - do come and see.
  Graham has been busy for some years now doing many portrait figures. Do have a look on the Portrait page.
  

2004 Firing – due early September

• Come along after 13th September and see the new Armoured Bear, Iorek – from the brilliant Philip Pullman ‘His Dark Materials’ series, Northern Lights, which has impressed Graham so much…a great series if you are looking for a challenging, imaginative read.

• If you are lucky, you may be able to catch his first Oriental portraits – another challenge, but very enjoyable spent with the Manning children. I shall be posting some images of other works in progress, portraits for you all to enjoy, including the Minte girls, Lucy & Stephanie.

• For the dragon lovers – of which I know there are many out there, see the biggest dragon this side of Indonesia (Kimodo Dragons) – well almost – and a large Smaug on his pile of treasure! There is also a return of the Sage on his Throne, many of you will remember and love.

October 2003

• Graham is working towards an early October firing for 2003.

August 2003

• A new page is to be added to the Piggott Sculpture Website showing our complete range of Silver Amalgam Metal Castings.

Graham Piggott Fantasy Sculptor

• Debra & David Rixon now have a website for all their entertaining films www.grindelwald.co.uk Here you can view exerpts from Graham's video.

  ’From his connections with the Alice shop in Oxford, we discover the home and workshop of a unique and talented artisan, and enjoy a master class as Graham creates a sculpture for the camera, and wife Corri takes us on a tour of their magical shop. Including musical montages of his best work, which feature dragons and 'Alice in Wonderland' figures.’

Feb 2002

• It's been a while since the last update. We eventually delayed the Christmas 2001 firing in order to video the emptying of the kiln February 2001.  The professional, yet amusing video made by Grindelwald Productions was televised before Easter 2001 on the local Channel 6 (Oxford TV).  I anticipate it being televised again this Easter. We made an opportune and happy bond with Debra & Dave Rixon and look forward to working with them again in the future.

 It was good to capture Graham working(and making a 'Macho Pig) and also talking; those of you who know him will be surprised to realise how amusingly he can talk and demonstrate.All in all, quite a giggle… They filmed me talking to Debra in the showroom and the barn about some of our own pieces.Great hilarity was had at my expense.Graham & I have always been a 'Laurel & Hardy', 'Johnny & Fanny' (Cradock) couple, but you all know who is really the brains and talent behind this business.We also see the 'Space Portrait' of Dr. Walter Wiechetek with all his interests placed strategically around him(as in the early Holbein portrait practice) and the delightful Murdoch girls' portraits.

The Oxford Alice Trail

• As some of you will recall, or who have seen the video, we have been displaying some of Graham's 'Alice' pieces in the 'Alice' shop (Wool & Water) in St. Aldates, Oxford, which Luke & Yuki Gander own. Last year they decided to give Oxford's Lewis Carroll a higher profile in many people's mind.Luke and his PA, Laurence Taylor set about organising some public awareness & support/funding for an 'Alice Trail' around the city.They had Graham in mind for this and subsequently Graham has recently finished the maquette, which currently stands at 2' tall.  The plan is that it will stand on the ice-rink site, which is also the intended location for the new conference centre and railway and coach stations. Of course, it will be a much larger piece than Graham has worked in previously, and most likely cast in bronze, but this is an exciting and overdue venture.

Castings at John Lewis

• Our other project has been successful in getting four cast pieces sold nationally in the John Lewis department stores.They have been priced at £39 in a bronzed finish and include Jake with his rabbit, Harriet fairy, Rachel dancer in jazz dress, and Emily, a seated ballerina in white tutu, unlike the ceramic on the dancer page.

Easter 2001

You've visited the Place, had the talk - now buy the Video - LOL! 

• 'In the film we visit him and his wife, Corri at their home and shop. Graham makes a 'Macho Pig' character for us, right from the first lump of clay, through to taking it out of the kiln after firing. Corri shows us many of his finest pieces, including Alices, Toads and Dragons. She tells tales of their family, Graham's work and the fascinating sculptures.'  We expect the full 51 minute Grindelwald Productions video to cost £12 p&p and the US version to cost £18 p&p - both sold from here 

  Narrated and Presented by Debra Rixon, Photographed and Produced by David Rixon - a 'Curious Crafts' film shown on SIX TV - and hopefully in the States in the future - watch this space... 

  We now have both the British/European (PAL) versions and the NTSC (US) version

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