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Sophy Labbett

More of Bampa’s Shed and the Gardens…

Posted on September 21st, 2009 by Sophy Labbett

The chicken coop… Made from off-cuts of white board and grey scenic scatter sheet. The area around the coop is made of a combination of scenic scatter. The chickens are a polyglot collection (and include 2 geese).
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Bampas’ Shed

Posted on September 21st, 2009 by Sophy Labbett

This property was inspired by my grandfather, a man I always knew as Bampa.   It is the shed he never had in life.   A place for reflection and his passions, down at the bottom of the garden, surrounded by vegetable patch, borders, and fowl (I know, chickens again :) .)

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The Lighthouse Museum

Posted on September 2nd, 2009 by Sophy Labbett

Hi there,well I have just been on a mad dash to Ripley and back in order to get my entry in for the 2009 competition. At least I got there in time this year… last year was another matter. I tried emailing my entry in for the first time… It was a disaster – hence the traditional hare to Ripley.
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SAOS 2009

Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by Sophy Labbett

In a few weeks I will be taking part in the Surrey Artists Open Studios scheme once again.

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Let’s see if this works…

Posted on May 15th, 2009 by Sophy Labbett

egyptian chicken coop

Hopefully there should be a photograph here of a property that I did using parts of the Gate House kit.   It is an Egyptian Chicken Coop.

I got the inspiration for this from visiting Chatsworth where the chickens are housed in little villas.   At the time I was rather into all things ‘tut-mania’ and pondered on the concept of an architectural folly built for someone into egyptology in a big way.   I spent ages researching into heiroglyphs and their meanings before doing the writings on the internal walls.   To begin with this took time, but as I went along I became faster and more adept.   I also slipped in a number of images symbolic within my artwork over the last 20 years.

To get enough chickens for this work I raided the Banthams from another property, and discovered the animal kingdom to be found in my local branch of  Early Learning Centre.  I have to admit that the litter scattered over the floor is a mixture of hornby scenic scatter, spagnum moss, and wood-chip cat litter that I soaked in water to expand …   a last moment solution.