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Closed 30/04/2021
Iʼve raised £1,474 to renovate an iconic nature tableau depicting the animals and insects inhabiting the idilic countryside around Pewley Down, Guildford.
- Pewley Down
- Funded on Friday, 30th April 2021
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In essence, this project is about paying homage to the past - by ensuring that the educational joy bestowed upon, and shared by, the many ramblers who have paused awhile at this nature tableau, continues to do just that for generations to come.
From as far back as I can remember, before high-tech TV screens and monitors came to dominate our visual horizons, whenever I was out walking along this section of the North Downs, I would eagerly look forward to see this hand-painted depiction of the various flora and fauna that buzzed, sung, grew and scurried all around me…
It was a great source of information.
And, as time went on, comfort in the fact that though much in life had succumbed to soulless digitisation, this small piece of installation-art remained quixotically human in all its simple glory…
Sadly, as is its wont, time has started to leave its oh so familiar calling card – the paint has lost its original lustre and the wooden back panels have started to bow and deform.
What this project would like to achieve is to replace the old painting with one that holds as faithfully as possible to the original, but also includes a few minor updates.
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4 years agoJason W. Forde
4 years ago
If you need any further information, please contact me on: Semconsultancy@hotmail.com Regards, Jason W. Forde
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- 4 years ago
Jason W. Forde
4 years agoI’m delighted to announce that yesterday saw the culmination of many months of effort i.e. installing the newly completed Nature Tableau 2.0…. It all went exceedingly well – and is looking fantastic… See the following photos https://photos.app.goo.gl/3j42eLqYFkPxEhvy9 With our job now done, all that is left for me to do is convey my deepest gratitude to Robyn & Duncan (artist & frame constructor/installer) for their unswerving dedication to make this project the resounding success it undoubtedly is…. Well done one & all… Jason W. Forde
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- 4 years ago
Jason W. Forde
4 years agoI am happy to announce that the nature tableau is finished (including the silk-screening of the text and full protective varnishing), and that it looks simply stunning. Furthermore, the solid-wood frame is being custom-built at this very moment, and is a work of craftsman’s art in its own right! If all goes well, within the next 2 weeks, the tableau should be standing in its rightful place at the end of The Mile Path…..!! I’m sure you will be very impressed with, and proud of, what we have achieved together…. Jason Forde
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66
James D
Mar 25, 2021
£20.00
NickyJ
Jan 17, 2021
£20.00
Anonymous
Jan 17, 2021
£5.00
Anonymous
Jan 10, 2021
£20.00
Anonymous
Jan 5, 2021
Hope you get the money you need to restore this beautiful board!!
£2.00
Peter Albertsson
Jan 4, 2021
Good luck restoring cultural inheritance in a time some say we should cancel culture! Happy 2021 from a Swede who have enjoyed the area many times visiting a friend,
£10.00
Robert Longstaff
Jan 3, 2021
£10.00
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Jason W. Forde
Pewley Down
Pewley Down Volunteers and Guildford county council are supporting and assisting the project, to help it reach successful completion.