The Artists's handling collection - here are some of the examples that artists have very generously donated for the Cabinet of Curiosity's handling collection.

Time for Tea? made by Luned Rhys Parri

The Singing Nut by Rodney Peppe

Snowdrop by Angela Davies                                                  Sheep shears by Christine Mills

Head and sample from the 'tool series' by Claire Curneen

Titw Tomos Las   - written description and images contributed by Artist Eleri Jones

Blue Tit

I own a pair of little blue tit ceramic ornaments that are very precious to me.  They were my Nain’s ornaments, I have very fond memories of the ornaments being displayed on my Nain and Taid’s Welsh dresser in Cerrig y Drudion and how on occasions Nain would let me and my brothers and sister play with the ornaments on their patterned carpet.

Nain was given the ornaments as a gift from two evacuee boys that came to stay on my Nain and Taid’s farm, the boys returned many years later to visit the farm and to give my Nain a gift of thanks.  My Nain was very fond of the pair of Blue Tits and I loved hearing the story of my Nain’s kindness.

My Nain is now 93 years old and sadly has dementia, When we were packing my Nain’s things away before she left her home and moved to a Care home, as a family we were overwhelmed by all of Nain’s precious ornaments that all had a story to tell.  The little pair of blue tits have come to be displayed in my home and as an artist I have painted and drawn them many times on a large scale, to represent their importance in my Nain’s life and her influence on me.