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Last Updated: May 30, 2022 by fpwnr
Mud Monster
What is lurking in the undergrowth
is it a fish or is it a bird . . .
. . . noooo it’s a MUD MONSTER!
The Mud Monster was born on 14th August last year at the first ever Portishead Salt Marshes Day (2021). It was part of our hands-on “mud art” project.
Youngsters who visited the event had the opportunity to decorate the monster under the watchful guidance of local ceramicist Tëan Kirby. Many little pairs of hands conjured up all sorts of sea creatures to stick onto the sides of the monster.
We never intended to keep this fantastical creature. But the children did such a good job that we couldn’t possibly destroy it.
So after the event Tëan fired the monster to preserve it. It has spent the winter playing in the undergrowth in a Portishead garden.
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