Grassington Festival Curlew Auction

Our birds from the Grassington Festival public art project (Frieda Curlew and Curlicue) will be auctioned off on Thursday night along with all the other gorgeous birds. See the poster above for details.

Grassington Festival Curlews - Burnett & Catt

After the Lord Mayors Carnival Parade and our refreshing hour and a half sleep (!) we went over to Grassington to find our Curlews. It had turned into a lovely sunny afternoon. This is Curlicue and Frida parked in their new homes. There are about 25 curlews dotted around Grassington, all decorated by artists for the festival.

Burnett & Catt - Flight of Fancy - Grassington Festival Curlews

In honour of the Curlews that flock to Grassington every spring, the festival team have arranged for artists to decorate fibre glass birds to adorn the village throughout the festival. All the birds will be auctioned off at the end. We've had a couple of them nesting in the workshop. This is Curlicue (complete with rollers) and Frieda Curlew (day of the dead), hanging from the workshop ceiling waiting for an extra coat of varnish, all very undignified. They're now fully fledged and waiting to be legged and planted somewhere in Grassington. Please look at the website and see what else is happening at the festival.
http://www.grassington-festival.org.uk