PRESS INFORMATION: JANUARY 2010 Chatsworth hosts an army of terracotta tulips May 2010 Fine ceramic artist Paul Cummins has been invited by the Duke of Devonshire and the Chatsworth House Trust to create a spectacular installation of 500 ceramic tulips which will be one of the highlights at the Spring Florabundance floral festival. The Florabundance festival takes place from 1 – 6 May 2010. Entitled ‘Floralia’ – the name given to the Roman springtime festivities that celebrated Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers - the beautiful and brightly coloured tulip heads will be arranged amongst the specially cultivated, top quality, top size tulip bulbs donated by de jager that will be in full bloom at Chatsworth. Floralia will be on show from 24th April to 16th May.
The artwork will take the artist more than 3 months to make, as each flower head is thrown on a potter’s wheel before it is sculpted and painstakingly hand-painted using Maiolica tin glaze to achieve the lustrous colouration. The different sized flower heads are mounted on ‘stems’ of flexible galvanised steel rods. The tulips are based on some of the famous Dutch flower paintings that hang in the opulent rooms at Chatsworth as well as Paul Cummins study sketches and watercolour observations from nature. Simon Seligman, a Chatsworth spokesman, said: “As ever, the scale of displays at Chatsworth, masterminded by noted floral arranger Jonathan Moseley, and our own garden team, has to be immense to balance with the grand interiors and this will be achieved wonderfully through the use of cutting edge floral design and striking flowers such as Parrot Tulips, even some that stand up to one metre in height. More. “When you add more than 16,000 Tulips growing outside, donated by de jager bulbs, and the hundreds of specially created ceramic tulips being made by Paul Cummins, the overall effect, celebrating both art and horticulture, will make Florabundance 2010 a not-to-be-missed experience.” Paul Cummins will be at Chatsworth everyday during Florabundance to talk informally to visitors about the development, making and arrangement of the Floralia installation, as well as the weekends of 24/25 April and 7/8 and 14/15 May. ‘I am looking forward to seeing the public’s reaction to the Floralia installation. It has been simultaneously exciting and daunting to create such a substantial artwork and I am so honoured to have been invited to make it. It would be wonderful to find a permanent site for it after the Florabundance festival, but I wonder if could be another magnificent setting to match the glory of Chatsworth,’ says Paul Cummins. Paul Cummins trained as an architect before turning to ceramics. He graduated from the University of Derby in 2009 where his degree project was a magnificent installation of 400 ceramic poppies. Subsequently his hand-thrown traditional pitchers, featuring exquisite flower paintings, have been capturing attention at Tregoning Fine Art, Derby and 78 Derngate, Northampton galleries. For more information and images please contact Karoline Newman, Articulate Communication Tel 020 7420 7738 or email HYPERLINK "mailto:knewman@articulate.co.uk" knewman@articulate.co.uk Articulate Communication, 23 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7NX Background information about Paul Cummins is available at HYPERLINK "http://www.paulcumminsceramics.com" www.paulcumminsceramics.com PRESS INFORMATION: JANUARY 2010 Chatsworth hosts an army of terracotta tulips May 2010 Fine ceramic artist Paul Cummins has been invited by the Duke of Devonshire and the Chatsworth House Trust to create a spectacular installation of 500 ceramic tulips which will be one of the highlights at the Spring Florabundance floral festival. The Florabundance festival takes place from 1 – 6 May 2010. Entitled ‘Floralia’ – the name given to the Roman springtime festivities that celebrated Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers - the beautiful and brightly coloured tulip heads will be arranged amongst the specially cultivated, top quality, top size tulip bulbs donated by de jager that will be in full bloom at Chatsworth. Floralia will be on show from 24th April to 16th May.
The artwork will take the artist more than 3 months to make, as each flower head is thrown on a potter’s wheel before it is sculpted and painstakingly hand-painted using Maiolica tin glaze to achieve the lustrous colouration. The different sized flower heads are mounted on ‘stems’ of flexible galvanised steel rods. The tulips are based on some of the famous Dutch flower paintings that hang in the opulent rooms at Chatsworth as well as Paul Cummins study sketches and watercolour observations from nature. Simon Seligman, a Chatsworth spokesman, said: “As ever, the scale of displays at Chatsworth, masterminded by noted floral arranger Jonathan Moseley, and our own garden team, has to be immense to balance with the grand interiors and this will be achieved wonderfully through the use of cutting edge floral design and striking flowers such as Parrot Tulips, even some that stand up to one metre in height. More. “When you add more than 16,000 Tulips growing outside, donated by de jager bulbs, and the hundreds of specially created ceramic tulips being made by Paul Cummins, the overall effect, celebrating both art and horticulture, will make Florabundance 2010 a not-to-be-missed experience.” Paul Cummins will be at Chatsworth everyday during Florabundance to talk informally to visitors about the development, making and arrangement of the Floralia installation, as well as the weekends of 24/25 April and 7/8 and 14/15 May. ‘I am looking forward to seeing the public’s reaction to the Floralia installation. It has been simultaneously exciting and daunting to create such a substantial artwork and I am so honoured to have been invited to make it. It would be wonderful to find a permanent site for it after the Florabundance festival, but I wonder if could be another magnificent setting to match the glory of Chatsworth,’ says Paul Cummins. Paul Cummins trained as an architect before turning to ceramics. He graduated from the University of Derby in 2009 where his degree project was a magnificent installation of 400 ceramic poppies. Subsequently his hand-thrown traditional pitchers, featuring exquisite flower paintings, have been capturing attention at Tregoning Fine Art, Derby and 78 Derngate, Northampton galleries. For more information and images please contact Karoline Newman, Articulate Communication Tel 020 7420 7738 or email HYPERLINK "mailto:knewman@articulate.co.uk" knewman@articulate.co.uk Articulate Communication, 23 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7NX Background information about Paul Cummins is available at HYPERLINK "http://www.paulcumminsceramics.com" www.paulcumminsceramics.com More. NOTES TO EDITORS: For specific information about Chatsworth House and the Florabundance festival please contact Liz Bee ( HYPERLINK "mailto:lizb@redbrickcommunications.com" lizb@redbrickcommunications.com) Tel 0115 910 1500 Chatsworth Group Visits Group rates for 2010 are £9.25 for adults and £7.75 for senior citizens based on house and garden admission for pre-booked groups of 15 or more. Groups can also pre-book special tours of the house in English, French, German and Italian. It is also possible to pre-book brunch, lunch, afternoon tea or other refreshments at one of the restaurants or in a private room. House, garden, farmyard and adventure playground, restaurants and gift shops are open every day from 14 March to 23 December 2010. The park is open every day during daylight hours. Call the Chatsworth Bookings Office on 01246 565 300 to book your group visit or visit HYPERLINK "http://www.chatsworth.org" www.chatsworth.org for more information. Chatsworth is only 16 miles from the MI, 10 miles east of Chesterfield, and 8 miles north of Matlock, in the heart of Derbyshire’s Peak District National Park and is well served by transport links throughout the UK. Travel Trade and Coach Operators are advised to contact the Chatsworth booking office to discuss special rates for regular visits throughout 2010 and 2011 For more information about de jager, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.dejager.co.uk" www.dejager.co.uk More. NOTES TO EDITORS: For specific information about Chatsworth House and the Florabundance festival please contact Liz Bee ( HYPERLINK "mailto:lizb@redbrickcommunications.com" lizb@redbrickcommunications.com) Tel 0115 910 1500 Chatsworth Group Visits Group rates for 2010 are £9.25 for adults and £7.75 for senior citizens based on house and garden admission for pre-booked groups of 15 or more. Groups can also pre-book special tours of the house in English, French, German and Italian. It is also possible to pre-book brunch, lunch, afternoon tea or other refreshments at one of the restaurants or in a private room. House, garden, farmyard and adventure playground, restaurants and gift shops are open every day from 14 March to 23 December 2010. The park is open every day during daylight hours. Call the Chatsworth Bookings Office on 01246 565 300 to book your group visit or visit HYPERLINK "http://www.chatsworth.org" www.chatsworth.org for more information. Chatsworth is only 16 miles from the MI, 10 miles east of Chesterfield, and 8 miles north of Matlock, in the heart of Derbyshire’s Peak District National Park and is well served by transport links throughout the UK. Travel Trade and Coach Operators are advised to contact the Chatsworth booking office to discuss special rates for regular visits throughout 2010 and 2011 For more information about de jager, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.dejager.co.uk" www.dejager.co.uk |
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