Jane Veveris Callan

Elephant Parade Singapore Grand Auction

2011-12-27T02:43:00.000-08:00

The hugely popular Elephant Parade Singapore is nearing it's end. All 162 elephants will be on view at the Botanical Gardens from 8th-11th January.
The Grand Auction will be spread across 3 sessions on Thursday 12th and Saturday 14th January

My elephant 'Love Song' is lot number 98 in the final auction at 4.30-7.30pm at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore.

If you would like to attend the Auction or bid on an elephant there is more information on the website at http://http://elephantparade.com/cities/singapore-2011/auction

Elephant Parade Singapore is raising money to save the endangered Asian Elephant and help preserve it's natural habitat. To date they have donated more than 4 million euros to this cause, mainly supporting the Elephant Family's project and others .

http://http://www.elephantfamily.org/

Love Song at Singapore Zoo

2011-11-22T04:28:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Elephant Parade Singapore for these lovely pics of Love Song at Singapore Zoo!

I also spotted lots of mini Love Songs's amongst the herd at the Elephant Parade shop at Tangs Department Store!

Good luck to Elephant Parade Milan with their auction this week.

Elephant Parade Singapore launched today

2011-11-11T02:11:00.000-08:00

The Elephant Parade Singapore went public today when 162 stunning elephants arrived on the streets of the city. They will be on display for 2 months before being auctioned by Sotheby's in January 2012 to raise money for Asian Elephant conservation projects.

All 162 elephants will be brought together for a spectacular goodbye event at the Singapore Botanical Gardens 8th-11th January. For the latest news updates go to:

http://www.facebook.com/elephantparadefan

I'm very honoured that my elephant 'Love Song' has been sponsored by one of the parade's charity patron's BLES. The Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary, is an inspirational project in Thailand, founded by a remarkable young British woman Katherine Conner who set up the sanctuary in 2005 in memory of a courageous baby elephant Boon Lott.

http://www.blesele.org/

'Love Song' will be on display at Singapore Zoo, which I'm really delighted about!

http://www.zoo.com.sg/

'Love Song' for the Singapore Elephant Parade, work in progress.

2011-10-25T06:19:00.000-07:00

My latest elephant 'Love Song' had to share the studio with my gorilla 'Blackbeard Silverback' for a couple of weeks in the summer, who has now happily found a wonderful new home after the 'Wow Gorillas' Auction recently which raised a massive total of £427,000. A huge thank you to the lovely family who so generously donated £10,000 to buy him, which goes to support two charities, Gorilla conservation and 'Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal'.

The Singapore Elephant Parade goes out in public in a couple of weeks. Here are some photos of the work in progress. I chose to use mainly Asian birds in the design to highlight the need to conserve the Asian habitat to help save Asian Elephants, but couldn't resist including a few of the tropical African birds they also have at the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore...like the Lovebirds who inspired the name of my elephant!

http://elephantparade.com/cities/singapore-2011

Blackbeard Silverback to follow in Roselephant's footsteps

2011-09-12T09:09:00.000-07:00

Today I gave 'Blackbeard Silverback' a wash and brush up before he follows in Roselephant's footsteps to visit London. He'll be going with some of his friends to spend the week near Tower Bridge and City Hall on the Southbank from 16th- 22nd Sept.http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/popular-gorilla-army-descends-on-london

All 61 gorillas will then be displayed at Bristol Zoo from 24th-28th Sept before they are auctioned on 29th Sept. http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/goodbye-gorillas

Money raised at the auction will go to support vital gorilla conservation work and local charity 'Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal'.

If you missed David Attenborough's fantastic programme 'Gorillas Revisted a few days ago, catch it on iplayer ....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074sfp/Gorillas_Revisited_with_Sir_David_Attenborough/

Happy Garden prints on show at Galleries Shop and Cafe

2011-08-26T12:45:00.000-07:00

I have a number of prints in my Happy Garden series on display at the Galleries Shop & Cafe in Freshford. The Galleries is a community shop run by local volunteers and exhibits work by local artists. They were kind enough to sponsor one of the pigs I created for King Bladud's Pigs in Bath, Country Pignic, who is now happily residing on the terrace of the shop.

For more information about the shop visit http://galleriesshop.co.uk/

My limited edition giclee prints will be on show until October.

Elephant Parade is going to Singapore

2011-08-06T13:31:00.000-07:00

The Elephant Parade is now heading to Singapore!

100 individually designed elephants will adorn the streets of the Lion City from 11/11/11. They will be auctioned in January 2012 by Sotheby's to raise money in aid of the Asian Elephant Conservation projects throughout Asia.This will be the 9th Elephant parade worldwide which has seen well over 500 elephants painted, sculpted or decorated by hundreds of artists,designers and celebrities.

I was so excited having finished my elephant for the Copenhagen Parade earlier this year to be asked to design one for Singapore. I took my inspiration from the Jurong Bird Park, which is dedicated to conservation and the largest bird park in the world.

My elephant is called 'Love Song' after the love birds on the face and to remind us that we need to love our natural world, to love elephants. It has a spiral of a huge variety of colourful birds, which represents the need to conserve a wide variety of species in the wild to help sustain the natural habitat. There are red ribbons making heart shapes, and at the top of the spiral is a legendary

phoenix to also symbolise love and good luck.

Find out more about the Elephant Parades at http://elephantparade.com/

Sport becomes Art series for Art at the Edge

2011-07-16T22:20:00.000-07:00

This is the first working maquette for my swimmer. I've modelled the form from wire and plaster. It's a work in progress and I've already changed the shape for the mark 2 to make it less abstract. The piece draws a visual parallel between elite swimmers and marine life, like fish or dolphins. If you watch Olympic and Paralympic swimmers they seem to have a different relationship with the water to us ordinary mortals!

Wow Gorillas out in Bristol

2011-07-15T03:18:00.000-07:00

'Blackbeard Silverback' was unveiled at Arnos Vale Cemetery by children from St Phillips Marsh Nursery School, who brought along their own mini gorilla to meet his big brother! Both Gorillas were generously sponsored by Bristol Blue Glass. http://bristol-glass.co.uk/xcart/home.php?cat=

The children, several of them dressed as pirates for the occasion, gave him a fantastic welcome to his summer home at Arnos Vale Cemetery.

The 'Wow Gorillas' project celebrates Bristol Zoo Gardens 175th anniversary, and the sculptures will be out for the public to view until early September. They will then be auctioned to raise money for Gorilla conservation projects and the Bristol Charity 'Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal.' http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/wow-gorillas

Arnos Vale Cemetery run a variety of activities for children including 'Name the Gorilla' and 'Gorilla Colouring' Competitions http://www.arnosvale.org.uk/index.php/whatson/latestevents

Mosha the world at your feet says Hi to Copenhagen

2011-06-05T04:39:00.000-07:00

The Elephant Parade Copenhagen hit the streets on June 1st.

100 stunning elephant designs can be seen all over the city until 25th August.

'Mosha the World at your feet', kindly sponsored by Copenhagen Zoo is situated at Nyhavn. She says Hi to Copenhagen! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1NzxggnZsw

She will be auctioned on 8th September and miniature versions are for sale on the Elephant Parade website and in Gallery Stores in Copenhagen, to support the Elephant Family charity which works to save the endangered Asian Elephant.

Gorilla latest

2011-05-23T12:40:00.000-07:00

Well I think I've finished painting 'Blackbeard Silverback' aka 'Ed'...after Edward Teach!

Varnishing starts tomorrow!

Bristol Gorilla progress

2011-05-22T13:27:00.000-07:00

Day 10

Day 9

I'm nearly there with the painting, the main area left to do is the treasure chest on the chest!

Then a good few coats of varnish.

Bristol Gorilla update more

2011-05-20T23:21:00.000-07:00

Day 7

Day 8

Progress seems rather slow now I'm putting more coats of paint on and neatening up, so it's hard to see the difference some days!

It's fun doing the details though. The sea monsters are intended to echo tattoo's because he's a sea faring gentleman!

My sponsor is Bristol Blue Glass and apart from the lovely ultramarine blue colour I've added a message in a bottle...of Bristol Blue Glass of course...haven't decided what the message is!

More Bristol Gorilla update

2011-05-18T12:49:00.000-07:00

Day 5

Day 6

Haven't had full days painting and it get's harder to work at a good pace as you get into the more detailed painting, but I'm trying to keep going reasonably fast. My elephant is watching!

Bristol Gorilla update

2011-05-16T14:11:00.000-07:00

Day 4

Day 3

Still frantically painting.

The sculpture has such character..he's taken over my studio!

Until you have the sculpture in front of you, it's impossible to design for the areas underneath and between legs etc. ...... I decided to keep the same level of detail going...must have been mad!

Gorilla update

2011-05-14T23:07:00.000-07:00

I'm getting stuck into painting my gorilla, the surface isn't quite a big as the elephant but it's more curved!

Here are some pics of my progress since Friday.

Day two

Day one

Arrival...move over ele!

Gorilla for Bristol

2011-05-13T14:32:00.000-07:00

I only learnt a few days ago that my design for a Gorilla in the Wild in Art 'Wow Gorilla's' project organised by Bristol Zoo has been sponsored by Bristol Blue Glass. Terrific News!

My design echoes Bristol's sea port origins. He's called 'Blackbeard Silverback' being loosely based on the pirate 'Blackbeard' Edward Teach who was thought to have come from Bristol and was renowned for looking fearsome, with his long beard tied in bands and lighted tapers burning in his hair! The 'silverback' is covered in silver coins ...which used to be produced by the Bristol mint. The blue black hair and water in characteristic Bristol blue glass colour is teaming with sea monsters!

I'll be very busy over the next few weeks as my elephant for Singapore only arrived earlier this week too!

Singapore Elephant Parade

2011-04-26T09:17:00.000-07:00

I'm absolutely delighted to have been asked to create another design for an elephant, this time for the Singapore Elephant Parade in November.

The 5' high elephant is arriving next week and I'll be working on the painting while I have my studio open to the public during the Newbridge Arts Trail, 10am-4pm on 7th and 8th May.

This elephant is called 'Love Song' as it's a celebration of colourful Asian birds, inspired by both the exotic native birds of Singapore and one of the largest collections of birds in the world at the Jurong bird park Singapore.

2011-04-08T10:35:00.000-07:00

I'll be opening my studio for the Newbridge Arts Trail 7th and 8th April.

More details on the website www.newbridgearttrail.com

Mosha going to Copenhagen

2011-02-25T13:18:00.000-08:00

I was thrilled to learn that 'Mosha the world at your feet' will be located at Copenhagen Zoo who have sponsored her during the Copenhagen Elephant Parade this summer from 1st June to 25th August. I've finished painting and she will be off very soon.

Goodbye Mosha, and good luck, I'll miss you, but it'll be nice to gain an elephant size space in my studio!

Mosha the World at your feet

2011-02-06T15:05:00.000-08:00

This is my mini version of 'Mosha The World at your feet'. The Elephant Parades sell beautiful hand painted minitaures in different sizes. These will be painted by artists in Thailand and they need the miniture copy done by the big elephant artists, to be a master copy.

It was strange swapping to tiny brushes to do this 20cm high version and then going back to 'jumbo' brushes!..ha...sorry!

Copenhagen Elephant Parade

2011-01-15T06:02:00.000-08:00

I've started painting my elephant. Mosha the world at your feet.....early days! She's already a well travelled elephant . I don't know where she started from but she was shipped into London has made it to Bath and will be off to Copenhagen later in the spring. http://elephantparade.com/

Look what Santa brought, it was too big for my stocking!

2011-01-06T07:53:00.000-08:00

I don't know how he fitted it in the sleigh but Santa brought me a very large present this year! I've christened her 'Mosha the world at your feet' after the baby Elephant called Mosha who had lost a foot to a landmine and was the original inspiration for the Elephant Parades. My Mosha is destined for Copenhagen for their parade later this year. All I have to do is paint her now!

London Elephant Parade wins award

2010-11-30T11:41:00.000-08:00

The London Elephant Parade has won the award for London Cultural Attraction of the Year at the London Lifestyle Awards 2010, presented by View London. They are a celebration of London and the lifestyles within and what made this award ceremony unique and unrivalled is that the nominations were made solely by the public. I was thrilled to be part of such a popular, fun and worthwhile event.

Lions of Bath Charity Auction

2010-10-14T01:21:00.000-07:00

Roartork will go under the hammer tomorrow Friday 15th Oct at The Assembly Rooms Bath, in the first of two charity auctions organised by Lions of Bath to raise money for 'Off the Record' which supports the needs of young carers, and 2 other local charities.

A big thank you to Rotork for sponsoring him and Thermae Spa for taking him to their hearts this summer in his temporary home.

There are still a few tickets available to this fun gala event which includes a Champagne Reception, Dinner and live entertainment from Roger Wright, the original 'Simba' in the Lion King. http://www.lionsofbath.co.uk/home

King Edward goes to a new home

2010-10-13T00:48:00.000-07:00

Wild in Art and Northampton Borough Council put on a fantastic public Art project throughout the summer delighting locals and visitors like this young lion tamer.

King Edward is off to his new home after the 40 'Pride of Northampton' lions were auctioned for a grand total of over £65,000 which goes to the Born Free Foundation and Cynthia Spencer Hospice.

Lions of Bath Roar Goodbye

2010-10-05T11:47:00.000-07:00

Roartork kindly sponsored by Rotork Engineering will be on public view for the final time at the Lions of Bath Roar Goodbye event in front of the Royal Crescent this weekend 9th/10th October www.lionsofbath.com/preview-weekend

Elephant Parade Charity Petition

2010-08-20T12:11:00.000-07:00

The Elephant Family Charity are aiming to get a 100,000 signatures on their petition to take to 10 Downing St to demand a debate in the house of commons to highlight the importance of saving the endangered Asian elephant.

If you'd like to support this, sign the petition at www.elephantparadelondon.org

Art at the Edge Judo Woodcut Print

2010-08-11T08:04:00.000-07:00

This is a detail of my Olympic Sport of Judo Print for Art at the Edge. It's based on the technique Uchimata and the concept of the wave like Kuzushi, which is the 'breaking of balance'.

My next sports print subject is Paralympic swimming.

Farewell to the London Elephants

2010-07-05T23:35:00.000-07:00

The 260 Elephants in the London Elephant Parade have now all been sold at auction, fetching an amazing total of £4,008,425. A fantastic contribution to the Elephant Family charity who aim to conserve the natural habitat of the endangered Asian elephant.

Support their cause by signing the petition to help raise awareness at http://www.elephantparadelondon.org/petition/

Thank you everyone at the Elephant Family who have made this such a fun and worthwhile project to be part off.

2010-06-28T01:16:00.000-07:00

Pride of Northampton lions went out in public last week. King Edward is outside All Saints Church.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pride-of-Northampton/408240734427

Final View of London Elephants

2010-06-24T07:26:00.000-07:00

Over 200 of the herd in the London Elephant Parade will be on public view at the Royal Hospital Chelsea on 25th, 27th and 28th June before the sculptures are sold and find new homes.

The elephants have proved hugely popular with Londoners and visitors alike. Roselephant is number 122 in the online auction at www.givinglots.co.uk/ElephantParadeLondon which ends on 4th July.

The Elephant Family Charity hope to raise over £2 million for Asian Elephant conservation through the Parade.

Pride of Northampton Lions

2010-06-16T00:28:00.000-07:00

King Edward will be going out in public some time from Saturday 26th June. Keep up to date on the latest information at

http://www.prideofnorthampton.com/

2010-06-14T10:08:00.000-07:00

Roartork is very happy at his new home outside Thermae Spa.

More than half of the lions are out around the Bath area, you can find out more at www.lionsofbath.com

Transformations

2010-06-10T12:30:00.001-07:00

I've just starting working a new series of prints for Art at the Edge called 'Transformations'. Each one will be based on a different Olympic or Paralympic sport. I'll be starting with Judo, having done a number of Judo prints before such as this one.

Art at the Edge is a Public Art Project and the work will be displayed in Bath in 2012, see http://www.artattheedge.org/

Mini Roselephant

2010-06-09T01:24:00.000-07:00

I'm thrilled that the London Elephant Parade are producing mini elephants of my design Roselephant, they are available in Selfridges and the Elephant Parade shop in Carnaby St as well as online at http://www.elephantparadewebshop.com/

They look very sweet and are beautifully hand painted by artists in Thailand where the Elephant Family Charity supports local initiatives.

2010-06-09T01:23:00.000-07:00

Another lion

2010-05-29T14:17:00.000-07:00

I've also been working on painting another lion sculpture, this time for 'Pride of Northampton', which I've just finished. This fellow is called King Edward, inspired by Edward William Godwin the designer of Northampton Guildhall, and Edward Burne Jones who designed some wonderful stained glass windows. He'll go out at the end of June.

2010-05-27T11:33:00.000-07:00

Roartork is now out in Bath. He's residing outside Thermae Spa at the end of Bath St.

London Elephants online auction now open

2010-05-16T01:30:00.000-07:00

The online auction has now opened for bids to be placed on the Elephants in the London Elephant Parade at http://www.givinglots.co.uk/

Roselephant is number 122 on the map, here she is enjoying the sunshine on the South Bank

Lions of Bath

2010-05-06T00:31:00.000-07:00

Here's a sneak preview of my lion, for 'Lions of Bath', it's sponsored by Rotork which will be situated by Thermae Spa opposite the Cross Bath. The lions hit the streets from 20th May.

Roselephant is on the streets

2010-05-05T14:41:00.000-07:00

Roselephant is sponsored by BT and out on the SouthBank by the Scoop Theatre next to City Hall. Say hello to her if you're in London before mid June. You can follow all the fun on the London Elephant Parade Facebook group.

Roselephant

2010-04-06T12:25:00.000-07:00

I painted my sculpture for the London Elephant Parade in the project workshop at the Elephant and Castle shopping centre. Roselephant will be going out on the streets somewhere in central London on May 3rd.

London Elephant Parade

2010-02-11T08:58:00.000-08:00

My design for the London Elephant Parade has just been accepted, and Roselephant will be joining the herd in a few weeks.

This is a fantastic Public Art project that will raise awareness and funds to save endangered Asian Elephants http://elephantparadelondon.org/

The Green Man Cometh

2010-01-07T00:05:00.001-08:00

I'm working on a series of paintings on the theme of the Green man. It's a fascinating, ancient and enduring symbol of the seasons and cycles in nature of death and rebirth.

Doorway to Dignity Project

2009-12-27T14:58:00.000-08:00

I was asked to donate a piece of artwork to the charity project Doorway to Dignity which is raising money for sanitation and water projects in India. They will auction all of the donated artwork on 22nd March 2010 which is World Water Day. I created a drawing entitled Aqua.... read about this wonderful project at http://www.doorwaytodignity.org/

Art at the Edge Public Sculpture Display 2012

2009-12-09T03:39:00.000-08:00

I am currently on the organising team of Art at the Edge, we will be producing an inspirational public display of sport themed sculpture in 2012. Net profits from the project will go towards supporting disabled and disadvantaged young people through the work of the Youth Sport Trust and Paralympics GB. To find out more visit our website at www.artattheedge.org

New work on exhibition

2009-12-01T10:57:00.000-08:00

I've been creating embossed work similar to this one recently. This piece "Torso with invisible tattoos" is currently on exhibition at the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery until 13th December 2009, in the Northampton Town & County Art Society Annual Exhibition.

Visit my website at www.janeveveriscallan.co.uk