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The Story of Shaun le Sheep

Shaun le Sheep was painted by contemporary local artist Sara Pope for the 2023 Martlets Trail.  The trail suffered the usual petty vandalism and we were 'on call' for repairs and quick fixes. We received a call late one evening to say le sheep was missing, we eventually tracked it down the next morning but by the time we found it it's legs were long gone and it was in a very sorry state.

Shaun the Sheep leaving warehouse
Shaun the Sheep broken on plinth
Shaun the sheep head reattached
Shaun the Sheep on corner of street

Shaun Le Sheep was considered to be a complete write off, but Ash realised it was just about fixable and with some new legs kindly donated by Wild in Art we started...

Shaun the sheep in two parts
Shaun the sheep ready for painting
Emma cutting Shaun the sheep's head off
Shaun the sheep new legs
sheep

Sara & Emma completed the painting finishing it in the Japanese Kintsugi art form of highlighting the cracks with gold, celebrating the object's history and imperfections.

Sara Pope

Shaun le Sheep raised £6000 at acution for the Martlets Hospice

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