Trentham Gardens , Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK

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Trentham  Gardens

Trillian 

Trillian is a remake of an earlier fairy which was first shown at one of the Meet the Fairy Man events at Trentham Gardens in 2015.

Trentham Fairy Trail

No Words 

Mar 2019: fairy 101, 100% stainless – number 19 on the map

No Words was actually made as a display piece for Trentham Gardens. After we decided that the fairy trail should represent an exhibition of the development of FantasyWire

Fairies invoke thoughts of fantasy. They help you escape the real world for a moment and are generally associated with good things. Fairies are nice. I make wire fairies because I love the whole creative process of designing and building something nice and delicate yet are made from hard industrial materials.

There is no greater feeling of satisfaction than to stand back and say to yourself “I made that” and be proud of it. The technical term for it is “personal agency” and it’s sadly lacking in the modern world of vicarious living. It’s so rewarding as an artist to be able to share what I do and how I do it with the world.

FantasyWire is a family business supplying both Fairy Fans and Art Students / Craft Enthusiasts with what a little touch of magic. 

Robin Wight

Three more Fairies have joined their friends on the Fairy Trail. 'Potty' is already helping the gardeners prepare for a busy summer, you'll be able to see her working hard along the lakeside and 'No Words' is surveying the Italian Gardens. 'Whimsy' is a little harder to find, do let us know if you find her with the #TrenthamFairies. 

Whimsy’s Pride

Whimsy was a little fairy who was out collecting wishes (dandelion seeds) with the other fairies. She picked a full dandelion head which was too heavy to fly with. The other fairies offered to help. Whimsy is a stubborn little proud fairy and she refused any help and instead elected to walk back to the fairy glen with the dandelion over her shoulder. She was so proud and stubborn and she stomped her way back not realising that with every heavy footstep the wishes (seeds) where falling out of her dandelion. It was only when she got back to the fairy glen that she turned and realised that all the wishes had gone. That’s the start of the story as Whimsy now has to back track and find all of the wishes and discover the story behind each one. 

                                                  Wanda is the only mermaid

                                 A day at Trentham Gardens with Amaya.