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The story of Fly

the Walking Dog of Kington

Rachel Ricketts

​In the Market Hall - Saturday, Sunday and Monday 10am to 4pm​

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Come and draw him!
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The conception of Fly was initiated by local stories about the ghost of Black Vaughan and the Hound of the Baskervilles which Conan Doyle, when the tale was related to him, was inspired to write. Notable mythologies involving hounds in the region go back to the Mabinogi and are still raising the hairs on our necks to this day.
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Fly carries forward none of the darker, historic connotations of the Hound stories, reference is made to Black Vaughan only: he bears a talisman in the form of a snuffbox with fly motif (Vaughan’s ghost was reduced to the size of a fly and interred in a snuffbox) invoking the power of positive transformation.

​Fly represents the spirit of an enthusiastic walking companion, ideally suited to his location in Kington, where the bronze is ultimately destined to stand.

Sculptor Rachel Ricketts is opening her studio for the festival - details here
and exhibiting work in the gardens at the exhibition "Art at No 9"
Fly in progress...
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​Marches Makers Festival 2022
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      • demos and makers
      • art heritage & nature walk
      • kington's mappa mundi
      • fly: the walking dog of kington
      • ceci
      • festival timetable
    • Open Studios
    • Live Performance
    • 8 pics challenge
    • Festival Shop Windows
  • Festival 2022 artists
    • 2022 Index of Artists
    • Basketry
    • Ceramics
    • Furniture
    • Glass
    • Jewellery
    • Lighting
    • Mixed Media
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    • Print and Paper
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  • Previous Festivals
    • Festival 2021 >
      • Views from 2021
      • Festival Artists 2021 >
        • 2021 Index of Artists
        • Basketry
        • Calligraphy
        • Ceramics
        • Glass
        • Jewellery
        • Metal
        • Mixed Media
        • Paint - Page 1
        • Paint - Page 2
        • Print and Paper
        • Recycled Art
        • Sculpture
        • Stone
        • Textiles
      • FESTIVAL VIDEOS
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