Bristol Zoo WOW! Gorillas - Endangered PJs

Bristol Zoo WOW Gorillas project commemorates Bristol Zoo Gardens' 175th birthday. This blog is about Frances Cony's design ENDANGERED PJs. Her gorilla Bert is wearing pyjamas decorated with endangered animals. The 60 gorillas (63 now with the addition of Doris,Rafiki & King Kong Merrily on High) were around Bristol from 6 July - 7 September. 20 were at Queens Walk, More London from 16-23 September. ENDANGERED PJs was on the Bristol-Bath cyclepath at Bitton Station.

Saturday, 11 August 2012

Thorntons Chocolate

A recent present for the artist

Friday, 25 May 2012

A Regal Bert

Has Bert Royal blood? © Burges Salmon

Torch-bearing Bert

A view of the Atrium © Burges Salmon

A view of a Champion © Burges Salmon

A view of a bit of sunny Bristol © Burges Salmon

Considering calorie-consumption for a Champion © Burges Salmon

Bert has been running around the building at Burges Salmon with his Olympic torch. A sight to be seen, no doubt - so much so that the staff have been having their pictures taken with him.

Sunday, 29 April 2012

Bert Birthday card & Get Well bookmark

Me & Bert on the Birthday card from my nephew Rui Rui (aged 7)

Bert & Me on the Get Well bookmark from Rui Rui

Burges Salmon also very kindly sent me a Get Well card featuring Bert, in a nurse's hat (my nurses didn't have hats!) with a load of sunflowers.

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Cupid Bert (St Valentine's Day) - bit belatedly posted!

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Season's Greetings!

Friday, 2 December 2011

Bert is on a WOW! Gorilla Mug


Limited edition mugs available from Wild in Art for £10 plus P&P

Features Apescape, Endangered PJs, Apple of my Eye and Lipstick on the Gorilla. For further information and to order, see the Wild in Art website.

Despite the jolly pyjamas the gorilla (Bert) is to wear, this gorilla design is meant to illustrate how some of our planet's most recognisable species - as well as lots of lesser known ones - are in danger of dying out.

Red is for danger and is also for the Red List of endangered species produced by IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature), which is why I chose to make the background red...it also looks good!

Why I chose pyjamas is to do with the euphemism 'going to sleep' meaning dying.

At the time I made the design (January 2011), the animals featured on the pyjamas were either Critically Endangered: Bactrian Camel, Black Rhino, Vaquita, Orinoco Crocodile; Endangered: Blue Whale, Chimpanzee, Asian Elephant, Giant Panda, Tiger, Grevy's Zebra, Tasmanian Devil, Malayan Tapir; or Vulnerable: African Elephant. The Mountain Gorilla is also Critically Endangered.

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