We were thrilled to learn recently that Lucy Wright, one of our talented ceramicists, is appearing in a new BBC series of Lost & Found in the Lakes! Lucy is already well-known for her exquisite sculptures of sea creatures, birds and other animals and we are delighted that her work is being enjoyed by a TV audience. She appears in three episodes, 2, 6 and 7 and in each one she is challenged to transform objects found by the TV team into a beautiful work of art.

In Episode 2, Lucy was handed an old, broken teapot! She turned it into a nest for a blue tit and completed the piece with some reeds & leaves, all mounted on a wooden plinth. You can admire more details of the finished work here.

Episode 6 saw Lucy presented with an old marmalade jar, for which she then created a replacement lid. The lid is decorated with a sculpture of a frog, inspired by Beatrix Potter’s Tales of Jeremy Fisher. As part of the TV show this was presented as a gift to a guest who had been hopping to find her lost Paddington Bear. Sadly, the bear couldn’t be found but Lucy and her family filled the jar with delicious homemade marmalade instead! Lucy enjoyed making this piece so much that she has created another version for the gallery, which you can see here, though sadly it comes without any marmalade!

Last but not least, Lucy created an extraordinary piece for Episode 7. Supplied with nothing more than a smelly old Wellington boot, she turned it into part of a beautiful sculpture of an otter! The head, tail and arms are all in Lucy’s signature ceramis style, with the four elements cradling a fish cleverly created from the materials of the boot. As an extra touch, a fossilised mussel is used to prop up the otter’s head. The whole assemblage is very effective indeed, evoking an otter swimming on its back with its catch! You can see more about this piece here and all three of Lucy’s sculptures for Lost & Found in the Lakes are currently on display in the gallery.