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Celia Smith’s wonderful work is now available on

Celia Smith’s wonderful work is now available online, The Feather and Fin Exhibition exhibition continues at No 19 Corsham ( open every day 11am-6pm till 31st October) and this charming life sized Walking Curlew is currently available for £850- either call 01249 716666, visit the gallery or go direct to www.celia-smith.co.uk - theres also plenty of fresh fish to choose from between £30 and £150 each

Abbey Road? No, High Street, No 19, Corsham-thank

Abbey Road? No, High Street, No 19, Corsham-thank you to all our lovely clients for visiting our Feather & Fin Exhibition and Corsham Council for putting on such a brilliant event- Corsham Story Town. We know our “gallery only” sales policy brought customers into the town and cafes, hotels and other businesses benefited- lets “ keep it on the high street” and share the love….. and money!

Just a snippet of @celiasmith_wireartist incredibl

Just a snippet of @celiasmith_wireartist incredible work. It truly is simply magical and a real must-see… Our joint “Feather & Fin” exhibition will be running until the 31st October

#Corsham @storytowncorsham @papernationsuk @towncouncilcorsham

The early bird …. A lovely young couple looking

The early bird …. A lovely young couple looking for something for their “copper” wedding anniversary fell in love with Celia’s fabulous Serama Rooster made from copper wires, reclaimed telephone cable and steel wire

HELP! We’ve run out of “sold” stickers!! End

HELP! We’ve run out of “sold” stickers!! End of an amazing first day at the Feather and Fin Exhibition. Thank you for all your wonderful support, especially those who had driven for hours and queued on the door ( haven’t seen that happen in a while!) and to all Celia and my new clients and friends.

Here we go… Just about to open the exhibition an

Here we go… Just about to open the exhibition and we have a queue @celiasmith_wireartist

Heres what was a late night preview of the Feather

Heres what was a late night preview of the Feather and Fin exhibition opening at 11 today! @celiasmith_wireartist @storytowncorsham

We are nearly there and ready for opening tomorrow

We are nearly there and ready for opening tomorrow…. See you from 11am

In the press today… Celia’s intricate wire scu

In the press today… Celia’s intricate wire sculptures of birds are full of life and energy. Her work will be on display with my personal collection of nearly 100 'end of day' fish collected during lockdown. 16th to 31st October @no19corsham

As a part of our Feather & Fin exhibition I will b

As a part of our Feather & Fin exhibition I will be exhibiting End-of-day Glass fish @no19corsham

"End of day" glass was any item made by the glassworkers in their own time at the end of the day using up the remaining molten glass in the pots. It therefore tended to be a mixture of all sorts of colours. Another name for the same kind of item was a "frigger". Sometimes these were fun items, like walking sticks or animals made of glass. Sometimes they were items for the glassworkers own home; and sometimes they were for sale.

In some parts of Britain (Nailsea and Stourbridge for example) the glassworkers made friggers in their own time on Saturday's and displayed them in a parade on the Sunday.

However, over the years the name "end of day" glass has been applied to any glass item which has colours "marvered in", that is specks of coloured glass that have been laid out on a table or "marver" and rolled into the hot glass, then melted in, like the item on the left. The names "spatter glass" or "spangle glass" or "Nailsea glass" are applied to glass that has specks of colour marvered into the hot glass and these kinds of glass are often called "end-of-day glass".

The name has also been applied to paperweights containing scrambled pieces of cane.

Meet wildlife artist Celia Smith… Celia’s lov

Meet wildlife artist Celia Smith…

Celia’s love of wire was inspired by a visit to Sophie Ryder’s studio, and although she is a huge fan of the iconic mobile kinetic sculptures of Alexander Calder she often sites her father’s creative use of baler twine and mending gates and fences on the farm she grew up on as no doubt another subconscious influence.

Not unlike the glass blowers of Murano, using whatever pieces were left over at “the end of the day” Celia’s careful choice of reclaimed wires and materials produce her intricate and etherial pieces, animated, swooping and gliding, across sky and paper.

She has appeared in glossy magazines from Country Life to Elle Decor and exhibits regularly in galleries or group exhibitions all around the country and her work has been exhibited as far away as Germany and New Zealand, but for this exhibition she has decided to chose her home town of Corsham. Now with an MA in multi disciplinary printmaking she has been experimenting with printing with and embossing wire drawings.

Her sculptures and prints will be available for purchase throughout the exhibition which is running here @no19corsham in #Corsham from the 16th to the 31st October

Feather & Fin @No.19 Corsham Open daily 11am- 6 p

Feather & Fin
@No.19 Corsham

Open daily 11am- 6 pm
from 16th to 31st October 2021

A joint exhibition of wire work bird inspired sculptures and new prints by Celia Smith with
Willow Bicknell’s collection of vintage ‘end of the day’
Murano glass fish.

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