Archie (Lot 35)
Sponsor: Windsor Yards • Artist: Busy Buttons Creative Studio
About the lion Archie has been created by children visiting the Busy Buttons Creative Studio over the summer holiday. The children have loved decorating the fabulous lion cub and learned so much about team-work, sharing and having fun getting covered in paint! We hope you enjoy Archie as much as we do.
About the sponsor Moments from world-famous Windsor Castle, Windsor Yards offers a unique mix of shopping, eating, heritage and attractions, all year round. Windsor Yards is an exciting new shopping experience for Windsor and the new name for King Edward Court. With the best-known names in UK retail and exciting brands on the way, Windsor Yards is a vibrant place to shop, relax and experience the best we have to offer.
About the artist Creative duo Louella Fernandez-Lempiäinen and Lautaro Lempiäinen studied Design for Theatre and Performance and Special Effects and Technical Arts at the University of the Arts London, before working in the film, television and theatre industries as designers and makers on the James Bond film ‘Quantum of Solace’, Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’, Guy Ritchie’s ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’, ‘X-Men’, ‘The Boat That Rocked’, ‘MTV, Royal Opera House productions for Opera & The Royal Ballet , TV series ‘Spooks’, ‘Harry Hill’, the pop group Take That and the London Olympics’ opening/closing They have now formed Busy Buttons Creative Studio, working within the local community to deliver high-quality weekly learning programmes for children and adults and fun and educational creative camps during school holidays. They work with an ever-expanding array of families, schools, businesses, social services, the local council, the police, churches, senior citizens, children with special needs, the youth offending team and charitable initiatives meeting several individual and community needs.
Where? Outside Busy Buttons, Windsor Yards Shopping Centre, SL4 1TF. Large car park, 5 mins walk from Windsor & Eton Central Station. Viewing hours 1100-1900. Saturdays 1000-1700. Sundays 1100-1700.