The HOUSE of FAIRY TALES PORTFOLIO TRAIL COMPETITION, 31 October 2009 - 16 October 2010

This is a Trail with questions designed to help you look and think about the artists' work.
When you have filled in all the answers then you can enter our competition. The best thoughts and ideas will be published on our website and the winning entry will be sent our beautiful House of Fairy Tales artbox.

The House of Fairy Tales print portfolio is currently on display at The New Art Gallery Walsall, Tate Britain, Newlyn Art Gallery and Salisbury Arts Centre.

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Landscape and Townscape

1. Spartacus Chetwynd -

Bat Opera 33

This picture is called Bat Opera, what kind of noises can you imagine hearing when you look at the image?


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2. George Hopton -

The Little Window

Who or what has just escaped?


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Birds and animals

3. Matt Collinshaw -

Duty Free Spirits

What do you think happened to the robin?


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4. Adam Dant -

Bogeyman

Draw your own Bogeyman under the bed.


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Figure Studies

5. Francis Upritchard -

Clan of Rob

Do you think this character has magic powers? If so what kind might he have?


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6. Enrico David -

Costume Design

Imagine you met this character on an adventure what sort of texture do you think their costume would have? Do you think this character is male or female?


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Trees

7. Simon Periton -

Neighbourhood Witch

Do you think this is a evil or a friendly witch?
What might she be about to do?


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Portraits

8. Simon Bill -

Fairy Face

Can you see a face in this butterfly? Where else have you imagined a face and where was that?


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9. Cornelia Parker -

The Blue Room 2008.

How does the blue room make you feel?


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10. Simon English -

Sugar Plum Fairy

What kind of character does this fairy have? What kind of character have you got?


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Children

11. Kiki Smith -

Blue Girl

Why is the girl in this picture carrying a chain? What might have just happened?


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12. Bob & Roberta Smith -

I was Hansel in the School Play 2008

What did the character playing Hansel feel at this moment?
Can you remember your most embarrassing or scary moment?


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13. Rachel Whiteread -

Storytime

What feelings do you have when you look at this picture?


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Work and Leisure

14. Dexter Dalwood -

Cinderella

Imagine you are a mouse that lives in the chandelier, what is the strangest thing you have seen?


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15. Paula Rego -

The Guardian

What can you see in the shadows?


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16. Gavin Turk -

Melancholia

This is a picture of a piece of scrimshaw, made by a shipwrecked sailor on a piece of whalebone. What object would you scratch on the whalebone?


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Flowers and Still Life

17. Peter Blake -

I May Not Be a Ruralist Anymore, But This Morning I Saw a Fairy in My Garden in Chiswick

Have you every seen a fairy? What do you think a fairy would look like?


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18. Jane Simpson -

Swiss Cottage

What kind of smells are you reminded of when you look at the ghostly ornaments on this dresser?


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Religion

19. Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane -

Mari's Taxi

C-type photographic print
"What sort of creature does "Mari" remind you of?"


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20. Harland Miller -

International Lonely Guy

Imagine you are the main character in this book. Whereabouts are you when you are writing the story?


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Illustration and Symbolism

21. Fiona Banner -

Once Upon a Time

What kind of book do you think this is? Where does the story take place?


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Crossword

1 -

What do we call a bad dream?

2 -

What is the name of the type of plants that the fairy is hiding amongst?

3 -

Orange and white is the traditional colour scheme for Penguin Books general fiction, so what is the colour scheme for crime fiction? [5,3,5]

4 -

What do you call this special publishers page in a book?

5 -

What did Hansel use to trick the witch into thinking he was still too skinny to eat?

6 -

This character looks a little like a faun. What kind of animal legs do fauns have?

7 -

What are the sensory feelers called whose shape tells you the difference between butterflies and moths?

8 -

What type of whale has the shipwrecked sailor drawn?

9 -

What is the name of the type of ghost that can move objects around a house?

10 -

What do you call the photoreceptors in the eye that help you see, especially in low light?

11 -

How do bats (and dolphins and whales) find their way around without crashing at night?

12 -

What month of the year do people traditionally dance with ribbons round a pole?

13 -

Which country is this kind of dresser named after?

14 -

What do robins like eating?

15 -

What flower gives its name to the cross-legged meditation position and also to the plant eaten by the island people in the Odyssey which makes them sleepy?

16 -

What is the name of the man in the portrait downstairs?

17 -

What metal was used to make the glazing bars in Elizabethan windows?

18 -

What colour is the book being read to the dolls?

19 Down -

What do you call a laced up corset worn as part of a dress?

19 Across -

What did people used to do in medieval times to those suspected of being witches? (often wise members of the community who were very good at herbal medicine)

20 -

What is the name of the fan shaped fabric collar that Elizabethan people wore around their necks?


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