INSPIRATION think about its histo-
ry, and I began think-
ing ‘I bet these pieces
of furniture could tell
some stories’.
I decided to make a
call-out, asking others
about their most
treasured piece of
furniture, I then
illustrated their
responses to create
this newspaper.
Now, I encourage
you to come for a
stroll through
Pontypridd market.
Let’s look at the pre-
loved furniture and
embark on a journey,
hearing all the stories
they can tell us about
their life, do they re-
mind you of your fa-
vorite piece of furni-
ture?
Over the past year,
the year 3 BA (Hons)
Creative and Thera-
peutic students have
been working towards
our graduate exhibi-
tion; an Art Trail
throughout the town
of Pontypridd.
Unfortunately, due to
the COVID-19
situation, we couldn’t
create a physical
exhibition.
In response, we have
moved online to a
digital
exhibition!
The initial
inspiration for my
project was a
response to the
Pontypridd market.
Growing up locally,
Pontypridd and the
market especialy,
holds some of my
most cherished
childhood memories.
I used to love walking
through the hustle and
bustle of the busy mar-
ket on a Saturday
morning with my par-
ents.
Using this opportunity,
I want to encourage
more people to shop
locally for their items
and help these small
businesses thrive.
I initially picked the
furniture stall as my in-
stallation site as when
walking through the
market conducting
some research I
noticed an old
fashioned chair, It
made me stop and
PONTYPRIDD MARKET
To help make this
newspaper accessible
for everyone,
every page has a set
of QR codes
containing a
voice over for
each story. There
is both an English
and Welsh
version for each
narrative; just look
for the small
barcode’s on each
page, scan it and
immerse
yourself in
the communities
furniture stories!
QR CODES
“My favorite piece
of furniture is my
bed because it’s
my safe place to
relax and unwind!”
Anna Billes
‘SAFE SPACE’
‘UNUSUAL FABRIC’
“Ooh we had a
really old rocking
chair when I was
growing up and there’s
a photograph of my
sister holding me on it
on one of my first
days home from
hospital. It was such
an unusual fabric.
I will try to dig out a
photograph.
I can still remember
the smell of it now.
Not sure where it
went… It was in our
early childhood
photo’s until it
wasn’t anymore”
Beth Pickard
“Our Welsh dresser,
I think just because it
feels like it's always
been there. Each
plate tells a different
story and is
connected to our
family in different
ways.”
IN DIFFERENT ‘CONNECTED
WAYS’
Heloise Godfrey–Talbot
“Mine is 100% my
bookcase. Hundreds
of adventures to lose
yourself in!”
Charlotte Sparey
OF ‘HUNDREDS ADVENTURES’
SKIP’ IN A
‘FOUND “Mine is this lovely little
chair which was passed
to me from my aunty
who found it on a skip,
was fixed by my dad &
the cane seat made by
my mum. My little girls
now have this chair to
curl up on and read a
story.”
Hannah Patricia Pritchard
RELAXING’ “This is my
favorite
piece of fur-
niture be-
cause it’s a
big feature
piece of my
bedroom
(my private,
relaxing
space).
It’s used
everyday as
it’s where I
go to start
my day, and
finally, it’s
got all of my
pretty’s on it
like flowers
and perfume
and
makeup,
which are all
things that
make me
happy.”
Katelyn Burch
‘PRIVATE
‘COVERED IN
SUDCREME’ “When my brother
Anthony and cousin
Kate were very
young, about 2 may-
be 3, my mam and
Kath were cooking
and Ant and Kate
snuck into the play-
room with a tub of
sudocreme that was
super expensive
for them at the time.
They covered the
heirloom rocking
horse completely in
sudocreme! They
spent hours scrub-
bing but couldn’t get
it clean. It would just
spread more, the
mane and tail were
covered and greasy
so it was thrown
out! Probably
could have been
saved somehow if
given to somebody
who could restore
it.”
Morgan Powell
“This was my
nans chair in her
living room, it
was so squeaky
but had a spe-
cial place any-
way!
Apparently I
used to
hammer pins
into it all the
time when I was
little, but will
soon be a lovely
new member of
my living room.”
Hannah
Robins
‘SPECIAL PLACE’
“My upcycled chest
of drawers. Used to
belong to my late
mum in law. Lick of
paint and they look
up to date!”
‘LICK OF PAINT AND THEY LOOK
UP TO DATE’
Kelly Havard Jones
“I don’t still have it so
not sure if it counts but
when the
triplets were born
I had a rocking
chair with bright
orange cushions. I loved
that chair as it brings
back so many good
memories of feeding
the triplets and rocking
them off to sleep.”
Paula Temple
‘ORANGE CUSHIONS’
“My mum and dad’s
welsh dresser as it was
the alcohol cupboard
so a teenager a piece
of furniture with a
special interest, it was
in dining room so part
of all the family meals,
and it had a mirror so
a pit stop for before
leaving the house all
the time I lived at
home.”
‘SPECIAL INTEREST’
Catherine
Saint-Haines
@Megan Kessell
@Emmkaycreate
@Emmkaycreate
Take some time
and think about
your favourite piece
of furniture, tell me
why? Is there a
happy memory
attached to it? Is it
the colour? Or
maybe it belonged
to a loved one?
Then draw it and
upload it to any
social media
platform using the
#ArtTrail2020.
Help encourage
more people to
shop locally and
think about the
different tales each
pre-loved piece of
furniture has.
Together we can
help small businesses
thrive using our
stories to influence
others!
I’d like to thank
each individual who
already sent me a
story, helping me
create this newspa-
per and bring it to
life.