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Plants & Bees

This bear has raised £23.00

2355 visits

The Bear

Artist Jay Cover’s  Plants & Bees Bear design is based on spring time, around the time when he was actually making the Bear. Near to his studio there was a house where part of the garden was being converted into an allotment, and so he was simply responding to what was around him at the time.

Inspired by the nature, he admits he can get a bit conceptual sometimes with ideas, so with his Bear he just wanted to act quite intuitively and make something joyful and uplifting that represented a change from one situation into another.

 
Location
Meadowhall, Orange Car Park
The Artist
Jay Cover
Jay Cover is a Manx (born on the Isle of Man) illustrator and artist based in Hastings. Jay studied Visual Communication at Leeds College of Art, graduating in 2007. He lived in Leeds until 2010, after which he moved to London to continue his practice. He now resides beside the seaside in Hastings, enjoying the sea air and slow-moving pace whilst working out of his home studio on illustration projects for clients all over the world.  
The Sponsor
Gripple
Gripple manufactures a wide range of wire rope suspension kits, wire joiners and tensioning tools for the construction, agriculture, civils, landscaping and solar sectors. They employ over 800 people across 14 global locations and are proud to manufacture across five sites in South Yorkshire. Gripple is a 100% employee-owned company with a unique approach to business, characterised by investment in people, innovation and sustainable growth. Developing new, innovative products is the key to their success, but people are their most valuable asset. As their business has grown and changed, so have their opportunities. From customer-facing sales and support roles, to roles in engineering and product design, operations and marketing, the career choices and development opportunities are as exciting and varied as the products they design, produce and sell. They may have grown, but their shared values remain the same. They expect their people to be passionate team players, honest, willing and able to challenge convention. As an employee owned company, their employees care about the business, have a vested interest in it and play a significant part in its growth. It isn’t always for the feint-hearted, but the reward is a share in their success and a say in how they get there. Working at Gripple is not just about getting the job done, it is about contributing to its present and working towards its future. In 50 years’ time, they may not just be making Gripple fasteners – the possibilities are endless. For them, that is a very exciting prospect!