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Butterfly Bush

This bear has raised £28.00

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The Bear

Artist Kyle Platts’ design for his Bear reflects a personal childhood memory, his summers growing up in Sheffield. During these summers he would collect the flowers of the Buddleia, also known as the ‘Butterfly Bush’, from his Grandad’s garden to attract butterflies. The design of his Bear, with its bold and bright colours, attempts to capture the excitement and intrigue that nature provoked in him from an early age.

 
Location
Meadowhall, Orange Car Park
The Artist
Kyle Platts
Kyle Platts is an illustrator from Sheffield, now living in London after studying at Camberwell College of Arts. Having practiced illustration for over a decade, Platts has developed a recognisable style based on comic abstraction and is now applying this to animation, currently working for clients such as MTV, BBC and Adult Swim.
The Sponsor
GRI Group
GRI Group's associated businesses are engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of chemical intermediates for Personal Care, Household care, Pharmaceutical and many industrial applications. The company's Chairman & CEO Graham Royle has spent many years on the board of The Children’s Hospital Charity and has seen the inner workings of the hospital. Charitable giving is philanthropic and is geared solely to the purpose and success of the charity on behalf of the children who require help and support from Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Speaking personally, Graham Royle (Chairman & CEO), said his only gain as a sponsor is knowing they have helped to facilitate that purpose.