Chorlton and Fenella are characters from 'Chorlton and the Wheelies', an animated children's TV series that ran in the UK between 1976 and 1979. The original characters were developed by Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television. I made these for 'Memorabilia', an exhibition of artwork and objects celebrating childhood memories which will take place on 6th & 7th July at Norlington Road Studios, 66 Norlington Road, London E10 6LA.
Organiser Carne Griffiths explains the concept behind the show;
"Last year we were told our beautiful daughter had a condition known as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, we were told she had a 50% survival chance at birth, Thanks to the amazing care of Great Ormond Street Hospital, she is now 9 months old, just come off her feeding tube and is getting stronger every day. This exhibition is our way of saying thank you to the people that saved her life, and to the resources that we were fortunate enough to have access to."
They are both based on Kid Robot's Bub vinyl toy with a lot of Sculpey III modifications. Fenella has wool hair and a (real!) leather belt.
Here are some pictures from the show, taken by Mostyn Clarke. All of the toys in the pictures are made by me.
Thank you!
