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.