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Creating the award-winning Relic installation, Photo Rita Floyd
- Credit: Rita Floyd
China clay encircled and created wealth in St Austell and became known as white gold. But as the industry has shrunk - just one quarry remains –so has the fortunes of the town. Now a trail of new public art works are bringing the area’s proud industry back to life as part of a revolution that is bring some of the UK’s cutting-edge ceramicists to Cornwall.
Neil Brownsword with his award-winning Relic installation, Photo Rita Floyd
- Credit: Rita Floyd
The latest work has been two years in the making. ‘The Cornish Dark Honeybee’ mural made-up of more than 11,000 ceramic tiles - all handmade, including one made by The Duchy himself, Prince Charles - installed in the town’s Biddicks Court.
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