TWO artists from Frome are celebrating success having won awards at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.
Fiona Campbell and Nick Weaver designed focal pieces for the Viking Cruises Mekong Garden designed by multi-gold award-winner Sarah Eberle which won Gold and Best Artisan Garden awards.
Visitors said that they enjoyed lounging on Nick’s boat and that they were charmed by the ethereal beauty of Fiona’s canopy, many intrigued by its makeup. Sarah Eberle described the canopy in her BBC TV interview with Joe Swift as her best bit of the garden. She said, “I love the canopy.. like a celestial beam.. wonderfully charming.”
Fiona was approached by Sarah after seeing her installation piece “Lichen” at the Maureen Michaelson Gallery stand at GROW London last year.
Fiona said, “It was a great pleasure and honour working with Sarah. The team involved many others, including other Somerset artists such as Nigel Evans and Angela Morley, and we are grateful to all who have supported us, given materials and helped.
“After over four months of hard work, we are both a little exhausted but elated!”
