Children and Adult’s Gothic Style Gnome and Pixie Model Making Competition

The Friends of Tavistock Library – Gothic Style Gnome and Pixie Model Making Competition

Tavistock Library is celebrating Tavistock’s Gothic and Neo-Gothic style heritage in literature and architecture with a host of events starting on the 12^th of October 2019.

Pixies are part of our local folklore and Anna Eliza Bray (1790- 1883) was an English historical novelist who lived in the Vicarage in Tavistock. She collected local myths and legends and her cousin, Christina Rossetti, wrote the world-famous poem ‘Goblin Market’.

All the garden (gnome-sized) pixies and gnomes will be displayed in Tavistock Library or the windows of Mainly Stationery, I Love Candy, Lambert’s Emporium, Tavistock Visitor Information Centre and Tavistock Library. Prize winners will be announced, (and presented), at the Go Gothic Market on the 19^th of October in Tavistock’s Butcher’s Market.

There will be 5 prizes of book tokens for the children’s competition and 2 adult prizes.

Entry to the Competition is free.

There will be free Gnome and Pixie making workshops at The Scrap Store (Tavistock Library) to help you to create your model on:

July 30^th (Adults) 10 am to 1pm.

July 30^th (Children) 2 to 4pm

September 12^th (Children) 2pm to 4pm

The Rules

1) Create your own pixie or gnome model using recycled materials. There are examples above and below but use your own imagination.

2) Your model can’t be any taller than 32 centimetres in height (about 1 foot).

3) Use recycled materials whenever possible to make your model.

4) You need to complete the entry slip when you hand in your model.  If you are under 16 you will need to ask an adult to sign the form giving you permission to enter.

5) You must write your name clearly and attach it to the bottom of your model.

6) Entries can be collected from the Library from Friday the 25th of October.

7) The closing date for entries is Tuesday the 8^th of October.