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Tomorrow is the last day of the Great Nurdle Exhibition, its gone very quickly. Keep posted for where we take it next! Thank you to everybody who came to see it and thank you to everyone who took part. 😁
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Come and see our exhibition in full, it’s in the Clayden Gallery at Quay Arts until Saturday 10th October.
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How do artists respond to the impact of plastic pollution on our coastline? That’s at the heart of The Great Nurdle Exhibition, @planetawareiow bringing together artists and creatives, each responding in their own way to nurdles, plastic pollution and the impact these tiny pellets are having on our environment. I’ve loved being part of this exhibition with my piece Choke Point, bringing together recycled metals, recovered fishing line and nurdles collected from our coastline. There’s still time to see the exhibition at @quayarts it runs until 10th October. Feeling inspired by the exhibition? There’s more to discover in the Quay Arts shop too, @quayarts_shop with work available to buy from some of the artists and makers featured in the exhibition, alongside lots of other Island creatives, including a selection of exclusive pieces of beCHARLO jewellery. The Great Nurdle Exhibition is presented by @planetawareiow in partnership with @quayarts, with support from @beaseachanger, @greatnurdler / FIDRA and @seachangewine. The Great Nurdle Exhibition is presented by… 🌊 Amanda and Graham Cope @marmoo_cope 🌊 Anna Hayward @annahaywardcreated 🌊 Becca Charlo @be_charlo_jewellery_ 🌊 Hannah George @hgmakings 🌊 Isabelle Cambray 🌊 James Lord @jameslordart 🌊 Jean G Owen @gowenjean 🌊 Justin Duance @justinduancejewellery 🌊 Joshua Raffell and Dave Smothers @theartistshusband 🌊 Kae Carlsted Duke @kaecarlstedduke 🌊 Katie Stone @kjsdoodleprints 🌊 Laura Hathaway @laurahathawaycreative 🌊 Steven Pragnell 🌊 Paradox Paul @Paradox_Paul 🌊 Duncan Radcliff 🌊 Prilly Lewis @prillylewis 🌊 Seafever Arts @seafeverarts 🌊 Simone Rudolphi @simonerudolphi 🌊 Stacey Holiday-Huges @staceyholidayhuges 🌊 Steve Miles @stevemilesartist 🌊 Suzanne Maitland-Wood 🌊 Heidi @Trashmaiden 🌊 Wendy @westsouthwesterly 🌊 Zoe Barker Photographer 🌊 Zoe Sadler @zoesadler_ink Go for the artwork, discover the stories behind it, and maybe leave looking at those tiny pieces of plastic a little differently. 🌊 #GreatNurdleExhibition #PlasticPollution #IsleOfWight #ContemporaryArt #becharlo
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Still a little while left to visit “The Great Nurdle Exhibition “ at Quay Arts. It’s on until October 10th 9.30 to 4pm daily. Come along and learn about nurdles by appreciating art. Also theres a Nurdle hunt at Bembridge beach (by sailing club) this Saturday at 10.30am.
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What happens to the smallest things once they escape into the ocean? The Oracle of Small Things follows the journey of a tiny plastic nurdle through six illustrated cards—revealing how something almost invisible can leave a lasting trace upon the natural world. Each card asks a question. Each question becomes part of a larger story of curiosity, consequence and care. Created for The Great Nurdle Project, showing at Quay Arts from 19 September–5 October 2026, alongside work by fellow Island artists. Swipe through the story, then come and discover the full exhibition—and let me know which card’s question stays with you most. 🌊 #TheGreatNurdleProject #OracleArt #OceanConservation #IsleOfWightArtists #QuayArts
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A few moments from this week… One of the final Shell necklaces found its person less than 24 hours after sharing them 🫶 always a lovely feeling when something I’ve made heads off to its new home. 🐚 The Great Nurdle Exhibition opened on 19th September for @planetawareiow at @quayarts After weeks of developing Choke Point, experimenting with materials + sharing little glimpses along the way, it was quite something to see it displayed in the Clayden Gallery and to see the space so busy with people looking at all the different artists’ work. Back at the bench, wax carving has been making an appearance again too… more on that over the next few weeks…and the opportunity to give it a go yourself. And somewhere amongst all of that, I still stopped to admire my favourite Joey rose. 🌹 A pretty good mix for one week, I think. #SundayScroll #BehindTheBench #JewelleryMaking #IsleOfWight #beCHARLO @nurdleuk @nurdlenerd @greatnurdler
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I have reliable evidence that the nurdle fairy will be making an appearance today at our launch of the Great Nurdle Exhibition at 11am. See all you nurdle hunters there!
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It’s drop off day for artists exhibiting in The Great Nurdle Exhibition. I’m here today and tomorrow can wait to see you all and your work! Our launch event is on Saturday at 11am, we also have a free family drop in session at 10 till 1pm.
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“The Nurdle Fairy” My Nurdle Fairy was inspired the by the recent Guardian headline “There’s no nurdle fairy’: thousands mobilise to clean up plastic spillage in north-east England” (2nd Augst 2026). It referred to the collision of two ships on the 19th of July this year at the Port of Tyne, South Sheilds leading to billions of nurdles being spilled from containers on one of the ships. Campaigners have estimated that 25 tonnes of them were lost. I am still seeing daily updates on social media about this problem and the lack of attention from the industry with the clear up and the lack of action from our own Government in changing the legislation with regards to having them classified as toxic waste like the EU have done. I made my fairy to highlight the issue. Wouldn’t it be marvellous if a magicwand could be waved to solve this problem. I have been working with Planetaware since 2023. I urge everybody who sees this and who comes to our exhibition to sign the petition on Planetawares’ site and to write to your MP.
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Not everything I make starts with precious materials… Back in January, Holly of @maslendesigns and I were walking along Compton when we started noticing tiny plastic pellets scattered along the beach. At first it was very much, “What are those?” and then we quickly realised. Nurdles! Once we’d spotted them, we seemed to see them everywhere. More recently, I headed to Bembridge with Steffie from @seafeverarts to go nurdle hunting and in just 20 minutes we found so many 🫣 These tiny plastic pellets are used to make everyday plastic products, but when lost during production and transportation, they can end up in our seas and along our coastlines. They don’t biodegrade, can absorb pollutants and can be mistaken for food by marine life. And we’ve seen very recently just how easily this can happen. In July, a collision at the Port of Tyne damaged containers carrying nurdles, releasing pellets into the River Tyne, with some subsequently washing up on nearby beaches. Clean-up and recovery efforts have continued since. Something so tiny can have a much bigger impact than you might think. And now they’ve become the starting point for something completely different. Over the past few weeks I’ve been creating a piece for The Great Nurdle Exhibition, bringing together nurdles, discarded fishing line and other found and unexpected materials to explore how waste can become wearable. Organised by Planet Aware IW @planetawareiow , the exhibition brings together local artists, each responding to nurdle pollution in their own way and helping raise awareness of this easily overlooked but widespread pollutant. I’m really looking forward to seeing how everyone has interpreted the brief and to finally sharing what my own collection of materials has become. The finished piece? Not quite yet… See it alongside work from the other artists at: THE GREAT NURDLE EXHIBITION 19th September – 10th October Clayden Gallery, Quay Arts @quayarts More of the process between now and then… 👀 #TheGreatNurdleExhibition #IsleOfWight #Nurdles #PlasticPollution #ContemporaryJewellery
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Things I haven’t shown you lately… Quite a lot has been happening away from the grid. There have been pieces leaving the bench, repairs and remodels in between and a couple of makes that I definitely can’t show you just yet… 👀 I’ve also been spending time on something a little different. With the Planet Aware exhibition coming up next month at Quay Arts, I headed to Bembridge with Steffie from Sea Fever for a spot of nurdle hunting. In just 20 minutes we found so many…a pretty stark reminder of just how much plastic is finding its way onto our shores and all part of the story behind the piece I’m creating for the exhibition. We squeezed in an art swap too! A piece of each other’s work to take home. And you can’t visit Bembridge without calling into Maslen Design Studio…especially with a Binwear pop-up! And then there was the eclipse. One of those evenings where it felt like everyone was looking up at the same time, watching the light change and spotting those strange crescent-shaped shadows. Amongst all the making, planning and everything quietly happening behind the scenes, I’m also trying to remember not to rush through August. There’s still some summer left. @maslendesignstudio @binwear @planetawareiow @quayarts @seafeverarts #beCHARLO #IsleOfWight #HandmadeJewellery #IndependentJeweller #PlanetAware
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