March 22nd 2024 - In the Maker's Hands
Nigel Williams has been featured in the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen 'In the Maker's Hands' series on the Guild website. Read the article here.
March 1st 2024 - Fast-track to Edwardian beauty
Are you fed up with your lady's maid fussing around you? Tired of spending hours getting your face perfect before going out on a special occasion? This latest machine could provide a solution to your problems, saving you money (you can fire your lady's maid) and getting you out the door much faster - the Laboratoire Barmier Daintification Assistant.
August 23rd 2023 - Presidential secrets revealed
Are you missing locks on the top? Is your mane less main than it used to be? Is your tuft-count dwindling? Has your barnet gone to the dogs? Does your coot laugh at you? Bone-dome getting a bit chilly in the winter? And perhaps an important event is coming up for you, like a presidential election for instance? Well, this stunningly-effective new tool may well be the answer for you - find out how a certain ex-president does it here.
May 31st 2023 - Fishy business....
The Victorians were crackers about aquariums. But cleaning them must have been a real drag, requiring additional expensive servants to carry out this messy work. Learn how to enjoy your aquarium without extra servants, using this fabulously fishy new machine here.
May 21st 2023 - Maker in Focus
Nigel Williams has been interviewed for the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen 'Maker in Focus' feature on the Guild website. Read the feature here.
March 14th 2023 - Rodmarton Manor again
Nigel Williams has been invited for a third time to take part in the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen exhibition 'Crafts Alive' in September 2023 at the splendid Arts & Crafts Rodmarton Manor in Gloucestershire. It's likely that around 6 works will be on show (including 2 brand new works which have not been physically seen in public before). More information can be found on the Exhibitions page.
Jan 11th 2023 - What better place than......?
...the practice of an independent optometrist to display the marvelous optical properties of the Practical Hat Opera Glasses. Head on down to the premises of Dr Valarie Jerome in Newbury, UK to see this highly-practical device in its element.
May 1st 2022 - Well, we warned you: the 'stealth' has arrived!
With all the barmy nonsense going on in the world today, here's something that could have changed the course of history had it been implemented all those years ago. This machine will allow you to spy on your neighbours (near and far) unseen from a great height! Find out if you need to start building a bigger swimming pool to keep up, or maybe just move your fence over a bit while they're asleep in bed. It's the Aerolex Tactical Optic!
March 21st 2022 - Tetbury Market House
The beautiful and historic Market House (1655) in Tetbury, Gloucestershire will be the venue again for another exhibition by the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen towards the end of May 2022, in which Nigel Williams will be taking part. This will be the first outing for the 'scary piece' ('you have been warned', earlier...). More information can be found on the Exhibitions page.
February 24th 2022 - You have been warned....
There's a new piece under construction that, underneath all the humour and nonsense, touches a subject which is uncomfortably close to deeply unpleasant major events happening in the world today. Are you scared? You should be! Watch this space!
January 25th 2022 - Montpellier Gallery
The Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen are opening a new shop & gallery in the Montpellier district in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire on 11th March 2022. Contributions from Nigel Williams will include Flickendorfer's Celebrated Tea Refinery and the Practical Hat Opera Glasses, for those that need their tea processed in a hurry, or have been having trouble with tall hats in the theatre. More information can be found on the Exhibitions page.
June 17th 2021 - Rodmarton Manor
Nigel Williams has been invited to take part in the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen exhibition in September 2021 at that fabulous icon of the Arts & Crafts Movement, Rodmarton Manor in Gloucestershire. At least 6 works will be on show (including 4 brand new works which have not been physically seen in public before). More information can be found on the Exhibitions page.
June 2nd 2021 - Spetchley Park Gardens Exhibition
The Oxford Sculptors Group is running its exhibition at Spetchley Park Gardens Exhibition in Worcestershire for the third year on the trot in August/September 2021, and Nigel Williams will be participating. Four works will be on show, including three new pieces in the "Developed Frame" series. More information can be found on the Exhibitions page.
February 9th 2021 - Now a bit of culture
Or is it just more luxury? This latest device is intended to improve your experience at the opera. But beware if you're a wearer of tall hats - and woe betide if the person sitting behind you is the proud owner of one of these! Discover the true threat to your hat here.
January 14th 2021 - Famous for (now ten) minutes...
And again! Arts Editor Trish Lee of the Newbury Weekly News has featured the "Thrussell & Trobbs Foot-warmer, toe-tickler and ankle-polisher" (see above) on the front page of the Arts & Entertainment section of the newspaper. Her mission: "to cheer our readers up in a time when there's not a lot to laugh about". Result! Read the full article here.
November 25th 2020 - A touch of luxury - but still needs servants...
Super comfort for feet has just arrived. Find out how to keep your feet warm, tickled and polished here.
October 8th 2020 - Famous for five minutes...
Nigel Williams has taken over the front page of the Arts & Entertainment section of the Newbury Weekly News, courtesy of the newspaper's Arts Editor Trish Lee. Read the full article here.
September 23th 2020 - Gloucestershire Guild first showing
First opportunity to exhibit with the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen commences on the 1st October 2020. Three works will be on display in their gallery in Cheltenham. More information can be found on the Guild website.
August 6th 2020 - Communications liberated
Ever thought about what might happen if Guglielmo Marconi and Alan Turing got together? Maybe not, but if you had, you might be familiar with the latest device to be created for the well-being of the Edwardian middle-classes. Find out why they're having trouble concentrating on controlling their new-fangled automobiles here.
July 28th 2020 - Virtual gallery in Newbury
The Arts Editor for the Newbury Weekly News (Trish Lee) has built a virtual lockdown art gallery on the newspaper's website, and has chosen to feature Nigel Williams in the gallery. The main gallery index is here; direct access to the feature on Nigel Williams is here.
June 29th 2020 - Spetchley Park Gardens Exhibition
As everybody knows, 2020 has been a blank year with regard to exhibitions, but the Oxford Sculptors Group has managed to proceed with its planned exhibition at Spetchley Park Gardens near Worcester in August and September, at which Nigel Williams will be exhibiting three works. More information can be found on the Exhibitions page.
May 18th 2020 - Those mean old brewers!
In the continuing fight to improve the domestic lot of the wealthy Edwardian, this latest machine targets three sets of unscrupulous tradesmen in one hit! Brewers, maltsters and publicans get a round thrashing from this new way to provide a fine jug of ale. Details of how to obtain the best possible pint without any help here. Ideal for lockdowns too!
March 9th 2020 - Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen
Nigel Williams is honoured to have been invited to join the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen, which was established in 1933 and is one of the longest surviving craft guilds in Britain. For more information about the Guild, please see the Guild website.
February 20th 2020 - The scientists are defeated!
A new scientific instrument designed to make you rich quick... or to monitor other people's wealth... or just to find out why you're not rich? Fast-track route to the wealth revolution can be found here.
October 15th 2019 - The what (??) is defeated!
Well, this time we haven't got a clue who's fighting who, or for what. The latest device is incredibly complicated and has no purpose whatsoever - it's called "D.I.F." or "Device of Indeterminate Function"! Full details of what it's (not) all about can be found here. It's getting it's first outing at the The South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts exhibition at Exeter Castle in Devon (see the exhibitions page).
April 29th 2019 - The chimney is defeated!
The fight against unjustified reductions in the income of wealthy persons continues! Now it's moved up a step to combat untrustworthy tradesmen! Now there is a machine to automatically remove undesired substances from your chimneys - it's called The "Novel Lupine Chimney Evacuator"! Full details can be found here.
February 1st 2019 - Exhibitions for 2019
Exhibitions at two new venues during 2019: "Altered States" in Newbury, Berkshire (May) - in association with West Berkshire and North Hampshire Open Studios - and Spetchley Park Gardens near Worcester (August/September). For more details see the exhibitions page.
August 16th 2018 - The garden is defeated!
Another milestone in the fight against domestic staff has been completed - it'll be moving menacingly around a garden near you soon. It's called The Edwin Budding Auto-Gardener - it is designed to mow your grass and trim your hedges without human intervention (other than to fill it with water and rocket fuel....). Full details can be found here.
March 1st 2018 - Arts & Crafts wonder
Nigel Williams is honoured to have been invited to take part in an exhibition of sculpture held as part of their 'Crafts Alive' event by the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen at Rodmarton Manor, that pinnacle of Cotswolds Arts & Crafts architecture and craftsmanship. For more details see the exhibitions page.
February 2nd 2018 - The Pineapple has emerged
The giant copper pineapple, a commission for Nigel Williams from a private client (and many months in the making!), has been completed, and permanently installed in woodland on the clients premises. For more details, click here.
May 26th 2017 - The view from the escarpment
Nigel Williams is taking part in the Oxford Sculptors Group exhibition at Kiftsgate Court Gardens in Glucestershire, UK from the 19th August to 6th September 2017. For more details see the exhibitions page.
February 15th 2017 - In it's element...
Steam-age sculpture will be displayed in a "Steam Cathedral"! Nigel Williams has been invited to put on an exhibition at Kempton Steam Museum in London, UK in September 2017. The museum is the home of the world's largest working triple-expansion steam engine - awesome! Can't think of a more suitable venue for this sculpture! For more details see the exhibitions page.
March 31st 2016 - Another giant "K-scopes" exhibition
Nigel Williams has been invited to put on an exhibition of his "K-scopes" project within the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Hospital in Oxford, UK during Nov/Dec 2016, and into Jan 2017. Twenty-five large 40" x 30" prints will be spread around the walls of this modern hospital. For more details see the exhibitions page.
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