Puffins – Puffins Galore

Welcome to our Puffins Galore Gallery!

We hope you’ll be visiting all of our Puffins in their beautiful East Yorkshire locations over the next few months.

As a little teaser, we’d like to share our online gallery, where you can see the studio pictures of the Puffins and find out more about the thoughts behind the designs, the artists and the sponsors.

We hope you enjoy the gallery and we hope it will whet your appetite to plan a trip and visit them in real life, get some selfies with Puffins Galore! and discover East Yorkshire as you go.

Amy’s Light

Artist: Emma Garness

Sponsored by: Amy Johnson Arts Trust

About the Design
Emma’s design tempts you to find out more about the derring-do attitude of Hull’s aviation champion Amy Johnson and the natural beauty of Spurn Point. The lighthouse is of great importance and holds a vital turning point in this story and its outcome. The Puss Moth is attracted to the safety of its light. On the back of the Puffin, Amy is centre stage with her high collar coat, and from her heart space flows the Puss Moth plane, compass, sea rocket, brent goose and water.

About the Artist
Emma’s subject matter mostly investigates the concept of ‘Nurture’. She is naturally drawn to work out how to interpret an emotion, a feeling or a moment of nostalgia. Key themes are family, stories and nature. She paints large street art/murals and smaller studio work where she uses acrylic and spray paint.

About the Sponsor
The Amy Johnson Arts Trust is a charity which champions Hull aviation heroine Amy Johnson through creative arts and cultural programmes and aims to ensure that future generations of young people know about her remarkable story.