PIE-POPPING ART
O NE of Cardiff’s most loved pie shops is being celebrated with its own artwork.
Clark’s Pies made their very first pie in 1913 and 15 years later the family’s first shop opened in Grangetown.
Now two local artists have produced work which captures the shop’s history.
A watercolour of the Grangetown store, postcards of the painting and a retro sign have been made.
Amanda Rosoman, Grangetown shop manager, said: “We like to work with people in the community and we decided to try to put across the history of the building through art.”
Fine artist Diana Mead, from Penarth, made a watercolour painting of the shop exterior, as it was around two decades ago.
Prints and postcards of the painting are now available at the shop. Diana specialises in painting landscapes, architecture and flowers.
Retro signs have been made by Family Lavisse, a small business in Cowbridge which makes vintage and upcycled furniture and decorations.
The signs are hand-printed onto recycled wood planks.
“What they have both done is great,” Amanda said.
“My great-grandmother started Clark’s Pies.”
Postcards and prints of thee watercolour are availablee from the Clark’s Pie shop and d Artisan’s Corner on Glebee Street in Penarth.
The large prints cost £30,, the small prints £20 and the e postcards are 60p.
The signs, £75, are availa- ble in red or white and can bee ordered from the shop or r from Happy Days Vintage e Homestore, Cowbridge.