Your chance to win a print of much-loved Tommy by artist Lucy
Seaham’s much-loved Tommy statue has fast become a North East landmark – and now you can win a print of the iconic First World War soldier for your home.
We’ve teamed up with North East artist Lucy Kitching to give away a print of her hand-drawn illustration of Tommy who sits proudly on Terrace Green.
Much of Lucy’s work is informed by her home region, with skyline prints of locations such as Durham, Newcastle and Teesside popular sellers on her Etsy page, Lucy Kitch Creative.
Tommy was her first illustration of a figure and started lifeasacommissionfromacustomer who wanted a picture of thestatuetogiveasagifttoher grandparents,butheprovedso popular Lucy made him a part of her online selling page.
"It’s such a powerful statue and was a bit of a challenge to draw at first, but he’s become one of my favourites,” she explained.
Lucy, who works in fashion forging talent partnerships, began her Etsy shop a couple ofyearsago,butwithlockdown leading to a surge in interest in home decor, it’s proving more and more popular.
With people spending moretimeathome,manyhave looked to personalise their home, making wall art sales increase.
Lucy said: “I really started to notice a difference last May, with more people spending time online and shopping online. As so many people are working from home they wanttomakeitascomfortable as possible and to personalise it more.
“A lot of businesses have suffered because of the pandemic, but a lot of small creative businesses have thrived because of the change in people’s shopping habits.”
We’ve teamed up with Lucy Kitch Creative to give away a hand-illustratedTommyprint.
Youcanchooseeitheraportrait or landscape print, in ei
ther A3, A4 and A5, and black & white or colour.
To be in with a chance of winning,answerthisquestion: The statue is known affectionately as Tommy, but what is its official title?
A. 1101.
B. 2202.
C. 3303.
Email your answer, along with your name and address, to Katy.Wheeler@jpimedia. co.uk. Closing date: Monday, February1.Note:asallstaffare working from home due to the pandemic, we cannot accept postal entries at this time.