Harmony Kingdom is a company that manufactures hand crafted figurines which most of the time portray animals and plants with each piece containing visible as well as hidden messages for nature awareness. Set in the green wildlife park of Cotswold, England, the people responsible for the creation of these beautifully made figurines incorporates different themes and elegant designs to each of their creations adding more uniqueness to an item and a one of a kind piece of art.
Every Box Figurine could include up to three secrets depending on what the artist intended to convey. Some of which exemplifies relevancy of nature including the salvation of giant pandas from near extinction and the metaphor of two polar bears sweltering under the heat of the sun wondering where all the ice is, signifying the alarming reality of global warming. These are just some of the inanimate storytelling and relevant portrayals these artists want to give out through their sculptures.
Plenty of the artists from Harmony Kingdom are renowned Master Carver Peter Calvesbert, Monique Baldwin and David Lawrence who have received popular attention through their creations which bring symbolism and messages of humor and even dark humor, mostly focused on nature-awareness.
Peter Calvesbert's caliber as a master carver was not the only job he took. Peter also took up Journalism in college where he got to know his then future wife, Andrea, and got married some time in 1995. Peter and his wife, Andrea, love wildlife so much that they spend their honeymoon together on an African safari. Being an advocate of nature and animals, a large amount of his sculptures are based on different kinds of animals, whether they are based on real animals or mythological creatures.
One instance of having a ironic expression he created is an item described as “Cat Walk” on Harmony Kingdom’s Black Box series. This piece sends out a message of how would humans feel when their skins are worn by the animals who are killed for their skin for fashion. Although some people might find the thought gruesome, it sends a strong message as to how people hunt these magnificent animals to earn profit for their skins and use it as a fashionable clothing garment by people who buy them and proudly wear them.
Monique Baldwin is another talented artist and sculptor within Harmony Kingdom. With her multitude of creations for Harmony Kingdom's Garden series, her creations are sought after as a collectors item around the globe. Monique is a well-trained designer, sculptor and painter because of her college education that started in her country of Dominica where she took up a two-year course in Art and Design at Stroud College and then attending Carmarthen College in Wales where she studied and pursue a Higher National Diploma (or HND which is similar to Masters or MBA) in ceramics, jewelry and surface design, and stained glass. After finishing her studies, Monique put her skills to the test by getting a job at Martin Perry Studios, and creating exquisite figurine pieces for Harmony Kingdom afterwards.
Finally, David Lawrence. David has always brought a creative, realistic, and humorous touch to his creations. Settling his home at the small village countryside at Wessex, England, David is deeply rooted and proud of his village’s legacy of having pristine forests and woodlands creatures.
Examples of his creations depict lovable animals that people often keep as pets doing silly, mischievous, cute and funny things like an item called “Poppin.” This figurine shows a little kitty in Ms. Dolly Poppin’s purse sitting and guarding all its contents from the feisty mouse. Made of crushed marble, hand-painted and personally signed by David Lawrence with his trademark symbol “acorn.”
Harmony Kingdom figurines not just offer superb animal statuettes as a decorative ornament, but it also give messages of love, care, humor, and awareness for everyone.
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