Twit-t-LOO

First it was The Angel of the North - now it's a loo with a view. The exterior walls of a public lavatory in the Northumberland coastal village of Seahouses have become the unlikely location for the region's latest piece of public art.

Two 8 foot tall billboards of resident birds - the eider duck and
yellowhammer - are on display for five months over the summer of 2010.

The eider duck was chosen to symbolise the sea (as it's a regular visitor to the harbour) and the yellowhammer
to represent the land.

The artwork has been created by visual artist Stuart Mugridge, who is
currently Seahouses' appointed Visiting Artist.

The village of Seahouses is known as 'The Gateway to the Farne Islands' - a part of the British Isles recognised as a wildlife haven that is enjoyed all year round by global nature lovers.

The project has been developed by Inspire Northumberland and the Seahouses Development Trust with support from the Rural Development Programme for England, which is jointly funded by Defra and the European Union, managed by One North East in the North East region. The project received additional support from Northumberland
Tourism, Northumberland County Council and Arts Council England, North East.

The ornithological themed artwork is part of the Seahouses Townscape Development Project which is funded as part of Northumberland Tourism's Market Town Welcome project.

Photographs are by David Williams Photography