Bidding of kubella

I have just had a look online at :www.londonelephantparade.org and checked the online bidding and Kubella has a bid of £1500 to date. She will be part of the live auction of 3rd July at The Royal Hospital and fingered crossed she will raise a good amount for the charity and of course, find a good home to live!

Meet the artist day & bidding news!

Kubella loves bananas!

Kubella looks longingly at Brendan's pint and bats her eyelashes at him...

Brendan's shares his pint

Mark Shand- the Principal Trustee & me laughing /The Golden elephants from the indoor picnic

Kubella makes friends and simply loved the hugs she got! It makes her happy..

I had a lovely day yesterday as part of The Elephant Family's 'Meet The Artist Day'. I chatted to a wide range of people who were fascinated by Kubella and the Elephant Parade. Some were armed with a route map, pen and camera and were on a mission to spot as many as elephants as they could in the beautiful sunshine in London. French tourists, an Ozzie couple living here, office workers who see her everyday, children, families, groups of friends, and some who were simply intrigued to see elephants at London landmarks.

The response was brilliant, just so many wonderful comments, such as 'Your elephant is stunning, she's the best I've seen, she's gorgeous, I simply love her!'...and the hugs she received says it all, see the photos! She also enjoyed a clean, some bananas, sweets and tried some Guinness thanks to Brendan. She also enjoyed the tickle that Josh Perry gave her looking for the two secret tiles in her tummy!

All the artists enjoyed a picnic in Covent Garden warehouse, as a 'thank you' from the elephant family, complete with fake grass and knee heigh golden elephants and Pimms. Mark Shand, principal Trustee, said it had been reported that there are only two things going on in London, one was the election and the other was the Elephant Parade and as the election has finished, it only left The London Elephant Parade!

The big news today...I have just had a look on the bidding site for the online bids for Kubella and so far she has...drum roll please £1,000! The link is on the www.londonelephantparade.org in the text part and Kubella is number 181.

The stunning elephants of the parade..

Living in Bournemouth is great, but it does mean that I haven't been able to go elephant spotting, but will the power of flickR and blogs I have been able to see some of the herd: MoonInTheGlitter's photostream has some of the elephant inclusing the lovely Kubella:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/merialc/sets/72157623894673675/show/with/4590018902/
or have a look at the blog of Murphyzville, or muphyz on flickr for some great photos.
I am part of Meet the Artist next weekend, where I will to stand next to my elephant for a while and talk to passers by!!

Kubella is St. Christopher's Place, London, her new home!

Kubella causing a stir!


Hannah and Kubella friends forever!

How gorgeous I am!

I think Kubella has taken a fancy to one of the Eco men!( or his Bottom!!)

No Kubella, be good!

Kubella looking like a star and turning heads!

Kubella the seaside elephant finally has a a new home in London, as part of the London Elephant Parade 2010. She is now in situ in St. Christopher's Place, off Oxford Street, opp. Bond St. Station, a little oasis of calm in London, with a rich cafe culture.

She is looking gorgeous and I'm rather proud of her and the community project : ) Hannah Perry has been busy recording her move from a London warehouse, where she was stored to her new home with a series of photos of the event. Thanks Hannah, brilliant timing!!

Kubella is elephant number 181 on the route map of the elephants. The map can be downloaded from: www.londonelephantparade.co.uk. She will be there until 23rd June, before she is moved to Chelsea Hospital for the auction. (where the Chelsea Flower show is held!) for a week of public viewing before being sold at auction by sotheby's.