The Turnip Prize Winner 2008
December 3, 2008 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
Prancing Sergeant Scoops Turnip Prize! This year’s prize has been awarded to Ivor Prance for his work entitled “Fleeced” (A piece of sheep’s wool) at a ceremony held at The New Inn, Wedmore, Somerset. The award was made in front of a packed art loving audience, TV cameramen and photographers cheered when the winner marched across the gallery to accept the prize, a turnip mounted on a six-inch nail. Organisers said, “They were delighted with the lack of effort taken to create the work.” Ivor Prance (69 former army sergeant from Worth, Nr Wookey, Somerset) said, “I have entered this most coveted art award on several occasions and I really feel that the lack of effort this year has really paid off, I knew the moment I came up with the idea I could pull the wool over the judges eyes” Ivor who describes his work as “fluffy, furry and flocculent” added, “the work took no time at all to create, I picked it off of a barbed wire fence whilst thinking how the voting public and unsuccessful competitors must feel after John Sergeant’s controversial exit from Strictly Come Dancing”
