Glass blower John Ditchfield
believes there is a bounty on the heads which have
been stolen twice from a field next to his Singleton
workshop in just 48 hours.
The six glass heads first vanished on Sunday night
then reappeared hours later on his doorstep with a
note suggesting they could be a target for thieves.
On Monday night they were stolen again and haven't
been seen since.
Mr Ditchfield, whose creations have become very collectable
and have featured on several television auction shows,
was surprised to see the glass heads on his steps
on Monday morning.
"They were in a bag on the doorstep with a note
from the man who found them saying there could be
a price on their heads and someone may be prepared
to pay big money for them.
"The notes advised me to keep them inside, but
they're only a bit of fun and I don't see why they
don't just come into the studio and I will make them
one.
"They are worth about £100 but, if past
experience is anything to go by, their value will
double or treble in time."
Delighted
Before they were taken for a second time the crazy
faces delighted passers-by peeking over the hedge
at the workshop and were set to become part of a scarecrows'
tea party with an eye-catching giant pink chandelier.
Good samaritan Craig Wilcock, from Fleetwood, said
he found the heads lying by the side of the road close
to the studio gates on Sunday night. Along with two
friends, he placed them in bags and left them on the
workshop steps with a note warning Mr Ditchfield they
were in demand.
Mr Wilcock, 18, said: "I was driving past with
my friends when we saw the heads on the ground. I
realised someone had probably taken them off the poles
and could be coming back to get them so we put them
in bags and left them at the door. I left a note warning
we had heard someone was willing to pay a lot of money
for the heads and they should keep them inside, but
if they have gone now then this person has obviously
come back."
Mr Ditchfield, who is currently working on 2,500 pieces
for a huge glass sculpture he hopes to install at
Windy Harbour, added: "I will just have to make
some more but next time I will keep them further away
from the road. They'll be in the middle of the field
next time with our three Dobermans."
Author : Heather
Butler Blackpool Gazzete
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