Night of the Willy Pullers by Jam Westwood

The Night of the Willy Pullers was an event mischievously designed by the Three Graces, simply to amuse Olympians. On Earth, for one night only, women and men would suddenly recall and re-embrace long-forgotten childhood curiosities about one another’s bodies. Along with their inhibitions, social hierarchies and gender imbalances simply disappeared.

Despite the name, this night was not just about willies; it was just as much about lady bits but the Grace’s wanted to keep the name snappy and appropriately immature. It was all very slapstick and nothing dark ever happened, just the shenanigans of human puppets, acting like children, fuelled by laughter, fruit and invariably, a bit of booze. The gods and goddesses would look down upon the world thoroughly entertained. Then, as the sun began to rise in the sky, the revellers returned to their ordinary adult lives, and mythical beasts, confused by what had just unfolded before them, rolled their eyes and shook their heads before going about their business again.

Glazed stoneware, slip and sgraffito decoration

44H x 30W cm

2024