{"id":16285,"date":"2013-03-25T11:59:57","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T11:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=16285"},"modified":"2013-04-03T16:47:06","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T16:47:06","slug":"all-phwoar-a-good-cause-jaime-winstone-and-ash-stymest-save-wild-tigers-photoshoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2013\/03\/25\/all-phwoar-a-good-cause-jaime-winstone-and-ash-stymest-save-wild-tigers-photoshoot\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaime Winstone and Ash Stymest want to save the tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jaime Winstone and Ash Stymest get up close and personal with a Swarovski-studded tiger’s head (not a real one, duh) made by artist Lauren Baker – all in the name of raising money for the Save Wild Tigers<\/a> charity. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We love it when celebrities, shiny things and fierce animals collide. So Jaime Winstone and Ash Stymest posing with a life-sized tiger head sculpture, encrusted with 35,000 Swarovski crystals? Believe us when we say this photoshoot by Louie Banks<\/a> hits all our buttons. <\/p>\n But there’s a great story behind it too. British artist Lauren Baker<\/a>, better known for her mosaic work with animal skulls, made ‘Crystal Tiger’ for Save Wild Tigers<\/a>, a charity that raises conservation funds for one of the world’s most magnificent big cats. Enter Jaime Winstone to sprinkle a little bit of stardust onto an already glittery project. <\/p>\n “I love tigers so this is an amazing project to be involved in,” Winstone said. “Lauren Baker\u2019s sculpture is so powerful – she does justice to the majestic creature. It\u2019s down to our generation to save wild tigers.”<\/p>\n There are only 3,500 tigers left in the wild – in fact, wild tigers could become extinct within 10 years due to deforestation, urbanization and the illegal trade of tiger parts. <\/p>\n But this particular story, at least has a happy ending. The artwork was auctioned on 21st March after being exhibited in Asia House<\/a> and bought by Elaine and Chris Fairfax of pet insurance firm Animal Friends<\/a> for \u00a310,500. <\/p>\n Check out the pictures below.<\/p>\n