Original artwork · Oldham & Broadstairs

Artwork,
Drums &
Sculpture.

Original paintings, sculptures and artwork by Christopher Leece. Every piece carries a story — made with hands, not software.

Also featuring the Ancestors Awakening: Neolithic Treasure collection — 13 lunar moon drums birthed by Edwina Staniforth, artwork by Peter Yankowski.

All 13 lunar moon drums laid out on grass — Guinness World Record attempt
Guinness World Record attempt · Ancestors Awakening

The 13 Lunar
Moon Drums

Possibly the world's first complete set — one for each phase of the moon.

Thirteen hand-crafted frame drums, each representing a phase of the lunar cycle. The drums were birthed by Edwina Staniforth, with original artwork painted by Peter Yankowski — part of the Ancestors Awakening: Neolithic Treasure collection.

Christopher Leece curated this extraordinary collection of 13 drums and is submitting a Guinness World Record application for the what is believed to be the world's first complete set of 13 lunar moon drums (Guinness application pending adjudication) — helping bring this remarkable work to a global audience.

Each drum has its own Certificate of Authenticity, its own story, and its own spirit animal.

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Intellectual Property Notice — Guinness World Record
The concept, curation, and documentation of the 13-phase lunar moon drum collection are the intellectual property of Christopher Leece. All drum designs and curation concepts are protected under UK copyright law. Unauthorised reproduction of this system or collection structure is strictly prohibited.
Ancestors Awakening:
Neolithic Treasure

Drums birthed by Edwina Staniforth, artwork by Peter Yankowski — Ancestors Awakening: Neolithic Treasure collection. Christopher Leece curated the complete set of 13 and is submitting a Guinness World Record application for the world's first collection of this kind. Each drum carries a Certificate of Authenticity.

The work.

Drums, paintings, sculptures — all made by hand.

All 13 lunar moon drums together on grass

The complete set — all 13 lunar moon drums

Artwork: Peter Yankowski · Drums: Edwina Staniforth · Ancestors Awakening

Close up of heron lunar moon drum with intricate dot work

The heron drum

Artwork: Peter Yankowski · Ancestors Awakening collection

Certificate of Authenticity for the lunar drum beater — Guinness record documentation

Certificate of authenticity

Each drum is fully documented

Large mixed media abstract painting with air plants

Mixed media — landscape with air plants

Original artwork · Acrylic & texture

Skull artwork with dot work surround and The Manchester Maze book

Skull study with dot work

Original artwork · Mixed media

Wood carving — figure sitting in crescent moon, chain grown into tree trunk

Man in the moon — wood carving

Original sculpture · Hand carved wood

Carved wood sculpture with pour paint — organic form

Wood sculpture with pour paint

Carved wood · Paint pour technique

Certificate of Authenticity binder for the 13 lunar moon drums
Documented & certified

Every drum
certified.

Each of the 13 lunar moon drums comes with a full Certificate of Authenticity — documenting the artist (Peter Yankowski), the maker (Edwina Staniforth), materials, measurements, provenance and the story behind each piece.

Part of the Ancestors Awakening: Neolithic Treasure collection. Christopher Leece curated the complete set of 13 and compiled the archive as part of the Guinness World Record application — believed to be the what is believed to be the world's first collection of its kind (Guinness application pending adjudication).

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