English C1 CAE

Andrew Ruffhead goes out gathering rubbish on his local beach, where all sorts of interesting things are (0) WASHED up. He later uses these as the (1) ............ materials for his artwork, mostly sculptures and collages in the shape of fish, like tuna, and crustaceans, (2) ............ crabs and lobsters. Andrews's eye-catching work, which looks equally good in kitchens, bathrooms and gardens, has been a great success with seaside fans all over the globe, with his funky fish drifting as (3) ............ afield as Greece and Cape Cod in New England. (4) ............ as Andrew can tell you which beach the materials from each sculpture came from, he is also (5) ............ to know where his work will be hung. It is this interaction with the public that he particularly enjoys. Open to the public by (6) ............ his small informal studio also (7) ............ him with an opportunity to get direct (8) ............ from his customers. Indeed, people often bring their own beach finds to the studio, to get Andrew's advice about how to make them into works of art.