Exhibitions
NYOS 15 – Moors & Coast
At the moment the apple blossom at my workshop is smelling, and looking, heavenly – and I’m enjoying the view of my workshed (the building that I love most in the world) through it. It is only a couple of weeks until North Yorkshire Open Studios 2015 and preparations gain momentum across the region […]
A lovely opening evening
This is the scene that greeted me as I arrived at the Hirsel – delivering my sculpture to the White Fox Gallery – the gallery overlooks breathtaking views of the lake and woodlands. The gallery nestles in a small cluster of buildings which make up the Hirsel Homestead Centre for Arts and Crafts in […]
Pressing Matters and Sewings On
This weekend I spent a thought provoking hour (might have been more actually) visiting this Art Installation in four buildings in Appleton village. I don’t know why, but the words art installation put me off, they don’t describe anything, I don’t understand them and I get the feeling I’m going to be confused and […]
Hot off the press
Just the other day I collected my posters and brochures for North Yorkshire Open Studios 2015. This year it is designed with fresh spring colours and just perfect for this time of year. I’ve got posters to put up, signs to fix and brochures to send – I’m number 92 in the Moors and […]
What inspires your sculpture?
This is a question I’m asked quite a lot. Most obviously it is from my interest and love of wildlife – sometimes it is just an expression of how I see the world. I do like to know my subject and invariably in researching it, I’m diverted to look up things I didn’t understand, which lead […]
Vernissage
Before I get to your invitation, please may I first introduce Stephen and Virginie who are the lovely owners of the White Fox Gallery where I will be showing my work as a guest artist throughout May. I did want you to meet them because it is such a lovely thing to have caring, […]
The Rievaulx Terrace
The Rievaulx Terrace was created about 1749-57 by Thomas Duncombe II, to provide a long view of the medieval abbey ruins in the valley below. Duncombe would bring his guests over from nearby Duncombe Park to enjoy the landscape. As they walked along the curving Terrace, a carefully contrived series of thirteen different views of […]
A mate for Bamboo Bird
This is Bamboo Bird II – although perhaps the sculpture ought to be called sunshine bird. It has been glorious here and I’ve been working outside all week, today putting finishing touches and carving details into tail and beak. The sculpture is a partner for Bamboo Bird as promised – they’ve just met, and I’m […]
Back to a Land
Opening tomorrow at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park – 7th March, 2015 – is an exhibition called Back to a Land – this is work by Henry Moore with a focus on showing his drawings, prints and sculpture which were inspired by his love of landscape and the rocks and earth that make it. His […]
Little Owl Sculpture
This is the first time I’ve carved Ancaster Weatherbed stone. This piece was so beautifully flecked grey and brown that I thought it perfect to suggest the feather colouring of a Little Owl. I’ve worked Ancaster limestone before, but that was the stone the quarry describes as Hard White. Within the beds (the layers […]