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Hedgerow Birds sculpture
Hedgerow Birds – carved in Yorkstone – 6″ x 2″ x 4″ Often when I sit quietly for a moment, perhaps assessing my progress with a sculpture, or to rest weary arms, I’m joined by little birds. They hop and flit out of the nearby hedgerow where they must have been hiding or feeding. […]
Ball Eye Blue stone vases
These exceptional vases are now back in stock in my online shop, just a few, making use of the last of this stone that I have. The markings in this sophisticated, special and very rare stone are exquisite. It’s name is Ball Eye Blue (sometimes nick-named ‘Blue John’). The vases are for dry stems […]
White Owl
White Owl – carved in Portland Limestone is currently showing as part of the Winter collection at Norton Way Gallery. The exhibition runs from 23 November to January 25, 2025. View other Owl sculpture
Sculpted Shell-shaped Birdbath
Sculpted shell-shaped Birdbath with graceful fluted rim carved in fine Yorkstone. Stages showing the detail and process of carving the natural stone shell-shaped Birdbath from a block of raw stone through roughing out, shaping and finishing the surface. Shell Birdbath – Howley Park Sandstone – 24″ x 20″ x 8″ – £1500.00 […]
Preparations for Garden Festival
Lovely pieces are being finished at the workshop just now, ready for the Borde Hill Garden Festival. As part of the range of garden features I’m exhibiting, are these handsome planters – hand carved as a matching pair in fine Yorkstone, drilled for drainage and ready for magical planting ideas. At the Festival you’ll […]
Fox Cub
Fox Cub sculpture carved in Hazeldean Sandstone As the gorse is in magnificent bloom just now, I thought Fox Cub would appreciate being in the wild landscape amongst the perfumed spikes, so we set off for the Common to enjoy the early morning sunshine.
Hare with a brown back
Sculpture of a sitting Hare carved in Yorkstone. This is one of the pieces heading to Norton Way Gallery very shortly for their upcoming exhibition at the Affordable Art Fair – Hampstead Heath, London – May 8-12. And you can see here how it came by its name – Hare with a brown back […]
Swallow Fly
Swallow Fly – sculpture of a Swallow in flight carved in Soapstone Last year my first sighting of a Swallow was on 13 April, so I’m looking skyward now with expectations of their return very soon. How happy it feels when you catch first sight – a glint of shiny feathers, sweet chittering and […]
Slim Sliver of Hare
Sliver of Hare – carved in English Alabaster – a small piece measuring just 4″ in length. Most of the colouring in the stone is at the Hare’s head and rather aptly echoes the tumult and frenzy Hares exhibit come Spring time. So many of the special qualities of Alabaster fit with the myth […]