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Some say it’s different …
Some say weird, some wonderful, others have been unsettled! A lovely comment said the exhibition was ‘calm’. I’m talking about our show Naturally Inclined at The White Room Gallery, in York. Actually these comments refer to my pieces – and I’ve been surprised that so many visitors have said how much my work has […]
Spring Planter
I love carving images onto my little stone planters, and when they are finished I just want to keep them all, and plant them up – I cannot help bringing home little bunches of spring growth and flowers at the moment, and the pots look lovely filled with them. This pot has a hare […]
Letter to my birds
Dear Birds I am so happy and honoured that you came to make your home and build your nest in my workshop – but please would you use one of the safe ledges, or rafters, or even the little nest boxes I have supplied. This nest I cannot help but disturb every time I […]
Glorious Garden Images
I’ve picked out a couple of photographs that appeal from the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition run by Kew Royal Botanical Gardens. There are so many beautiful images, it is hard to choose. International Garden Photographer of the Year is the world’s premier competition and exhibition specialising in garden, plant, flower and […]
Sketching in my Greenhouse
Ideas for sculpture are always in mind, shapes being formed and worked out. Often ideas come too fast, or are only part visualised and I have an urgent need to jot them down on paper. In working towards my exhibition ‘Naturally Inclined’ over the past few months, I’ve adopted the habit of shutting myself […]
Art in the Pen 2014 – Skipton
I’ve just received confirmation from Art in the Pen, Skipton that I have been selected as an exhibiting artist in 2014. For those who don’t know about Art in the Pen, it is a contemporary art fair where over 100 selected artists transform sheep and cow pens into mini galleries from which they sell […]
Hares at the Friends Meeting House
On Saturday I went on a workshop organised by Chrysalis Arts – Photographing your Work by Steve Rayner, held at the Friends Meeting House in Malton. This was such a good venue – it is a beautiful building, with huge windows letting in lots of light and masses of space for spreading out our […]
Stone Axe-head Mould
The Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes asked if I would make a replica stone axe-head mould. They sent me this archaeological drawing of one they had on loan, along with measurements so that I could carve a copy in stone. The moulds were also made in clay or sand. Axes first came into use […]
Ash Wednesday Sculpture
I was looking for a sculpture made in Ash, as in Volcanic Ash stone material for today – but changed my mind when I remembered FBC London and their stunning accessories. They come under the FBC’s header of accessories, but they are simply beautiful sculptures in wood – Ash wood. I wonder if part […]
Shrove Tuesday Sculpture
This Shrove Tuesday ball game stone sculpture stands within the grounds of St Edmund’s Church, Sedgefield, County Durham. The tradition of this pancake day ball game is reputedly between 700 to 1000 years old. A sort of Shrovetide football match. It starts when an honoured guest passes the small ball (just bigger than […]