Sculpture
Missing the Meadow
All around the hay fields are being cut and the smell of drying grass is heavenly. The mowing and baling happen so quickly it is taking me a little while to adjust to the new landscape. To the east of the workshop, one meadow remains, I’m not sure why it has been left to […]
I believe in birds
Along the honeysuckled lane, I ran to where the little bird pairing began, and there I understood at last why I had come so far, so fast. On every branch of every tree a fledgling perched, ready to fly for me. I’m still watching my birds closely, especially the young taking their first […]
Garden Birds
All the to-ings and fro-ings, flitterings, flutterings, and fledglings of garden birds has been something to behold. I’m trying not to anthropomorphize as I watch the stories of these bird families unfold. Nature is urgent and intense, survival urgent, and reproduction urgent. The strength and vigour of these cycles are captivating and potent. I […]
A bird who likes roses
The hedgerows at the moment are bursting with wild roses. I think they’re Dog Rose – familiar for scrambling and climbing with five large pink or white petals, many stamens and a faint sweet smell. One grew at the base of my Sycamore tree and now it reaches up into the branches and tumbles […]
Contemporary Bird Sculpture
From what bird’s flawless design, I do not know, but oh – its simple, quiet elegance. Inspiration from the natural world – Jaggy Tailed Bird sculpture- Sandstone – 9″ x 4″ x 7″ Shop Jaggy Tailed Bird
In the Workshop today – otter carving
The stone is warm from the heat of the sun and I’m trying to keep a clear head as I work the details of my otter sculpture. This refining and making of small alterations at this stage of carving can have an enormous impact. The chisel, with the smallest cut, may change the character, […]
Rustic Birdlets
Every band, line, swirl and mark combine to enliven and make each bird unique. These Birdlets are plain and simple in style, each carved from a solid piece of colourful Yorkstone with distinctive natural iron ore elements running through. Birdlets are contemporary in feel with a rustic beauty. When visiting the quarry I select […]
In the Workshop today – chock & wedge
It isn’t always just about carving the stone. Time this morning has been spent in getting this block, weighing over a tonne, to a sensible height for working, and so that I can move it around the workshop as easily as possible. Just like chisels and hammers, wood battens and wedges are important tools. […]
Easter Bird
Happy Easter Grey Bird freshly hatched. Wishing you a wonderful Easter weekend. Grey Bird
A Dragonfly and some Updates
I’ve been carving a dragonfly – an Emperor Dragonfly just landed, and resting on a pebble. Here I’m working on getting the legs as thin as I dare and putting some detail into the tail, which will overhang the stone it is sitting on. What an apt sculpture to be working on just now […]