Sculpture
A Frost Feathered Happy New Year
I’m so delighted to see this lovely picture! I received it this morning from a customer, who bought my Fledglings sculpture, and this is a view of it in their beautiful garden- with all the little birds ‘frost feathered’. Looks as if we will see out the year all icy and frozen – but a […]
A Big Birdbath
I’ve been making a big Birdbath – certainly big for me, in fact I think it is the largest one I’ve ever carved. At just over 4 feet square, the top took quite a lot of chiseling out. Here I’m making the bowl shape which will be filled with water for the birds to splosh around in and […]
Life Drawing Class – Geometric shapes
On Tuesday our life drawing lesson was to concentrate on geometric shapes. A lot of subjects can be simplified to geometric shapes, such as boxes, pyramids, cylinders, and spheres. Instead of starting with the large shapes on paper, you simplify your subject in 3-D. I was rather excited by this exercise and quickly got […]
Birdstones
This stone looks just like Polyphant, the Cornish Soapstone that I regularly carve. In fact, when I saw this bird shaped stone, my first thought was that it looked like one of my sculptures. It is one of the Birdstone pieces held by the American Museum in Britain – a museum of American […]
Alabaster Mouse
There is something a bit magical about working alabaster, it has a hint of translucency which is enhanced with polishing, and a sort of soft glow. This is a very small piece of Fauld Alabaster – I can only obtain tiny chunks of this stone, the seams having been worked out, so it is […]
Winterlude – now open!
It is a beautifully simple and easy site to browse and buy artwork created by North Yorkshire artists, but Art Connections also offer the an extra facility, so that you can pay over the phone during office hours if you prefer, and at the same time discuss delivery options. Really hope you enjoy […]
The Natural Eye 2014 Preview
I had just the most wonderful time at the Society of Wildlife Artists The Natural Eye preview on Wednesday. I was up super early, caught the train and arrived in time for lunch at the Mall Galleries and enjoyed the buffet while taking in all the wildlife inspired artwork. Then there was an official […]
Society of Wildlife Artists – The Natural Eye
I’m really looking forward to going to the Mall Galleries on Wednesday to the Preview of this exhibition. I was so pleased to learn, a month or so ago, that two of my sculptures had been selected – one was my Pine Marten, and the other was a small Soapstone piece called Pollywogs (Tadpoles). […]
Winterlude – more news
Flutter – Tadcaster Limestone I know you’ve just heard about Winterlude, but only hours ago I got all the images through from the photoshoot with Steve Rayner. It was a moment I was eagerly anticipating – to see how my pieces would look photographed by a professional. So, here they are! Do let me […]
Winterlude – latest update
It is just three weeks before the opening of Winterlude, an online exhibition curated by Art Connections. You might remember the photo-shoot – the images haven’t come through yet. This is Camelid, carved in Ancaster Limestone and one of the pieces you will see in the exhibition. He couldn’t wait to come out and […]