Sculpture
My Wooden Hippopotamus
When I was young – I’m not sure what age exactly – my Godmother gave me a wooden hippopotamus as a present – I forget too whether it was Birthday or Christmas, or just because she was visiting! I remember at first thinking it was rather strange, but very quickly fell in love with […]
Talk and Tour – the Harrison effect!
As part of my exhibition The Museum as Muse at the Ryedale Folk Museum there was a tour of the collection given by the gallery curator Sally-Ann Smith, and an informal talk, by me, about how the pieces in the exhibition came about. I was really looking forward to the evening, as a number […]
Invitation – Talk & Tour
As part of my exhibition The Museum as Muse at the Ryedale Folk Museum, I am giving an informal talk on the 18th October, 2013 at 4pm. This will be just after a short tour of the Harrison Collection, which the Museum have very kindly organised. I can highly recommend a visit to the Collection, […]
Snail Sculpture
A sculptor by the name of Nerio Festa made these little snails – as soon as I saw them I made a note to myself that I must be more creative with my offcuts! After moving to San Francisco in 1994, Nerio Festa began creating natural, artistic pieces with steel, recycled metal, stones and paper. […]
Stone Ant
On occasion I have unintentionally disturbed an ant’s nest whilst gardening or moving stones – and felt guilt as I’ve watched the frantic carrying of the pristine white eggs by a mass of scurrying bodies. They have clever and successful social structures and organisation within their nests and it is incredible how quickly order is […]
Visit to The Hepworth Wakefield
Since it opened I have been looking forward to finding time to visit The Hepworth Wakefield. With over 1,600 square metres of light-filled gallery spaces, The Hepworth Wakefield is the largest purpose-built exhibition space outside London. The gallery brings together work from Wakefield’s art collection, exhibitions by contemporary artists and rarely seen works by Barbara […]