Sculpture
Exhibition at the Sculpture Lounge
Here are a couple of sculptures I’m showing at the Summer Exhibition at the Sculpture Lounge from 25 June – 17 July 2022. My pieces for the show are a series of organic shapes and small, mostly for indoors as they’re in a variety of delicate, polished stones. This piece is called Pod […]
Hedgerow Birds
The hedgerow is filled with sounds of newly hatched birds, and busy with parent birds flittering to-and-fro, in and out, to feed hungry mouths. As I pass birds scatter – the wingbeats of Yellowhammers, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Sparrow. A Wren perches at the top, and keeps singing, then disappears too, into the interior of the […]
Owl in Columbines
Garden Owl sculpture carved in High Moor Sandstone sits amongst the newly blooming Columbines. Perhaps I should call them Aquilegia, as they are a garden cultivar in yellow, with purple-green foliage. In the language of flowers (symbolism originating mostly in the Victorian era) Yellow Columbines bring positive energy, including friendship and happiness. The Celts […]
Furl and Frond
Fern sculpture carved in Sandstone with mottled colouring (like dappled sunlight) Along with the appearance of Bluebells in Spring, ferns begin to show themselves, unfurling and stretching out their fronds. They intrigue with their coiling new leaves, hairy stems and delicate fronds. Furl and Frond fern sculpture is a commissioned carving, with a contemporary […]
Corncrake Couple
Corncrakes (or Land Rails as they are sometimes known) are rather secretive birds, usually taking refuge in tall vegetation where they search for insects and seeds. They’re summer visitors to Britain, arriving mid April. The male will look for a suitable breeding site and start to sing for a mate. Once the mating has […]
The Buzzard
The Buzzard sculpture carved in sandstone – work in progress. Over the past few weeks the cries from Buzzards have become more determined and persistent. This follows a stage of display flights. Now they collect nest material. Buzzards use old twigs, small branches, and bark to construct a solid nest usually in the […]
Nest Exhibition
The Egg Maker – carved in Yorkstone This bird sculpture is one of the pieces I’m showing at NEST an exhibition at Watermark Gallery which runs throughout April. It is an exhibition all about birds, wonderful birds. Seven artists are coming together for this group show with their own individual depictions, in print, paint […]
Huddled Hares Sculpture
Huddled Hares carved in Yorkstone are part of the collection being shown at Connect Art Fair by Norton Way Gallery. Connect Art Fair, London’s Independent Art Fair is held at the Mall Galleries, London SW1 from 23 – 27 March 2022. Norton Way Gallery can be found on Stand 9. Connect Art […]
Swaledale Fossil Stone
Swaledale is a typical limestone Yorkshire dale, with its narrow valley bottom and steep glacier-formed vale sides. The dale takes its name from the River Swale which passes through the valley Eastward and is said to be the fastest flowing river in England. This North Yorkshire dale has in turn given its name to […]
Gilbertine Hare
The Magic of Medieval Carving At the beginning of the chapter – The Craftsmen and the Value of their Carvings from Ancient Misericords (in the priory church Great Malvern) there is a quote I rather like by Bernard Bosanquet. It comes from Three Lectures on Aesthetic and reads ‘Man’s mind possesses a […]