Wildlife
How to place a sculpture in the garden
In the beautiful spring sunshine I’ve been quietly concentrating on carving a small Rabbit sculpture. The Rabbit is caught mid-groom – body folded in on itself. She is not posing, or performing, she’s just being. Utterly at ease in her own world. Even in stone her shape suggests warmth and softness. You can feel […]
Boar in the Woods
Beneath the trees where nobody sees They’ll hide and seek as long as they please These are a couple of lines from Teddy Bear’s Picnic song – ‘If you go down to the woods today’. I remember singing it as a youngster, but never really understanding it. Not that it demanded any great interpretation […]
The Early Bird
The Early Bird garden sculpture. There’s such a feeling of energy with leaf buds appearing on the trees and signs of growth and greenery. The garden calls. Birdsong, seedlings, tidying and compost digging – all in the Spring sunshine and accompanied by a following of small garden birds, singing and searching in the newly […]
A partner for Pigeon
A pair of Pigeons sculpture carved in Ancaster Weatherbed Limestone. I made a partner for Pigeon and they’re getting along nicely. The Pigeons in the field by my workshop are busy collecting twigs and are clearly paired up. There’s quite a flock, which rise up with a clatter and I look to see what […]
Pigeon Sculpture
I think I read somewhere that Pigeons were the first domesticated bird. Darwin wrote much about them in his publication The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, having for many years bred Pigeons and used them as an example to illustrate the extent of variation in domesticated species. Perhaps our association with them […]
Big Garden Birdwatch 2025
Enjoying being part of the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch again this January. I’ve seen already Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Wren, Pigeon, Crow, Jackdaw and heard the Buzzard. Also a special treat five Grey Wagtails feeding in the adjacent field. They’ve been there over the past few days, along with a flock of Redwings and Fieldfares. […]
Hedgerow Birds sculpture
Hedgerow Birds – carved in Yorkstone – 6″ x 2″ x 4″ Often when I sit quietly for a moment, perhaps assessing my progress with a sculpture, or to rest weary arms, I’m joined by little birds. They hop and flit out of the nearby hedgerow where they must have been hiding or feeding. […]
Robin sculpture
Robin sculpture carved in Kilkenny Limestone. This little bird was a commissioned sculpture owing to the bird’s relevance as a symbol of good luck, happiness and as a messenger for lost, loved ones. The folklore surrounding this strikingly feathered songbird captures our imagination and heart like no other. I see them here every day, […]
Bird Preening sculpture
It is a lovely thing to sit quietly and watch a bird preen, they’re so particular and thorough. For good reason of course, birds rely on their feathers for waterproofing as well flight. As they go round the wings and tail they’re stretching and pulling to reach the further-most parts and extend themselves into […]
Partridges Sculpture
Partridges sculpture – a pair of Partridges sitting closely together, in a quiet but alert pose. This bird garden sculpture is based on the Grey Partridge and suggests a breeding pair with an established bond. A life-size Partridges sculpture carved in Yorkstone. Partridges