Sculptures

Latest sculpture work completed.

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Ceramic Sculpture work collection 2024

This is work of a type I am exploring new for 2024, a direction I am very excited about pursuing. I hope you like it.

 

Higher Astley Green, Wigan Council,2023.

Commissioned by Wigan Council, this piece is to commemorate and highlight the importance of Chat Moss peat bog. I met with David Steel who is a passionate caretaker for Chat Moss and Susan from the Wildlife Trust who kindly showed me the moss and all its loveliness. They told me about the hares tails and the habitat of the Large Heath Butterfly, along with information about the flora and fauna. I saw a piece of bog oak over a thousand years old. The design was inspired by the biodiversity of the area which is represented by ‘Hare’s tail grass’ stylized shapes interspersed with ceramic butterflies decorated by members of the local schools and community. It measures 6ft high, by 4ft wide and 1ft deep. I was allowed to sculpt it on site at Ulley Quarry where the lads kindly flipped it over so that I could carve both sides. They did a marvellous job and it was a lovely experience going to the quarry amongst the countryside. I can’t say enough about them being so very accommodating. The sculpture is situated outside the Lancashire Mining Museum who were also very helpful and instrumental in accommodating the workshop and helping with the installation. I think the end result is lovely. I hope you think so too.

Lovely picture of the finished piece at Lancashire Mining Museum taken by Carol.

Keadby Canal Sculpture 2022

Commission from the Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire Council, and the Canal and Rivers Trust, Keadby Junction Sculpture is a public art piece where the fish applied were made by members of the community and attached to the sculpture when it was installed on site.

‘Women’s Work’ for Teignmouth TRAIL Exhibition 2018.

‘Hedgerow’ for Teignmouth TRAIL exhibition 2018.

 

Award Winning Sculpture ‘Transcription’ Teignmouth TRAIL Exhibition 2017

I designed a sculpture made from recycled car body parts inspired by an exhibition of Antony Caro sculptures I saw at Bretton Sculpture Park. I took original car body parts and made them usable, then sprayed them with classic Gulf Blue paint. After this I distressed the surface revealing the original colours beneath, let them rust a little, then they were professionally sprayed with clear protective laquer which transformed the rusted areas into areas of gold. Mounted on a natural stone base I was very pleased when it was placed in position. The excellent paint work and help in creating was done courtesy of Russell Fry.

Ellistown War Memorial near Coalville, Leicestershire 2014

Addition of gold lettering and a wreath

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Fully Finished with Gilding and Wreath Holder

 

Commission For Canterbury Culture Awards 2014

I made 13 trophies for different award winners one of which was Orlando Bloom from the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’​

Stoneware sculpture.

Inspired by research into poems by Ted Hughes.

Inspired by research into poems by Ted Hughes

View 2 of Pike

View 3 of Pike inspired By Ted Hughes Poem of the same name.

Sculpture to Honor Soldiers of the Great Wars and of Today

Our Terracotta Army

Figurine Sculpture

This is a Maquette I made to commemorate the poet Charles Causley, a friend of Ted Hughes, I put forwards for a commission sited in his garden.