The knight for Caerphilly castle was successfully installed yesterday. We managed to cross the 3 rickity wooden bridges into the castle with no alarms before the intricately carved sandstone sculpture was hoisted into position under the fighting tower. The piece will shortly be joined by a number of other artworks in and around the castle [...]
Sadly "Gust", a stone sculpture that I made for my degree show in 1995, has been toppled from its perch in the courtyard of the Ferrers Centre of Art and Crafts in Leicestershire. I am told that a delivery driver backed into the Cadeby Limestone masterpiece and sent it crashing to the ground, smashing it into [...]
I am delighted to announce that I have been working with the Richard III society with a view to creating a tomb for the former King. You will remember that his remains were recently recovered from the Social Services car park in Leicester. It is almost certain that he will be interred in Leicester Cathedral, [...]
As you can see, he is almost finished. I have thoroughly enjoyed creating this sculpture of a "man at arms" for Caerphilly Castle. Just a few finishing touches here and there and he will soon be on his way. The sculpture will be one of a number of new artworks to occupy the impressive Welsh [...]
I was down at Staunton Harold in Leicestershire last week and was happy to see that one of the 1st carvings that I ever made is still going strong. I made it when I was at Loughborough Art College in 1994 and it formed part of my degree show. It was then bought [...]
What a busy few days. Last week I travelled to Llandudno in North Wales where I worked in Marl Hall woods carving 11 way markers. I did cheat slightly, managing to carve 5 in the workshop before installing them in the woods. The others were carved into existing limestone rocks (of varying quality) and walls in the [...]
On friday I travelled up to Newcastle upon Tyne with the circular Portland Limestone sculpture for the Church of the Holy Nativity in Westerhope. Following the monsoon that drenched us upon our arrival, the piece was hoisted into place and now forms the focal point of the newly relandscaped garden.
As you can see I have been very busy lately completing these 2 sculptures. The foreground sculpture is for the Church of the Holy Nativity in Newcastle and will be installed in the next week or so. It is carved from Portland Limestone and represents peace through the carving of the olive branches, if you [...]
I popped up to Mountsorrel the other day to see how Albert was getting on. Turns out he is doing just fine. Albert was the Victorian quarry worker who inspired this granite sculpture who is sited at the old quarry site in Mountsorrel in Leicestershire. In the foreground, the tiny granite chippings of the same [...]
Last week the sculpture that I have been working on with Cornish Artist Peter Fluck was unveiled in a private garden in Leicestershire. Peter constructed the mesmeric mobile which was attached to the triangular Kilkenny Limestone base that I carved. The base contains an inscription, a short poem, which spairals around the stone. Peter and [...]
