The sculpture that I created for a site in Hollingwood near Chesterfield was unveiled last week. The piece reflects the changing nature of the village from its former industrial, coal mining past to a village which now proudly boasts a beautiful, regenerated stretch of the Chesterfield canal. The piece was unveiled by the mayor of Chesterfield [...]
A few years back, I made a series of 10 sculptures for a park in Newbiggin by the Sea in Northumberland. One of the pieces was this sculpture of an eager dog with his stick. It is carved from Derbyshire Sandstone and weighs around 2 tonnes. Some time after it was installed, some building work [...]
The Sir Bobby Robson Memorial Garden has won a commendation for landscape design after finishing as runner up at the Lord Mayors Design Awards in Newcastle. The sculpture that was installed in May formed the focal point of the garden so I am delighted that it has been recognised, many congratulations to landscape architect Richard Barnes who was [...]
Earlier this week I installed 5 sculptures in the new Castlebeck Park in the Manors area of Sheffield. Designed with the aid of teenagers from the local school, the sculptures contain some funky stuff including the giant headphones, the interactive stone skateboard and the huge basketball. Sadly a dispute between the main contractor and the [...]
Having waited so long to be formally recognised, the irony of the memorial taking such a long time will not be lost on those who served not in the armed forces but down Britains coal mines during the 2nd World War. Yes, the Bevin Boy memorial that has been over 3 years in the pipeline [...]
I stumbled accross this picture the other day and thought I would pop it on the blog. It reminded me of the type of work I was making about 10 years ago, part sculpture, part garden furniture. I would regularly attend events like the Hampton Court Palace Flower show and the Country Living [...]
Stone 4 has a carving of England's 3 lions, carved over these is a short biography of Sir Bobby's England career. Stone 5 has an image of St. James's Park with rays of sun straeming through. Carved into the sun rays is a description of the Foundation and it's [...]
The sculpture that I have been working on over the last few months has finally been unveiled close to St. James's Park in Newcastle. The sculpture depicts various phases of the the career of footballing great Sir Bobby Robson. It was unveiled on Sunday prior to Newcastle United's final game of the season by [...]
