18@108: Stone

The 'Tudor Roof Tiles' have been selected as part of the Royal British Society of Sculptors 18@108 series of talks and displays in 2009. They will be part of the Stone category. The tiles were first shown this year as part of an exhibition called 'Stone Drawings - linear journeys' exploring my responses to a new landscape and my own personal journey during that time.  

I will also be giving a talk about the use of stone in my work.

Gothic Tears

‘Gothic Tears’ 2003
Small plaster tears were placed amongst salvaged gothic stonework, then left to dissolve or be found.

Sheep Line

Just returned from the Lake District after installing 'Sheep Line' for the 'Coat is my canvas' commission. The work was to celebrate the textile heritage of Kendal. I wanted to show the relationshp of the fells and the sheep. Using rough fell sheep fleece I created a line of the fleece through a drystone wall, tracing the symbiotic journey of stone and wool.

Stone Drawings - linear journeys

White Hall exterior with 'Paper line' hanging in the window.













Tudor roof tile.









'Linear map' - a year long journey.

As part of h-art this year I'm exhibiting at White Hall in Hereford. The exhibition charts my exploration of stone and line - the works are my reaction to a new landscape and my journey over the past year.

Clock Watching

A June birthday commission.
Collecting dandelion heads in May in preparation.

Capturing time.
Holding potential.

'Coat is my canvas' commission

A commission for Kendal's Brewery Arts Centre as part of their 'Motto' project. The work will be on display for the 'Motto' Open Day happening throughout the town on Sunday, 28th September 2008.

Fence

I've just finished a new installation called 'Fence' at the Bishop's Palace in Hereford. It's part of a week long art exhibition called 'Palace Art-Fest' now in it's third year.

'Fence' head on.









'Fence' from an angle.












Shaping the fence in the rain.









Shadows cast.









All lined up and ready to go.











Working at the Rodd back in June trying to figure out the work in willow against the wonderful backdrop of the Hindwell Valley.