Monday 27 January 2020

Community Art - Malborough Primary School - Work in Progress

Malborough Primary School, 'Visionary Art Piece'

In the Summer of 2019 I was asked to undertake a special commission for Malborough C of E Primary School, near Salcombe, and Hope Cove, South Hams. Devon. The children were given the statement 'Roots to grow, wings to fly, all within the love of God' I was given drawings from the children to see what ideas this statement had inspired. By talking with the Headteacher, looking at the drawings and reading the statement I began to form an idea, based on a Sycamore seed, (or any tree/plant with winged seeds)

Work will be revealed soon!

A seed that flew into my garden
I watched one of these seeds being blown in the breeze last Summer, it was brilliant to see, for a minute I thought it was a butterfly, as it got caught in an eddy of wind it hovered around in mid air, before landing.

Photo I took of a tree between Ermington & Modbury (Summer 2019)
I particularly liked the shape of this tree spotted on one of my walks between Ermington & Modbury. Shortly before this a group of Roe Deer caught my eye, as they leapt across the field.


Wednesday 22 January 2020

The Cockerel

What to do in Devon?
If your an art collector, in the South Hams, looking to buy artwork that is different, elegant and designer, then arrange a visit to see me. Devon is a great place to visit and see lots of art.

The cockerel you see below took me over 37 hours to make! Here it is still being completed, almost there. There are so many processes to complete when making one of these sculptures. First there is design, drawing; welding; cleaning welds; polishing; final check at the end.

Based on a cockerel in Ermington Village