Fired Clay
Fired Clay
Fired Clay
Fired Clay
Bronze from a clay original
Bronze from a clay original
The Empty Spheres series addresses concerns similar to those of the steel sculptures 'Open Pillar' and 'Soft Pillar'. I am giving centre stage to the negative space. Here I am implying the existence of a proliferation of invisible spheres. I want to suggest the existence of huge substances without actually creating a massive volume.
The Empty Spheres series addresses concerns similar to those of the steel sculptures 'Open Pillar' and 'Soft Pillar'. I am giving centre stage to the negative space. Here I am implying the existence of a proliferation of invisible spheres. I want to suggest the existence of huge substances without actually creating a massive volume.
The Empty Spheres series addresses concerns similar to those of the steel sculptures 'Open Pillar' and 'Soft Pillar'. I am giving centre stage to the negative space. Here I am implying the existence of a proliferation of invisible spheres. I want to suggest the existence of huge substances without actually creating a massive volume.
Clay maquette
Maquettes in fired clay for scaling up to 150 cm each. Would work equally well in marble or bronze.
Clay maquette
Maquettes in fired clay for scaling up to 150 cm each. Would work equally well in marble or bronze.
Fired clay maquette, painted
Bronze maquette
Bronze Maquette
I am an eternal optimist. If I could put a season to this sculpture I'd say Spring.
Come autumn I get that melancholic feeling. Dead leaves blowing off trees or hanging on for dear life. It's a poignant beauty.
The sculptures in this series of bronzes are directly cast from wax originals. No editions just these pieces. It was a new experience for me using sheets of wax to sculpt with.
One of my favorite operas is Gluck's Orpheus and Euridice. I could make endless sculptures just about that journey across the the Styx, driven by longing and dread, hope and love.
One of my favorite operas is Gluck's Orpheus and Euridice. I could make endless sculptures just about that journey across the the Styx, driven by longing and dread, hope and love.
Fired clay
I don't like the waiting game that is part of being an artist...is this show going to happen...will the client buy the piece...can I afford the materials for the next sculpture? I asked a model maker to make me a replica of a very smart London gallery and when that was done I could give myself the finest solo exhibition, with a mini press release and an opening party. Every artist's home should have one.
I don't like the waiting game that is part of being an artist...is this show going to happen...will the client buy the piece...can I afford the materials for the next sculpture? I asked a model maker to make me a replica of a very smart London gallery and when that was done I could give myself the finest solo exhibition, with a mini press release and an opening party. Every artist's home should have one.
I love peeling pomegranate seeds out of the fruit. It's not so much about eating the fruit more the sensation of unpicking the tight, plump, juicy seeds, and then seeing their imprints in the peel. (And then I eat them anyway.)
I love peeling pomegranate seeds out of the fruit. It's not so much about eating the fruit more the sensation of unpicking the tight, plump, juicy seeds, and then seeing their imprints in the peel. (And then I eat them anyway.)
Pangolin, who cast these little sculptures for me, created a perfect patina, a sort of swirling turquoise on a bronzy brown. Although they are pocket universes they have little marble stands so that the pockets don't get worn out.
It is more of a whirling dervish or a flamenco dancer than a universe but what do we know... when looking into infinite space it may just as well be a big swishing piece of fabric. For all we are ever likely to know.
It is more of a whirling dervish or a flamenco dancer than a universe but what do we know... when looking into infinite space it may just as well be a big swishing piece of fabric. For all we are ever likely to know.
Fired clay
Bronze maquette
