Recent Projects

 

 

 

 

“Dreaming” – Elm

A relief sculpture approx 30” by 18”.  This scene represents a young woman looking over the sea, imagining a she does, the clouds entwined over the moon as lovers.  Heavily symbolic, the water represents femininity, the rocks masculinity but as the water surrounds and erodes the rocks they become as one, just as the lovers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These next two pieces were created in conjunction with school students and placed in Burnby Hall Gardens, Pocklington (www.burnbyhallgardens.com).  

These pieces were generously funded by the Yorkshire Museum Trust (www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk).

 

The relief carving was created from the individual designs of pupils, aged 7-9, from Barnby Moor School near Pocklington.  The Children visited the gardens where they made their drawing.  From bottom to top the story of the gardens is recreated.  As the sculpture was created, the pupils all had some experience with carving tools and individual tuition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The abstracted figure of Hai Tiki is based on a Maori amulet, scaled up to 6’ tall in 3 dimensions.  This was created in conjunction with a student from Woldgate College, Pocklington, who created the design and followed the process from timber selection to finishing..