It is with great sadness that I have to report the death of my BENCH GRINDER this morning whilst polishing a squirrel…😢 It has polished literally 100’s of my pieces over the years. On a happier note, I’m off now to buy its shiny replacement!! Here are a few of the metal pieces it has… Continue reading My bench grinder just died in the middle of polishing a Squirrel…😢
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It’s Red Squirrel awareness week!!
This week (23-29 September) is Red Squirrel Awareness week. I sculpt red squirrels and I am very involved in red squirrel conservation here in Cumbria, so I thought I’d show you two of my red squirrels which I found ‘kissing’ in my work room earlier today…! ’Rowan’ – the red squirrel can be found in… Continue reading It’s Red Squirrel awareness week!!
Large Hare sculpture in three different finishes…
Scottish Highland lichen print treasure, memory & jewellery boxes!
A few years ago, I took a photograph of some beautiful lichen on a boulder in the Scottish Highlands… since then I have used it hundreds of times on my hand made treasure, memory and jewellery boxes, as well as on cards mugs and wall plaques. Through a developed process I ‘melt’ the image onto… Continue reading Scottish Highland lichen print treasure, memory & jewellery boxes!
My ‘Moon-lit’ Harriet Hare Sculpture is now available in cold-cast pewter…
Harriet has been more than a year in the making and, at the end of last year, she was finally finished and moulded, and production began… Harriet is almost life-size and 16″ (40cm) to her highest ear. She’s also rather a heavy girl at about 6kg in weight. At present she is only available as… Continue reading My ‘Moon-lit’ Harriet Hare Sculpture is now available in cold-cast pewter…
I’m making rather a lot of my Highland lichen design treasure and memory boxes at the moment!
A few years ago I took a close up photograph of some rather beautiful lichen on a boulder in the Scottish Highlands… through a developed process I changed the colours and learnt how to transfer this lovely intricately detailed design onto boxes, and so I now produce some unique memory, jewellery and treasure boxes. Some… Continue reading I’m making rather a lot of my Highland lichen design treasure and memory boxes at the moment!
My latest bespoke Gladiator helmet awards have arrived in the US!
A couple of years ago I was asked to make several bespoke awards for the huge company; General Electric. I made their awards last year as well, and I’ve just sent another batch off this week to another company, this time in Florida. These awards consist of a cold-cast metal (either bronze or pewter) Gladiator… Continue reading My latest bespoke Gladiator helmet awards have arrived in the US!
My ‘Moon-lit’ Harriet Hare Sculpture is now in production!
The almost life-size Harriet Hare has taken more than a year to sculpt (off and on, and in between making up other pieces), and she is now finally in production! Harriet is available as a ‘Moon-lit’ cold-cast metal piece, with a silver nitrate effect patina, and also as a realistically hand painted resin version (I’ll… Continue reading My ‘Moon-lit’ Harriet Hare Sculpture is now in production!
The sculpting of Harriet Hare is complete!
The sculpting of Harriet Hare in modelling wax is now complete, and she has already been moulded locally in Cumbria. At present, casts are being made of her in cold-cast bronze, and pewter, and also white resin (which will be hand painted). I’m currently waiting for the moulding and casting production costs to come in… Continue reading The sculpting of Harriet Hare is complete!
Update on my Harriet Hare sculpture
My Harriet Hare Sculpture My current sculpture, Harriet Hare, is now making good progress and I’m in the process of adding the final fine detail! This Hare Sculpture is almost full size at 16” to her highest ear. I’m sculpting her in French modelling wax, and when the sculpting of this original is complete she… Continue reading Update on my Harriet Hare sculpture
