Kirsty is a sculptor based in the north of the UK.
Her ability to accept new sculpting commissions is dependant on her current schedule of producing her own pieces. However, please do get in touch to discuss your ideas and her availability.
Before asking for an estimate, please keep in mind the following points;
- Creating and then producing realistic sculpture by hand is a labour intensive process. It is a skilled job on the part of the sculptor and the moulding and casting company, and the price will reflect this.
- ‘One-off’ commissions will incur ‘all’ of the design, sculpting and production costs, making some projects possibly financially unviable.
- In contrast, a commission to produce multiples from an original will result in a less expensive individual piece.
- Pet portrait commissions will usually be declined.
- Although estimates are provided free of charge, they do take time to produce, therefore please bear the above points in mind. Many thanks.
Here are some examples of past commissions.
September 2020 – Kirsty was commissioned to sculpt a well known Springer Spaniel; Max the Miracle Dog as a life sized bronze.
Kirsty created the extremely detailed original sculpture in modelling wax over a rigid armature. The finished piece was expertly moulded and cast in bronze by Aron McCartney at the McArt Studios Barnard Castle.
This link takes you to a video of the finished original wax on Kirsty’s Facebook page; Kirsty Armstrong Sculpture
The publicly funded bronze statue of this popular Springer Spaniel was unveiled in July 2021. It sits on a specially made bench of local Honister slate in the heart of the English Lake District, in Hope Park, Keswick and has become a popular tourist attraction.
Art UK Artist’s Profile featuring the Max the ‘miracle’ dog bronze statue
June 2020 – Smilodon (Sabre toothed tiger).
The London based figurine producing company; REBOR, approached Kirsty with the commission to sculpt a Smilodon model. The original, highly detailed art work which she sculpted is now in production and is being sold as a collectible figurine by REBOR.
How the original was made
Kirsty suggested working in collaboration with REBOR’s in-house digital sculptors, and so the musculature of the animal was 3D printed, and this was then moulded and cast. Kirsty sculpted the fur detail over the top of the resin casts in modelling wax.
The fur detail was so fine in places it was sculpted with a needle, and with Grisly bear and Lynx fur as reference.
In production…
REBOR now have several different colour ways of this model in production with interchangeable heads (one with jaws open and one closed).
Disguising where the separate ‘heads’ were to join the body was a particularly challenging part of this sculpt, as were the undersides of the paws.
May 2019 – General Electric (lighting division) Roadway awards (USA).
Cold-cast metal gladiator helmets on a stone base.
April 2019 – Copper Red squirrel sculpture, ‘Willow’, sited within the gardens of Compton Castle.
January 2019 – Design and production of the FPL energy services (USA) Awards. Roman helmets in cold-cast bronze mounted on stone bases.
February 2018 – Design and production of the General Electric (lighting division) awards (USA)
April 2017 – Production of the General Electric (lighting division) awards (USA)
May 2015 – Design and production of the Gelt Gladiator trophies an extreme obstacle course challenge in Cumbria.
2015 – Spitfire sculptures
Four MX1Ve Spitfire sculptures were produced in cold-cast pewter on a sandstone base for the owner of TD248. One piece from this strict limited edition was then presented to the serving squadron leader of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
2013 AONB Competition winner to design and produce the Pendlebury Award
2012 RSST VOLUNTEER AWARDS
February 2011 HRH Prince Charles (now His Majesty, King Charles), received number one of the limited edition copper red squirrel sculpture; ‘Charles’ from Kirsty.
Between 1995 – 2010 Kirsty worked as a freelance sculptor for Border Fine Arts and Country Artists.
During this time Kirsty was commissioned to sculpt many pieces, including some of the James Herriot range, studio pieces and, limited edition cattle breed studies. Here are a few below.
