The making of the Max the miracle dog statue. As you may know I was recently commissioned to sculpt the statue of the ‘famous’ Springer Spaniel, Max. The life size bronze of this popular little dog now sits in Keswick, in the heart of the English Lake District. After being unveiled in July 2021, it… Continue reading The Making of the Max The Miracle Dog Statue
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Max the miracle dog sculpture
My sculpture of Max the miracle dog is now at the foundry and is in the process of being turned into bronze. I can’t share a complete picture of Max yet, but here’s a photograph which I took in my studio last week of his ‘chops’. The ‘chops’ were quite tricky and complicated to sculpt.… Continue reading Max the miracle dog sculpture
December update; Max and my ‘JustKirstySculpture’ shops!
Hello! I just thought I’d give you a quick update on how I’m getting on with the sculpting of ‘Max the miracle dog’ and also when my ‘JustKirstySculpture’ online shops will be open fully again. Firstly, Max the miracle dog statue…I’m getting on well with the sculpting and today I’ve taken off his head and… Continue reading December update; Max and my ‘JustKirstySculpture’ shops!
My bench grinder just died in the middle of polishing a Squirrel…😢
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…😢
Large Hare sculpture in three different finishes…
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
Harriet Hare Sculpture…an update on my latest piece
This is Harriet Hare, my latest sculpture. I’ve been thinking about sculpting a Hare for quite a while now, and once I started she was immediately named ‘Harriet’! She is just about the life size of a juvenile female brown hare and I’m sculpting her in modelling wax which, when finished, will be moulded and… Continue reading Harriet Hare Sculpture…an update on my latest piece
A new Hare sculpture…
Recently, I’ve busy making up orders and producing work for various galleries, but this week I’ve finally started on a new Hare sculpture! As a ‘one-man-band’, I can go for months spending time on ‘reproducing’ my work to sell and so when I can find a window of time to actually ‘sculpt’ something new, like… Continue reading A new Hare sculpture…
I’ve been asked to sculpt & produce a lot of ‘AWARDS’ recently…
I usually sculpt animals and then produce them as limited or open editions, but recently I’ve been asked to design a few different ‘ awards’… As a sculptor it’s always exciting to be asked to make something new, and I enjoy the process which starts with an idea, and then opens out to become a challenge… Continue reading I’ve been asked to sculpt & produce a lot of ‘AWARDS’ recently…
My work for Border Fine Arts & other figurine manufacturing companies…
In 1995 I was approached by Border Fine Arts; a renowned figurine manufacturing company sited in Langholm on the Scottish border, to sculpt a few small animal pieces. That began a 15 year period of working for them and for County Artists, both as a freelance sculptor and as a paid employee. Over the years… Continue reading My work for Border Fine Arts & other figurine manufacturing companies…
