Brighton Rock!

I am pleased to announce that I will be exhibiting a selection of interior and exterior stone sculpture during Brighton’s, ‘Artists Open Houses Festival’ in May alongside 4 other established and emerging stone sculptors:

Mark Stonestreet
Rosie Jones
Guy Stevens
Jason Mulligan
Alyosha Moeran

Set against the backdrop of the beautiful grounds and interior of the magnificent Stanmer House, the exhibition will also be supporting local children's charity Rocking Horse. This is a great opportunity to support a wonderful cause and a group of local artists.

The House & gardens will be open to visitors of the exhibtion from May 2nd - May 24th from 9am until 7pm.

Our Private View will held on Sunday 3rd May from 6pm

Filling the Void

It started out six months ago as twelve black circular cut out designs on an A4 page and has undergone a variety of transformations throughout the design process. Now finally in the client’s garden, the sculpture takes center stage underneath the dappled light of four olive trees. The subtle polish to the stone still catches a reflection, while the natural inclusions and fissures of the stone display honesty in the natural material of the Kilkenny Limestone. It’s been a extremely rewarding project to work on, with the additional benefit of having generated lots of ideas for more carvings along the way!

LUSTER

 

Every Cloud....

I never thought I would see the day when  working at my studio in Kent that I would be suffering from the heat! It has been undoubtably tough carving the past few weeks with temperatures reaching 31 degrees the other day. I had been so looking forward to the angle grinder being put down and the dust mask being removed and finally getting to the polishing stage. Unfortunately when it did come to dry polishing, the black Kilkenny limestone would heat up so much that it almost became unbearable to the touch. I didn't want to take the polish to a reflective finish or use any wax on the surface as I have done in the past with this stone. I like the colour and softness of Kilkenny when it's just taken to around a 400 grit.

It's a labour intensive job, but one that is rewarding when you know every last fossil and shell is scratch free, glistening in the sunlight.

          'Every Cloud' 2013 - 120 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm . Kilkenny Limestone.