WINGED FIGURE PROGRESS

The winged figure in progress. The grain texture reflects feathers which I like. The form of the piece of wood has helped the wing shapes in the way that it has worn over time and tide. Nature has re shaped the piece of wood, back into a natural form. I will marry another piece of wood to the wing form to create a whole figure. I like the idea of two elements coming together to create the whole.

WINGED FIGURES

Detail of the start of a new 'winged figure'. I am working on a series of winged figures. Inspired by working on location at the river, the bird life, and the sound of the wading birds have filtered into the figurative pieces.

NEW BASE

This morning I revealed the cast base from the previous post. It came out well, with a good level of grain detail that I was after. When it is dry I will stain the plaster to create more depth and tie in with the wood of the sculpture.

CASTING A BASE

Just cast a base for a new winged figure. Will wait until the morning to break open the mould. Should be lots of wood texture from the shuttering.

LARGE SCULPTURE

This is a detail of a large recent sculpture. A piece of wood found and sculpted from the river Alde. Time and tide have done their work. The piece is cast into a plaster base. Then patinated with river mud.

ARTSPACE EXHIBITION

I am showing some sculpture and wall hung constructions at ARTSPACE in Woodbridge as part of a group show. Opens on the 13th December.

BEACH HEAD

A very wet and windy morning on the beach. The elements were definitely in full force. I was out gathering some rusty metal wire that had washed up. Also pocketing a few pieces of interesting wood. This piece caught my eye. A ready made profile. One for the pocket.

CHRISTMAS SHOW at CAROLINE WISEMAN

I will be showing some of my work at the Christmas Show at Caroline Wiseman Modern and Contemporary in Aldeburgh. Opens on the 1st December. For more info, Aldeburghbeachlookout.com

TIME AND TIDE CAST

I have been working on a new series of river casts this week. They are mainly of winged figures. This one below is a standing sentinel river figure without wings. I have patinated the plaster with a mixture of powdered earth pigments and other natural colours. This adds depth to the texture captured from the river bed. Time and tide is definitely captured in this figure. A preserved time capsule.

I am working towards having some river casts translated into bronze.

NEW WINGED FIGURE

This new winged figure is in progress in the studio. I cast the figure at the river last week. I had to leave the cast in the mud over night due to the tide rushing in. It worked well and the extra time leaving it allowed the mud to give a darker stain on the plaster. this adds to the depth of the piece. I have just cast the pyramid base. Will let it all dry out then consider how best to finish it.

HEAD/MASK

A good walk along the high tide line produced lots of interesting finds. This is the best.
An old broom head. Looking like a tribal mask. Will wait for it to dry slowly, then see what to do with it. Probably not too much as it's perfect he way it is.