FRAGMENT FIGURES

I have added to the series of fragment figures. All pieces of wood gathered at the river. All one type of wood. The dark wood making a contrast to the plaster bases. I would like to cast a series of these in bronze some time. With bright polished bases and dark patinated figures.

PEOPLE and PLACE

This is a recent sculpture. I wanted to create a sense of the movement of people and community. Relationships and place. Fragments of gathered wood along the coast.

NEW YEAR SCULPTURE

Happy new year. Hope 2019 will be a good one for all.
This is a new sculpture, part of a series of winged figures. Taking flight. Wood gathered from he river Alde and plaster base. Hope to explore this theme further into 2019.

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