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New Version In Jesmonite

Having arrived at the decision to cast a new version in Jesmonite rather than the other options; (a completely new work, a repaired copy in bronze, repair the existing with a composite or do block marble repairs etc.),  I decided that key features need to be recorded before it was dismantled, so I used putty rubber […]

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The Fountain, Wellington Square, London SW3

The joke is on me to be honest. I spent my school holidays in France when I was an 11 and 12 year old. My Father was stationed in Versailles during the Berlin airlift crisis and we lived in Maison Lafitte. This was an opportunity for family and friends to visit us, so I was […]

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Lottie goes Home To Selborne in Hampshire

 Breaking news for the Wakes, Gilbert White and the Oates museum in Selborne. Lottie has been installed in the herb garden in memory of Natalie Mees. Lottie was my first figure commission in the 1990s. The full story is on my website. Full details of her installation and story will be posted here soon. We […]

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The Mirror in Alice through the looking glass

 I remember very clearly being told that the inspiration for This mirror was in the Guards Club in London. Guards Club In 1972, or slightly before, I was taken to lunch at the Cavalry and Guards Club, 127 Piccadilly. This was to encourage me to join. As a young Officer Cadet at Sandhurst I was […]

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The Danish Girl

We’ve been watching some Scandinavian tv dramas recently which reminded me of my Danish girl. This, a second, larger version of this work, came about from a commission request from Denmark, home of the Little Mermaid. Perhaps one shouldn’t like ones own work  🙂 but I really do like this one. I must think of a […]

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Blue Monday

So it’s blue Monday! I read that today is the most depressing day of the year. Well a year ago I posted some pictures of a work in progress so to cheer everyone up, here are some pictures taken last summer after Camaraderie was properly installed. Source: Dorset Sculpture

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Save Your Heart, Excercise!

I have just delivered my latest work to the foundry. Strictly speaking this is an old work which I did for a client some years ago. She has an interesting story. I spotted a discarded colour supplement on the floor of my studio which had been placed there to clear up a wax spill. What caught […]

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