tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68589026590399308702024-03-14T10:30:37.945+00:00WILLIAM PEERS SculptureBloggings of the life and works of William Peers, a North Devon sculptor Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-82688114898818191692018-10-19T12:04:00.001+01:002018-10-19T12:04:34.994+01:00Free-standing sculpture by William Peers<p>William Peers freestanding sculptures are primarily in marble, with the materials being sourced from Italy and Portugal.</p> <p>Click once on each work to enlarge it. For more images of each sculpture, please contact us at : <a href="mailto:info@williampeers.com">info@williampeers.com</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5bdyUlLiajo3cpgzPZxngA-GXV8ltu1B4i0A1GrauDCYVVGeC5TktQKBNJKfWsKLTzsEA4Z6rkSgVIgShCpVzRQJm99ETYtzBsELo2MUY8f740Gh4irenHicQlo9B5GsPgNAcn-Giic/s1600-h/_DSC03651"><img width="450" height="300" title="Marble sculptures in William's studio" style="display: inline;" alt="Marble sculptures in William's studio" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLUSURIxFBnxGnCJyi_hXXv_gyFmsfnWoLZ6TeBOouta7f8LbVUpJBOktrZ1zkASQFPvafIZQCnA1RK-vCNSbtIJ1spYCtS5OCeeSKBG0x6DnaCwiWSIYmnB7j-ffiFdkekhdpq3kays/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><a href="http://www.williampeers.com/media/pdfs/Available%20Freestanding%20Sculptures%20October%202018.pdf" target="_blank"><img width="300" height="60" src="http://www.williampeers.com/images/pdfdownload.svg"></a></p> <h4>Tal</h4> <p>Tal was the inspiration for the exhibition ‘A Line in Space’. I find this form fascinating, and have carved several versions of it.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7Qe_jgszS_k2YCY4c4CeJ1LyvaGDD3CIKKoqMPEmE4YwCiKKbx284rFG_WK-KjJ_UJtdcPscui1TTbsP1177vjySR_DVzKFPG3xwYeGxSjjmjbBiNUbbhiZP5Gv-wYhSip3mG-kcWys/s1600-h/Tal-high-res-18"><img width="371" height="300" title="Tal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 45cm, H 74 cm, D 37 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 45cm, H 74 cm, D 37 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMpO5_qYu-kIFzWZIPAedIbgXV4WBcZsaeWFU3PL6NM8Ny8iVsUW3ZvSDZ3aJvRVuClhvptGgvISON3JuFMEdTE-d19Sb8FFGsH8yZrmCvILne43kxp28U_nEQ5mDwLve8hb9QRyCZnI/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dJCIYW_MwbZ4iss7mnZjiWHFNl4ndhLy_GFpgserHfc-EE0iy4MakieaNt9QNY9Ki79hzaoBV4tpMKz6xTc5nna0SMmQALe-gO4ZgHj5CBqAQo_8tybej7Z-2n7okjZI3Nx3dGOWZmU/s1600-h/Tal-high-res-28"><img width="391" height="300" title="Tal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 45cm, H 74 cm, D 37 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Tal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 45cm, H 74 cm, D 37 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCJmkseyUiECLXE0a0kBZ8i6C6Bd-bSbMa_7zKFmWlWFGzIBWPKWYrZrfOxYrNjYqfnyvEo62y4tzKZw639LA55j3msb6Jj37Svl9qc8OJM-EoXQxbDN32Qzy3SRU90XgIGxiOTW5wro/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqLpBnGFgtq76AMS9ohdSpDAv2FCV9OQwsG34GIl6H2xpLudwKO4gsnw-uzyGVtetI3lHLPK9IgbotIWyYruYULJNrKmYwpkAZZEyFvd_BkuY5i2r4PSAB_8f4zXHOAeeNLIZxxyg_lI/s1600-h/Tal-high-res-38"><img width="365" height="300" title="Tal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 45cm, H 74 cm, D 37 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 45cm, H 74 cm, D 37 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10XmF8o0zhvVSAOQwM4jz9Z4k-8Y2fzP3ugOs9D3LM_QNKlNHBFj165LKJyrvoDMDL8ELRArs6br_hzFVWGoQ4uw22LxtVlJ-O6L7MvS0ncN-TJkDz5b_zJ2XI5IUzogB_v4hLR3NAkI/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Yoha</h4> <p>This sculpture reclines, and I can’t help being reminded of Henry Moore. Are those languid limbs to some?</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_BESzHoB4M5xOoGxPG9MxqbREDeyPavm6ewxclQ8q1pU2pq5WzXy5kXMrKElZfsCMTP39XkrdiHTbTQFcWc9AxertyS3XlsIkNqfu1OAEnwHz2jPU92Y9D83B48QbZKAP_iQOKl62Us/s1600-h/Yoha-low-res-16"><img width="426" height="300" title="Yoha: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 63cm, H 61 cm, D 38 cm; £12,800" style="display: inline;" alt="Yoha: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 63cm, H 61 cm, D 38 cm; £12,800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgKuFQ-XW9BchnXgzp79WYhF_WQw0WlpYyAbZgY36wPal6u4moj78IqIJxOepe9HeopRWJHPDmKSqJwS1FEmlukeHUfsX4wcIls_T8ZjEhbCZvfEFTcD3Vi4bEc0tUkevfZQDVWF4aGw/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Tulla</h4> <p>A double loop, almost touching along its length.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ7rwAk2Z37zZX6WgFFdzRQCQT8eqMXhVu49xLlrMG8QYPK7CbT8TiplOgnSdBhZB6I6MztdmXZdlnYoirBEddoY8Kw9zqttAADWTuE4IF3tjWgHJZe9a1Q6PIyEybnVnAZVG0YG7t5w/s1600-h/Tulla-low-res-15"><img width="321" height="300" title="Tulla: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 64cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £12,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Tulla: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 64cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £12,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkU_JxTWjloxNIiyhTq0BTUEPxga8dt3cNYpJyghnDSnDfey0f2RumtThHW-S9255MUByAjYaay0gdxTgK3V48Dv8Cw8gGKnIDnraNA5i3wj_Gz3euoyb_sAU9hd_3sC2bbwCyFmwE3w/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <h4> </h4> <h4>Tetsu</h4> <p>This is the most compact of the series and we are thrown off the scent of its regularity as it is balanced off-centre.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYu46h5_WGB0VvhaGtrzUue8DrXbBYet7gboSmzOAxV1VxI6eqNKU_Vppr2mvFFfK7Io1Ew0Ht78hxHX9abRaH14Zz4iHcoG4nwI6S8h4qRvxIqJrDefSrRH2z-eoM6BqKjXtVJhEiew/s1600-h/Tetsu-high-res-15"><img width="281" height="300" title="Tetsu: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 73 cm, D 53 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; display: inline;" alt="Tetsu: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 73 cm, D 53 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixywgnPJQPeaXlNHAnGRPR6CQCC3khrEJmonVXfCkTLmohbcUVqMxXzDejHXPHDW4j9vWU5obe2zRVOkIxd5t81Wv1IRK1GPe4PjVFBLgGAvqhwcLpQZvYueZn43RcnkCnHxOrMJFeF78/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypSzIC84yC1v6MEg0A7vSPdyxojcYGSR_QsIDqIUR6yOf35b3JPyQfBXjUCtGNLvhAJZU7YQcL5r4H1-FmHSAqULX4PLX0Lu21yxnvJgFcq32M-ZD69cMcMJduxydUXDPWjAYeIAlhKU/s1600-h/Tetsu-low-res-25"><img width="254" height="300" title="Tetsu: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 73 cm, D 53 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tetsu: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 73 cm, D 53 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn355fvsA_Lp4E0u10VCyZ3cJ44LaWcRiuyV_4vj5z8fcqjAqs-Sa-gn9d1a9uqAsiHrMmFm0o2a3IkFtTIANUD2ElYymMKNXnH8XtpRdBB1rLNLA6nDD3zZ_0-lK-sD4h15Ip2A0-ro/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>Loren</p> <p>Loren lies back, and it is unusual in the series as the resting point is far from the centre. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCQf7xpr6-hW0sLq9IjCL2_51ApVk_49Y5YWcZLM8i0nym3yE9j8B7mBoa2GtLBibptvQyQmLzlyk-3Q2pOIM0kdjesNl4b7GH0ntu1zeJWdDzztUGI6L_guHNfh4hTz3m19MS54V9Iw/s1600-h/Loren-high-res-18"><img width="447" height="300" title="Loren: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 69cm, H 30 cm, D 9 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Loren: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 69cm, H 30 cm, D 9 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAJKhh18_qokn25klZqy4QNhxCBBkMKcZHkVjc-D_Ycx4vwZDaJKYsvwyMsZqiB2AfWp5palgnz5hdOmspNlapPDuZ2LN9MgLzUufUxuUTILzqEckkxSYsdD_mGNjlmiRkHnzS_WwmMI/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Sandlin</h4> <p>At Sandlin the children danced in the dark with sparklers. The lines of the sculpture remind me of great sweeps of light.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLtGa0YichrSlPdtJTODkXutETKCXQKR25dj9MjeoPMAfNQ4uLdbqB6sRn75GYUfmA9ZZ_XBmobOpz_69y_-gXHDM4xY4ccAR1E7czC5ZDu-qkhI1RmME4aWVsyxGbJgYpH7npx-9UIo/s1600-h/Sandlin-low-res-15"><img width="218" height="300" title="Sandlin: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 51cm, H 84 cm, D 39 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Sandlin: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 51cm, H 84 cm, D 39 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ee3IrGzJOLlWkSsq5eXxCGgG_uJU3Lw3tQhZGVRhbAdAEMqNu1AuCqR79Jaxlj3oPhVGhemML-iFLVm7feYPl5cR4YnRQbv-RMSo7iiqDbZ1knc2LRtCXdGyLvWN4anAyF0Y-zaUYAs/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Achill</h4> <p>Deceptively simple; this form is astonishingly difficult to balance. The weight is low and the circle eccentric, giving rise to the speculation: Is the irregularity causing the thinning? Or gravity perhaps? </p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlEMPpVyS25_o3IFji3UvTeZYgLHX-ZxEa8Ro6Jtz09r2p0OXhgjBjtEBEMgNE8crHjGslkdB2sVDHFVX2UN4FWaq8NxiAqASyXW_zwEkzN9cqsOeuw_JI8jnt_D3cQhXcCcaeYqCDrQ/s1600-h/Achill-25"><img width="404" height="300" title="Achill: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 47cm, H 63 cm, D 10 cm; £7,200" style="display: inline;" alt="Achill: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 47cm, H 63 cm, D 10 cm; £7,200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBH-MfMjflwgZ3hzmhyx8SL4sdaOxzsA7nv5C5DFbQ9lzZd7fEU7mHWv4iz4AxTVDR9-9Tq5QVHQyKrC3NTvurFA1NR7V0xQgWOFGki-GN4OBWENA3BvY3fLVVVhgxNErsft-qa3VpgA/?imgmax=800"></a><br></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Lyra</h4> <p>The base with its two feet lends <em>Lyra</em> a figurative feel, and the unbalanced sculpture seems as if it is moving. </p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YYgpp_WX05s75rm8tkDslqYbbbCn7kD3Yb1cfwVVkY17OZxVWic6mQSooPxlCrwwMZ8RGQWPdjsfwmwYw1jN2p-f5io8sGlL6OH33Tuk59yVRh8urLGvFkCizKQzeyeaCN2ahmJvIeg/s1600-h/Lyra-high-res-15"><img width="200" height="300" title="Lyra: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 60cm, H 93 cm, D 29 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Lyra: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 60cm, H 93 cm, D 29 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmtUsNcfCiiplKCv6E5bZDLYKgI_Bxt99Wzn_rqIVzuygz4wiVtudhAKZ_gLqQWWtq59ADEYj4NSouuBxYN_mzDSKTNQ7qHVI8bYtc_4DewHop3YTEW-LNUOio0swrMZWn0HFSKQAFtU/?imgmax=800"></a><br></h4> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Owello</h4> <p>For a while <em>Owello</em> was too regular, too balanced. I pushed (not literally as you cannot push marble) one side up in relation to the other to give some restlessness to it. </p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRCIlU3x8IaQaIqSKvDHoOz-r2SeVRc5SB-I9IkPZlfpfssgjan1O7ARDVkDUxBfZsvyClaegSsOT4dvCvPNO6YyYNmvAmS97ShshJpoTcD_D8XnAJDzJHOiLokK2AsFsWHLMxG0DfMA/s1600-h/Owello-high-res-15"><img width="217" height="300" title="Owello: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 48cm, H 99 cm, D 21 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 5px 5px 0px 0px; display: inline;" alt="Owello: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 48cm, H 99 cm, D 21 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikP346eyVWGLCEW9V_CeoFY29xBGFDPMLXD7LnQMR2oiTNMXa9tR4Tt-AuhkR9N3JbQdGdVhZCHhVhmOcKbi7yRcPTuk-VefVpMZn6Cqj_KFBpznn3Fsi3XrGaHNQNUXD9N_SH48jVvVo/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIVfmuBT9RyURdsT1ywkzloSmunbXD_3BHEk7rwmdFvHMoW5YMuA0llFweL62sgLxUjbhvRW2eqHDwq9VPJJHcpJWvQFKntPjlZOqPkcAGKlmbKlft6vZbq7MTKW8A7ETEnM-aIDqq1k/s1600-h/Owello-high-res-25"><img width="220" height="300" title="Owello: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 48cm, H 99 cm, D 21 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Owello: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 48cm, H 99 cm, D 21 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUny697k691nZgStLTBXJkAduIZrlivIOJAhhNsNDYBqUHF4oKkbnlgM2njC8w8tMHsoV2I8NExHnobWKZWxInxPIIhWbtPKNwAz0nqU_qYeR0atTUnYnG1_Dx5DpWshElUy8AIhg0gI/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xDxxofJgVNphuBMiyR7YPYSvpgbYlnc2gUvZ_cGaoABYB35rR0XMSMKgIJ0iKGIyZQanCufhdcl_xb0KlEQ3kuV0SllIOs1RbD-fpcaPYr__NFx64uB0jPoE6lfCdPiTHqCvqffODeI/s1600-h/Owello-high-res-35"><img width="218" height="300" title="Owello: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 48cm, H 99 cm, D 21 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Owello: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 48cm, H 99 cm, D 21 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8VE43f7O747ji0PPU-_6nEJLIq3Z20JBJF86ON4gl6p-AHeXrlM9s2nkaNl929EPGsFhpwzbgQLUx0dbOyN1Dci3ulL22yv9QGK4JNjgOFrxXsMknnXSm52SVlH9J8DdBeec80faMEA/?imgmax=800"></a><br><br><br><br></h4> <h4>Mogal</h4> <p>One of the most challenging sculptures of the series, technically. I like the negative space trefoil.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGP2kI2rQFED-5RfRwMSmWmHGfSAeB77OeYzTwfaqLdUvy8mgn1sddQyvIKeFLk5Vb9e1bXdqEhXA3RB4ksjJExzuaen3W3A2d571rOgYMdNPeTE6zpYRlP057wuKH0qi6xWJgIiS5RQ/s1600-h/Mogal-high-res-15"><img width="231" height="300" title="Mogal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 63cm, H 77 cm, D 32 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Mogal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 63cm, H 77 cm, D 32 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5XWkhxw2KIqMFC7BhHtxZ5TBTnwcnbwl-YIoDJDrFNdwp32q4Wv_xGpuOSAexDSkrnZ1jZ0G20JOR4npD3RfqJDJTD2M9da0vrWZZ_cix_g7hsy_a4ND99obVArhtemlX1Cphx7zj8g/?imgmax=800"></a><br><br> </h4> <h4>Tasil</h4> <p>Double rings almost touching whizz round on a solid base.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkxqJgzOY0GbpscTDYWy0iih5bRzyML9y9xmimrTICnfgrCXr7UO5k3b9wr6-th8FY45Aze2woY4LVOPxgPurIRo83RVPj5BVnIHyQ3G0MNX3L-9UU6RY4u3YRY6J-BIBUVBxbKDB-DA/s1600-h/Tasil-high-res-45"><img width="209" height="300" title="Tasil: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 83 cm, D 24 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com " style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tasil: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 83 cm, D 24 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKaF7ed5Qw5B-HCT4JB76jZD8hRl4B0OutauXj3fuQjIpwxUacfP8szf2-BmBCU2vrfUN77bK96ch52GAzYK4gxpaELkjrUk0R6kKqF1sK8kC46caBSj4N6frp4_X1zzrDyz7xrZhl8E/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtputUDyljxZUYIUilNhgGMBz3TRTxKihD1UUEgIz0txJLzOKtOc1y2oA4jGtu99Ydr57uFJMzofWAjoy9luDoYMxFL6uUOMxZoGzqVodjOB_Y4dNB82BRcwTwOM3UyYW4UFFRjItUuaM/s1600-h/Tasil-high-res-39"><img width="230" height="300" title="Tasil: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 83 cm, D 24 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com " style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tasil: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 83 cm, D 24 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemLbqSC7rKgt9pIIJw5iSVlM_TsyYsqWkGsjLunZb1NjU4VFFwCFMgNslvSN-OYVmBM_XAwXR9_NVpZxUxl5S9ALTGOUbkxrbU9tP2rY9pl7urwoWhl2HERO9cvH3cK5QYoDbci00Seo/?imgmax=800"></a><br></p> <h4> </h4> <h4> </h4> <h4>Aire</h4> <p>Almost round, yet a tension seems to exist between the earth and the sky. This ‘tug of war’ might have caused the thinning. <br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv46zuG1-UCQzVOd2a-2W7HhH949fLUd87L8ZOLA0xqAVeOy_e2pHKvmv_lETp6nj9cAeM0iC0JgF-g823zPkAZCyxPkfDM4MHeakppo1jw3cocJILhwOhsnoiYG6f3JIVr8sArw4yK2w/s1600-h/Aire-high-res-25"><img width="290" height="300" title="Aire: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 59cm, H 68 cm, D 10 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" style="display: inline;" alt="Aire: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 59cm, H 68 cm, D 10 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozEkzJHaAVDpLxe3lWjilVv1egkZs_-Pcyk1DL-Fm1VJRQfRMlbQ1tZjyTgq6TGeS6bc6fDkn1HMBGNDKYbrfZSAh1AQO-aswS5ayHowtxrT34NZLC4UvMWP4Uf2GyKQEvoALMvCZuBY/?imgmax=800"></a><br><br><br></p> <h4>Pohai</h4> <p>This is pushing the eccentric circle even further. Some convex forms become concave and thin at the point of most change.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNZqa3eHhC-f1b41T3oLj16Q2I8ggYYUnRnExTNe3fzXmWs674pVDOdbZ69T6JkR70S9CXRPjIcG1RIIo0CvE2Q1YA2t7aoluyDs-ATOTVSuZ6q0nbl2d0xRo4BU0dAP6tH2aPuc2nPU/s1600-h/Pohai-high-res-15"><img width="299" height="300" title="Pohai: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2017: W 54cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Pohai: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2017: W 54cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcGKRGxlQSds55XrqgdmGHqkdqC37CKiryxDuqIhkhsRLJDOTw13ltf9gEk4-468I8vtWAp98oPPr7its6UbhP2mJGgsSECULlQtUbTe5XXY9JWDFQZI7CEMJ6KjryKbNEFoZd7y6oqY/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Tawin</h4> <p>Both irregular and balanced, the trajectory seems uncertain, hesitant and yet still as the weight is central.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vL0bYlwzWpMThEV5BdnAT1Jg9bDB_aQoUi6R4tk8ljZL7VVARtZSyDYvUmO6KPgjWxUET2LSWS7KSBFy-ujzrar23yDz8PrnNS-zXRNp9TUlMhoioyB4ibetzs-pA0ANAMvGvCewsg4/s1600-h/Tawin-high-res-55"><img width="222" height="300" title="Tawin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 82 cm, D 40 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tawin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 82 cm, D 40 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1KGWegIhFTp3GYsJI1OM73kgOIMrrq2ClVhbu1M7LG41W7hR5D0MhyJRm68OFpCGgJ5DYFwXqZd610i1vJc9lAL9oAnFeAk06dUsXfJY8Mv27uOe2y0tacBNvNCGLFQsWo-UFp_L324/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoQJKqkKPfM8vRegq1bRF5nCMZETkxuYdNOWCzKivL9mSjRYho7MHB3loZBb6UENkmgEdg152uzuExYIcBnVd6QW6WL4q8Ll0t7ldb6rt0qYqANHyfykMM1C6BhQltzRcAwGz_lKZUUI/s1600-h/Tawin-high-res-45"><img width="222" height="300" title="Tawin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 82 cm, D 40 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tawin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 82 cm, D 40 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0WPv8RWn2pgfexvv59MypidPNwWhV3nnNGd3U5XAw96SnBBvXTTKax_5SjDZCnXbElI8gYRG9OTv-dwyPMX6-bcVkOgEfgRa9pK2Nb5y8nqj10rFcohC77J6ByQ7awdrN75J8a9ztvI/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Timolin</h4> <p><em>Timolin</em> is flatter and wider than <em>Tasil</em> and <em>Tulla </em>but with the same double loop.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRCtNq6EA8-jwJb6vRAmmdX7BlyceX1CJMNGHTNJ8CrY7V8NTj5YRnO0t155P_Zl_6GEw2TEE0K3WODJb7E8_S4ag93Ro7_ffDBnvs9QC4I3tIjAYcjf4T446sBPBW44x6FEeCbC-BMQ/s1600-h/Timolin-high-res-15"><img width="249" height="300" title="Timolin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 75 cm, D 23 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Timolin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 75 cm, D 23 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC6gP_Wcfm_2Lg_QBCRe1v4VZG71iydPKhMVSyb2ghyphenhyphenx3rM3c0caEt_NXwU3G3CM7Y7Mm7otffTCXF3I0QnYFGGHqQ_qBwXWGr9MLXX4JRpCT7oW0A68X3nEJKFKzn7K5VQACAx8ihLY/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWP48LK8B8rYguyRET4YyKSR8_KqvRvXE2pRFH2sTYqN2N0SLPoLxRSOgd32ZRKF1PpRUht5RlV6pFqCmckQr7Q76jRU72HIWEmTDyAYlGjRVxVCOEkx6Z1lplSum7yzUCxAyVHWt6tY/s1600-h/Timolin-high-res-25"><img width="249" height="300" title="Timolin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 75 cm, D 23 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Timolin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 75 cm, D 23 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_sWdW6kJyb0DG5Tp5KXyj_cgdoRH1d44EJb58O0MjiS5aJ0qybjWn9c0kG0dieHswDSnjHPilW26rubkiGxBAiOfES8dL6KxS2qZUDe07XxAgTPpGeO3MPN1MlG8vEcceNq8MWSXTZA/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br> </p> <h4>Perot</h4> <p>Not one, but two, loops in space. Here I tried to push the eccentricity to one corner and let the rest be still.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvupKmVpGduN-j67Bo5Bg3PqS63EeZUinwPtfLvcG5Xn3NHGbUKbkth_ZzPjeNo6aGyZ56irSLG2Wsv6xBd5luX58gF-26rjkQkQ0oKlJiOuCToOZ8re03jmv0m4nbkz7swSqxljtwBKc/s1600-h/Perot-high-res-15"><img width="217" height="300" title="Perot: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 58cm, H 95 cm, D 33 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; display: inline;" alt="Perot: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 58cm, H 95 cm, D 33 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnKIXu7SP93z88WELBiXLCcaw4wPZ3gXtRi3uDepT5njz8KuwB4Ofa651uTrrksbrzF8rDWs-frJ_ZE1H8WC1aDZ7t4VR-h_25JtstYWf_54Mv6OBozRIvktxrevNsVciIJrcVyegtVA/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Mila</h4> <p>A particularly lovely piece of Portuguese marble, and one of the first bases that moved away from the rectangular.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgfbd9sZh9QGVceTp4Vhgy-AAWY0ISxp8NP5fj4hrukQAX4nrXtY7A_95gGA9V2SNyb55Pho-tIGBgmT_qbUcjrvIfHgwfPC8PENbWDBf7z_hAkjK0xupFzSiPKRN20asTPLRHDdOmqA/s1600-h/Mila-2-PP-high-res5"><img width="241" height="300" title="Mila: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2017: W 54 cm, H 76 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Mila: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2017: W 54 cm, H 76 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqp7iae7AAQKa67Te2M1nT4VCMThBiZkFtLyjRsDtGHmI8I355caPN3orN2rKBf4xti3qy3fkWv0GYBTrFZGuC-EiiYW-jcNz2pgjCJYLSWJmvSFbOx2jlhOkugCab3RbHi1_u3LdJP4k/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Cornula</h4> <p>I have tried variations of this theme. Here the section is a trefoil and the twist quite gentle. I like forms that loop and trap the eye for a moment.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxLVYx-9TD_Q6xMdFEnCiAjbRXlDf15-JBE0my51klqq4k5sajbrXxoNEmjtBeky1G61m073VgmzktIgN5wGD28RF_yW8pVBy42ApdUMsNdB41FH-Wx9EjISIWZjJkZVCnZLlKF4-48M/s1600-h/Cornula5"><img width="309" height="300" title="Cornula: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 62cm, H 62 cm, D 10 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Cornula: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 62cm, H 62 cm, D 10 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha61X1jv9yNYzF_N8zd4loVilfCiP8aDDlVh17QXJxgXqQDEfg1nXTjn7uVrgkwOK3Tgt1K53tvWFimvKyo07hmByRWmEPPPqjrkXh347Mb1JkbH8QGnlmfjLd9yndvIk8pIAyYez6PrM/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Sesillo </h4> <p>I vacillate between very regular forms and those that are less so. This sculpture was undecided for a while before I found this solution. I like it when a sculpture really is a voyage of discovery.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8t4V0wLFy2ochsrXrvF0dxhD-IjPTj-aMIGO_bvh5HvDNp5hdCFxjHUYq_ci9Rdapkf8aUrBp_N5fcYWw1u6MYaekKjaNTipWaDgwiRZnJnKCYH-AAqRkYAHJXt4Xh6ucWII-tgl-Ico/s1600-h/Sesillo-25"><img width="332" height="300" title="Sesillo: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 58cm, H 58 cm, D 11 cm; £8,900 " style="display: inline;" alt="Sesillo: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 58cm, H 58 cm, D 11 cm; £8,900 " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDPSWn2zq86FuIKzRmBbnlm4M-9CSOenjh9JzYLQSzh7j391ed9F4Fzglr7SOn0vjBXlg1NUB7DL-Sk-daSPSBmlRzj-fLhj78XdCkfuKm2mz5MQLLEqdM5FlU1Q9RJ83cDERy6pB8dw/?imgmax=800"></a><br><br></h4> <h4>Elias</h4> <p>Elias has a change of direction. There were square edges that I took against and am happy I did. Now with softer lines I could concentrate on the balance alone.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnDXnzXdFHs-UxUoc5IBvv_g_aTh_F3Qf-T5ZpZ20j2tgw6CNdEWRvgsvdhbGJBwNl2PCA62sTXZS3PAE269y08anqJA8C-d8gXduwgE16_1xByTsgoorASy4vfp6tMZDWMkdvRZ5SV8/s1600-h/Elias-high-res-15"><img width="450" height="300" title="Elias: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 70cm, H 91 cm, D 19 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Elias: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 70cm, H 91 cm, D 19 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GUGWQo89qJaI-Iqlg2LP5_yBv8QYN7Xp9OY-fQU1uv-4WcQrHt4rvd5lstUbuT4bieThsWl2tXkEALT946PKoKBzYZyCaA4hPXcRJj4a1rx8mwkt7NriBrIsnoz1TC0X61F5bAIF6mI/?imgmax=800"></a><br></h4> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Tamasan</h4> <p>Here the ring wobbles and the balance is sought from an unbalanced beginning. I had a real fight to make it work and now love the result.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCT97GlOxQhizc0SIjowkK2J-14o9GTA89hGByR7JCHv1g3PIqAMDmQdtOO71fc8CK_DRkWUjrNKWiCDgsk236a_zLvWJCDdb_rF439Ycd3rDppde7icMV4E7OUs9tWaVNyOPMqp94_8/s1600-h/Tamasan-high-res-15"><img width="336" height="300" title="Tamasan: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 100cm, H 98 cm, D 11 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Tamasan: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 100cm, H 98 cm, D 11 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlRktl2cw5ml__VVyL7jrCeqN7DfJK26oldh1sHFSXlEYS0n-U6lqGXONz7a8QhiAKlL-Yp0brhLdjwwLdpugHJpafFFGkQxsrKyCuBb-I3eqytl5gq2QDPSGoXxhhHsSaXSdhfXFTUI/?imgmax=800"></a><br> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Carlow</h4> <p>Ideas often lead to variation. In ‘Carlow’ the structure used in ‘Galvano’ was reduced to points. The angular mechanical edges give way to soft undulation.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaK8BQnCo01OKe28CLq45PkisKDJUUKPaBjtkqT8gYJvbHeK3wYk2F-TwZjOMmUym9Gy50_s8JmgwPkBbe6hUlQigadszuJV7CUaPyq9qyxQKsTQdBMZDv8_m0f4EYf1H_6JIME1Z38g/s1600-h/Carlow11"><img width="319" height="300" title="Carlow: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 58cm, H 75 cm, D 13 cm; £7,500" style="display: inline;" alt="Carlow: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 58cm, H 75 cm, D 13 cm; £7,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vxYaUk3oRfvLCMGWkpPwrt6bHN7Bk_gr7VdbO-xmVveE3d4bLRCzfax1kUN4OnSj2jUq9bcgmxSjQ_fEASjWNUyGQkjlbpUcPtrG0lbcuEXHZsWd8qO-jd_TIX8T77VKxcatoRRNN9g/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Lynaeus</h4> <p>At least twenty years ago I carved this pattern in a relief carving. I wanted to try the pattern wrapped around a sphere.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZtefb7jnT_h-whwicY_UkQBGy3ycEg97byVjj4ZYOxjRZwhaC1uN8zU77ytaBcs_wjnSkavnSXiXYOFTz-D0WZUIrLRNjOPwmYiu6QRDJ0elmTu-DVAGKMfh6mMb9uGja8K-HDrvuCY/s1600-h/Lynaeus-high-res5"><img width="353" height="300" title="Lynaeus: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 34cm, H 49 cm, D 34 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Lynaeus: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 34cm, H 49 cm, D 34 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAFIsBfzKwFNeAB0at-M5Yq0EI1qL93AIaP1uAftSKYZ4Eh9us4DTjX-AWKrj9q7-fXfOjFQeE9AhwlDiz-LvzEKI88GDVw33IvDFm6qQAztyVyNj1pyov7QRAcvLjYCGeKhOkVrgPPU/?imgmax=800"></a><br> <h4><br> </h4> <h4>Paluno</h4> <p>Here, and even more tricky, I wrapped the same pattern seen in ‘Lynaeus’ around a ring. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIpdC1O9mCTuIr6_E11CrKgTULMtbw1i80780enFmHtFnC0Mjq6ahtf1JTt2SzHh-5F6Mgr1KSdtpNLN3qYWIgPpTQhH3yKC4Ix55VeAIgNJAzDOaa_BHgaoXGHnwzu56OkbbCwoYzBY/s1600-h/Paluno-high-res5"><img width="338" height="300" title="Paluno: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 56cm, H 74 cm, D 19 cm; £7,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Paluno: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 56cm, H 74 cm, D 19 cm; £7,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfVn4X6a4ve0K09E9xVRdk1zuC6Vkf7HLg8z87QkKxiUy7HNtIOYN0NM0qS4gR-C7kSwCbH3uQudmfwE_h7GJ94aTLVtTiTcMLnaeYphak7ZyIqiwLoF1dP0AeoaJFlIEorA_FbTc9_0/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Galvano</h4> <p>This has a much more mathematical feel than most of my work. Actually the segments are marked out with string rather than with any fiendish mathematical calculation.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkObxwBfnipLMfrBea3sMAiud25QGVsziRRYwuyPelod7X-8tWLDs659A-8HhioVfcM3InLhhLleW609cJdatTKDxWoe6qBxvX3DeNgmG2O-P7uwzY4zcJrjCBH4-oC5Ycd64-_nrWmrs/s1600-h/Galvano---high-res5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Galvano: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 120cm, H 138 cm, D 18 cm; £18,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Galvano: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 120cm, H 138 cm, D 18 cm; £18,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclstYch9yKYUHUWgRVxo3KBWhp7IO0zRp7tKY5XZ94GYGGPUYR-TvPVJnVt3D4AHm1RC2AftscOSyoBpzJSGNkmpu33vTmKdPvrWcySwYuBLQerQUYXnlibVmgg582ZVgF_w4hyphenhyphenpp_k4/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br> </p> <h4>Kotori</h4> <p>Here the twisting motif bends to form a saddle. Birds, weather vanes and horses come to mind.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0mke2LI2Sqhu2TjyXsrUMtqkvgbXOcY0ub2O8XM5vvlAL7S10O5I3VEmFChJoeC2fNJmSMRI8SUP4wOaTFmHd2fQWqAXKuwvoktzO1poTtCIyhmYjjUYGj25x3pmyZve1iWU1uz1a2w/s1600-h/Kotori-high-res-25"><img width="482" height="300" title="Kotori: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 76cm, H 46 cm, D 19 cm; £6,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Kotori: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 76cm, H 46 cm, D 19 cm; £6,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5GGWBaalg9cVXwAmpQ9WxKqzxGlEQ3_0BIysOXIs87kGoTulNTGDki9rnSF02p9ID4mtJK3txmqy1VusywzUqbL1sptfoh10dnV2Uw976CIp0I2ix3VSehxWYWoPDm7w6FWkmDTi4fg/?imgmax=800"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm74-qgNTDPCoteROUK1OEbMXRFIQcEihYfG0lLZ7S9foeMwdx9FfzAueSdYBO8JqpITWhzjLXlLHq_N5K_7506OcbipTQfciPASa0cRsTHTLcOHIzLudl7AJ5k_E0m_xLpglQLt5yAmg/s1600-h/Kotori-high-res-side5"><img width="420" height="300" title="Kotori: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 76cm, H 46 cm, D 19 cm; £6,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Kotori: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 76cm, H 46 cm, D 19 cm; £6,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgy5O75AsMns0elKrtEqraRcK5xdfWJS_GAmMJeQBe85WhCXXyqDEbCM7OJUeHNSV3zIHx5iWIYz41HoMTK5lJhWvhRWhT-2BB69VUkKHKnOR_Ke25GAsFH08oEM2eBDOhBia_JHzyaE/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Lunasa</h4> <p>Sculpture where there is no end to the flow interests me. The form circulates as do the forms upon the form. I was very glad to find a split piece of marble with natural rust staining, for the sculpture to sit on.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RZn4YASSmMZ4NcQ4akUbELlSQF5pXOMK42Zdb4H7hrXGy0VxDiHrravcFOGQ_flwgrBJFLRtl21amJBFgUXpNXSbePKW6hyphenhyphenp-uV42hCN2BOoVgoFPf6AnN4gxulWGk4YtudR1cgZ7gQ/s1600-h/Lunasa-high-res6"><img width="469" height="300" title="Lunasa: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 58cm, H 38 cm, D 18 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Lunasa: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 58cm, H 38 cm, D 18 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzfOIQ5IZ2cJGvrWD2LBSEcribPuyKXzM6Go1POfqbN7_9ineATXW9p_zyzrLzedqD2aWT-x8-OW4UcIJRx8AHPtp9HKafqjOt5iPxBNmGpZxMOUb39n6-yV8pkbZiOGPlPEJVGjvXe0/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Vanya</h4> <p>A larger version of ‘Lunasa’, sitting very happily on a rough piece of Tunisian Black Marble.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2YrLaoXfwkQwBDk8N8LkniAjbHYP_Znvfu32IM0JzbGEWHPxEoFn5h1RDuttRKST4aesPzlHmMgVIlaFVL6_TrqY3YJRaPK9J-w24Isf2vvbidA39Dzu06lUfaTT1o8GrTQ6BEvuYpQ/s1600-h/Vanya-high-res5"><img width="376" height="300" title="Vanya: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 133cm, H 120 cm, D 40 cm; £25,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Vanya: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 133cm, H 120 cm, D 40 cm; £25,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1GiEPfL9mYo8vp3uA15vXVWAorSFTTbj6DVvrPTwz3Fo8HuVXYwlZoge900C4QWKfWWND625yXrISWYZHUEpRACCsJyFhHD1czL03ReoMZCD-uhK5ILAMZ17Ffr61a1pKW8gwDxKyp8/?imgmax=800"></a><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Corinth</h4> <p>The twisting design adds tension to the ring and gives the sculpture power. I love the colouring on this marble.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Lfn21FOHYFnSV9coumqCgdsiG0VF_IBRAUWnw8FUzSO9lcH2KWmgXXWYVmBnlsaz1LBQQNx3QH5c-Pt5EA9q_zovGwcMAYHRb0S43TtZSvtvPaafFgdYVl5PlcRDMaBIUSSp2XqUogE/s1600-h/Corinth-high-res-25"><img width="335" height="300" title="Corinth: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 65cm, H 65 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Corinth: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 65cm, H 65 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0hVSH89eLDKp4NX6XsdhB0E9yXWu4lwiPS93jJc7XInwvaVoqqhgU4B3uqRBaaCHDdI398xo_Ihhx95yDfByL0d8BEvZ0Ps6O-3oxht6YMC8fgF3SEfSjKoBeR-5S2Sb3I4mJ9QwS1c/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Elverben</h4> <p>This is such a wonderful material to look at but very difficult to carve. The twisting design feels very different on the dark stone.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBOy2C4HmYD2_mBeZcpRAfuZ-7ixApFM_aqx3F-UblFv8XKrS9cYCeWeHqR9MghtIbIjIk7WbtrfpYG8MPR3HE3e7Fd8CEVTyvA464xR8EoAIoJ-VCjwlHR4cQMxzmwXyAWvRNZ3rzM8/s1600-h/Elverben-high-res-25"><img width="318" height="300" title="Elverben: TUNISIAN BLACK MARBLE, 2015: W 54cm, H 54 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Elverben: TUNISIAN BLACK MARBLE, 2015: W 54cm, H 54 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3hF8tXSiCXAT7Yx1JNV4-OWaNySGXO_NlGw2DrZtvRKB6aCb2Oi9Tt-a3XheSbzSE1_-un6-lZYmhAz4WNU4qSNpUosNuDbvvz1EGESy6hQd1LOi7HMlN8EGp-Lt_ft2n7c6HvSZjgg/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Still Crenham</h4> <p>I wanted to try a circular form with the same patterning and a smaller hole. The difference, in size and shape on the inside to the outside, is correspondingly much greater. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhkeMplcP5gnPlqxnlVPXTrH8NxBx7iOdma9DrYYkN4-DeNORt56ZSLgLtkfYzPuSe4U0aYECJOmghOuKzFgq-wnvu_oQmpoRJtRdCGKEqIbLk-w6h1TQKf_phXSvHuav9Y4nDIdwv4w/s1600-h/Still-Crenham-high-res5"><img width="315" height="300" title="Still Crenham: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 61cm, H 79 cm, D 20 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Still Crenham: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 61cm, H 79 cm, D 20 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUE07ViCCpPdMZsN1KoG55LsbwOkXzX4jouthAR6kAMH-PatNY0rORW0hSszuvDwK7rEhm8qc-zDbCqX9MWzI3aDZJ8EA5sbMxLalmhicidXAEB4UHGqFYEN9QsvVy5NjOs7wRRLtC2lU/?imgmax=800"></a><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Fisk</h4> <p>I wanted to see how the twisting motif employed in ‘Corinth’ would work on a vertical form. I left the top rough (as well as a small section of the bottom) to remind us that it was made from a natural material. It brings to mind an ancient architectural remnant too.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7Gg1RM5mI77wIDgc5nCkGge_-kbG-kbkx7e1p5I2QSVp09dcYes6AcUCPbtQsSuC2lYZO-Q5WuIcblnKhYBJ4ynRVQgxhcrVvwmNJ-zhNSbamXYe9a19Jk88I155cE49KdtDbYUBmZQ/s1600-h/Fisk-high-res5"><img width="226" height="300" title="Fisk: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 15cm, H 113 cm, D 15 cm; £5,500" style="display: inline;" alt="Fisk: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 15cm, H 113 cm, D 15 cm; £5,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTGPzuo5LwWCVz8oLuGB1LmrrxXICa1WEDlB8uSU0lPM3CccdfZ6X9sbbIGlCmIWxN_kgXVCPMYMfWXc0wY6FIEXazyZagO608HqwYqRn3OCWfnZBqDwEpJFKI4LvPTkM68MuEEjkrPQ/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <h4>Polette</h4> <p>These soft forms, joined to make a ring, bring to mind all sorts of good things to me. Boiled sweets, polished pebbles on the seashore, old bars of soap, coins worn smooth by countless pockets. The more I look, the more I see. This idea led on to ‘Gamelin’ (below).</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSUpL9gkKsuYR2Cc83DQajOpOSGplPCyOFohNOBLV9lHdfl2h-z947iO5XUpKiQk76ONU2SCYA01piz8vyT8wFl3ZsEM5IAxBZYiC0wsZ__XdNNIeCknhtDhg8y6JiHAApqP7c53_FeU/s1600-h/Polette-high-res-25"><img width="366" height="300" title="Polette: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 50cm, H 66 cm, D 11 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Polette: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 50cm, H 66 cm, D 11 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvvX7aKyV_OVkXd0sXdBChOrHVHiCXxvg2mToQenZ_UfBJaTUOuZ1sxRMgRt2M1g5GgofCuOLy0mERjMqLiQegwSXbJqT736mu2diJOBIM7rgz0-DSBloiOo2bjO5dR_3scrybOdwlmI/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Sable</h4> <p>Here the discs are smaller up above, giving the sense that they are going right up into the sky. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcZEibbiUjThCClAuo_WsBOiKBypVJTlR3Lah39GtsqMIy7hn9Gg0QIfzjuQXgesG0ztryZr0ZqZCeRt31FqPFcCepDH81AA7M73jGMs78ihpd6LerZQYrBK2jwIEP9o7zuiOCuzVA6w/s1600-h/Sable-high-res5"><img width="282" height="300" title="Sable: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 65cm, H 93 cm, D 11 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Sable: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 65cm, H 93 cm, D 11 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWBmYhtnUoUxVYxxr2IuLlbS8TM7vFavoaiJkmgzksGTnl1A_LIQ9VG5Hy4m9i0AYzYWKNJ5ToRBz6VKeVvJHpM0DlSHIifqSzQHUDhh0pt3nFxEx4eXvCXUo0H1CSogGLUAINVZyemo/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4>Gamelin</h4> <p>After focusing on making circular forms with touching segments, here I am trying to simplify things with just three forms. Making each form work in its own right - as well as touching the others - is tricky. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXdV8fXjBb-kXQIPOQVGbh7sIYl8bhFoeJADwgX_rZNPhP1YBgNi7smuUNhcLIGci0IcorXjRipprJUfigs-mgnVN-EcsVNr90HKnl8xB6z7atMXgi7MJ8JfHym0Tnyn574HXjmaNk8g/s1600-h/Gamelin-high-res5"><img width="340" height="300" title="Gamelin: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 53cm, H 56 cm, D 14 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Gamelin: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 53cm, H 56 cm, D 14 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gT8VnSal0vGt0tza2Xmuc0rlzhYJ0wgtoZHd0_V7Uo7_211DIONMTrYKagVMLiXYKYsC1HRLYpALafa_ehjj1gp_Ql31WJWUmsvILazAAIK6t8LhSz91MDIQHpjd9xIRcjjwAjDpETU/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Wineri</h4> <p>The loop with a twist. Rarely is a sculpture interesting from all sides. This one is, I believe. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtvXb4UL18D8T5vZlnFYiAKI1hKjggeN-RRQxh_WSjTJ-7JJxNXb297uKnUCROvMAxuGQ4pCOzByfLXUxi_-u4CkCveVWD_PDe9mgMVVAwQXB3LovSmaQBVY0SQqY6odL44AjH4Uj24g/s1600-h/Wineri-high-res5"><img width="342" height="300" title="Wineri: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 48cm, H 73 cm, D 32 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Wineri: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 48cm, H 73 cm, D 32 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm1LotlqZ_Kzi9SQeog_MMF9qZ-lMD3Dgdtsnu9pD1AOnXEvxTROmYZmF8Aj4ybSE6-IoZsK5e9lcgSwhgIkGyaugZjoDT7QguX9Uh3h_dv6bIPBdklbuatCEB4HOihXDQZWcFaHB4AY/?imgmax=800"></a><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Tamago</h4> <p>We look in inside this world and see a moon or sun. The inside form is balanced with the outer form.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHPmUPpPq4Rdn45MaxzCXn-TZvaN7sdZD4hqXZ4-O0J-FPRzm57UFbW1690vNHvYD-pdiYgv3adZtQDjj_h5hyphenhyphen39ilmxTp6uQfV-zEdZ7UrcIwRaZlA6BXMJeVCbXpB_EqbYRajazRpQ/s1600-h/Tamago-high-res5"><img width="352" height="300" title="Tamago: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 66cm, H 73 cm, D 28 cm; £10,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Tamago: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 66cm, H 73 cm, D 28 cm; £10,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIKXIKJzIN_fD6oyvsZKGGPD2iDvrkV5nYmVBzWKcNibG_M_lefQ-1AElOZpyWleRj-liJZTZtBrWmq017XF2a693i6k7gvV4EuJ0czwEZ5CZ6jIY9-2H3aGGlC8yjX2pUbmSai838j4/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Falkinn</h4> <p>A new thought, playing with this heavy texture to animate a surface. This is the first time that I have employed these wisps - animating the surface. Suddenly the wedge form becomes bristling or scuttling.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sW_Qzfut6JXUTB87XIFqZb42_Fh_dsWYMjoTl6SJ3aYFYdS2iOpqMZwjH3A5Kl5klil6uAYyCgABB69MSoNVJEMJEmWhvkKNPiQGTSqTkUhZJpNOz-TjDlkhpKUj9WSjEoCtkbnLL2w/s1600-h/Falkinn-high-res-15"><img width="290" height="300" title="Falkinn: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 28cm, H 23 cm, D 41 cm; £5,000" style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; display: inline;" alt="Falkinn: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 28cm, H 23 cm, D 41 cm; £5,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2ll4hKd0Z6zSaEbVuBeCznyqFmtakjwf6GLXR4bJxjz6Qz7yTe7zXia0gK9xz2SLn1kFqS2BTC-Sa4nmLFNiB1K5DqQq-PEATaRQDHbi5Zfmw8B1rUNRGWB6wHTkC7i2heMzy9ZjIsY/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiCN7pyC2XCH856jQcyzlPis8X8zYd1YlNohxVdRP9_Biq8JK-tbhDzQ-nupvJa7t77mTJ6qhZkL7sfClsHHkwpeT7hZN3YvsYm2Ska6RmyKxt1v78zKeUI4UGOVXrqwb8RcOYjNU_-4/s1600-h/Falkinn-high-res-25"><img width="375" height="300" title="Falkinn: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 28cm, H 23 cm, D 41 cm; £5,000" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Falkinn: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 28cm, H 23 cm, D 41 cm; £5,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__nqFIFZ4EA3So2cbUcUQl1q9Dnaj-Bkn7ieH3OOBiEl4ACoRfHaz2EHvzrjHKcmNB2qEHF0jgFjyOkxDbSiVrWEbYpyVHMHEUMWQh-qfJUjoT12WGGfisLQqrsXSaEz6v-GSG6uDAe0/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Fraenir</h4> <p>The texture, once more, giving enormous movement to this curling form.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJGLcIHLKdN95CgwDeZsQobFq4E9SzOiFcG6HBPYVSHiBGs0VBAqymdfYhpx3XvS81r0mHQdWnauntfddLV_1lg1IEquMRiPNzpLZJAGpCcpbDF3kU2bIS4Rbx6oxM0W3TxqwBl5B4OE/s1600-h/Fraenir-high-res-15"><img width="362" height="300" title="Fraenir: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 38cm, H 47 cm, D 16 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Fraenir: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 38cm, H 47 cm, D 16 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQmzBX0IPFoh9S_QZ4nDVXk3q0euiPaF7gk8EvG4WJ10HRBII5FZ72zD90om00maKyo1cxiKC0a3Fb9Fwy56FTC0KGR-P6NyykELUsFCY9tRbuvNyXui1JSQT1XejkVrBSF5uE0gWuwg/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Friel</h4> <p>With its multiple forms falling, or perhaps rising up. Is it growing or cascading? I’m not sure.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6pcggqzT6H2FANWsdzxhhToy4erYDPIxcKKnRgEBUCZAJsDxzCud_DF9_AZ0pO3Oa3ZUsDKUPj0PcP0NLh6Mtt70o2Vlv2v1UwPCMtCVfLsU-M-EqbsGytknNN0mpgzSF6tpbCLwQpo/s1600-h/Friel-high-res5"><img width="109" height="300" title="Friel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 32cm, H 246 cm, D 27 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Friel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 32cm, H 246 cm, D 27 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqC3mqwvWqej-iI5TnPXLkRaa2ZqjNjw6ruGIA87f-ke-z_UW_LaLHUO5m74DlP_WfdNlsaRaRAm49nrgE4dZOpeMroeY_23mZUFBIvO5Om52wWZZsFuTc5zwAcL-s0QOwOt9gXnKi70/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Pershar</h4> <p>Very gentle and smooth on one side, and aggressive on the other. I am happy to have introduced this element.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXi6SmmW_Op24tSgmwWixaMSjg-6KUQht7o60JQGObky-jNj6kA2_fPecDPsYxob2bZYijyi6_yxr_YEqzn3dZvk-dQ0cUA9dESJgmZB4QerdoKG2Ixy6uF3S3e0xa49UsPt7uJep-Qs/s1600-h/Pershar-1-high-res5"><img width="208" height="300" title="Pershar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 39cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £5,500" style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; display: inline;" alt="Pershar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 39cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £5,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NRyXzt90UqEQOud6SbaszXNUHRpKOjHaNFokWysKt9JeQ7Z0HneV8f6XeoLlz-QSDf-YFIYf9skVUQrfbVNXeSZdwzc1WRmOsTiUNo735XW3TshHeOhMxqGQQh_zDXt_0sPKJaBocLg/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcubn2J22nIS09WiLKfZydkqqmGwf1tIXwO2Su_nx8CH4nxW9FWKTVHzUtZ2ey_X1sbmZmJPEkiSm33MXr6LDjV4ngIB_n3w9m_lS_QtvddOUa_lHeUAznw9UvGph_kx_88GYhYMLt0s/s1600-h/Pershar-2-high-res5"><img width="208" height="300" title="Pershar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 39cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £5,500" style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; display: inline;" alt="Pershar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 39cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £5,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewwHI99nlRXdINkjPcRMe7wLhMMWVYVFtwRn_z9MinXQTTv2ibD6hhlm4WjBaPMQXLlx9B2nedL_UbWCTdCr0edQgQfYD-QQugg6T2dl5BpicXdSQ_gNmcgZe7XOYjipCOlpTv564iRc/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHucuZMYM68YvEsO7byvE2nIoxZ2hvo1WhFkASudqNYDd5WLfBM3PEzrOusFWCK1lE6DXArxrKy5wj0IlkY6NWdTiPHBh-GYOVULqDSL0T9XqtqVSPxOwr5SE0fXLab4ckkqo4HatQrr4/s1600-h/Pershar-5-high-res5"><img width="206" height="300" title="Pershar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 39cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £5,500" style="display: inline;" alt="Pershar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 39cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £5,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZMyrbwoEHwBGeWpXiogMehCdOOk95qDSyopp9qioz5CNptl8B4-9QFZIMBIFohe7OY8sDFyFg3_AbsRv7rItgLWyYR9AWXp-ab2PlF_7Rr-qnkNwB1BXYEwxgwDXBIoYXNERb01A1lE/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h3> </h3> <h3><br> </h3> <h4>Menura</h4> <p>Flowing forms from constraint to liberty. Reminiscent of ‘Kotori’ and birdlike figuration. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUG5eUK631Z2pNIuCsJK3qrcM1NORuT3UdI7AouDlDK1txIi838D7OFoId6PBwBoIMjWXGwwUgU19Cq3VXYC3ZnMviyN1dTnxXK3iGmWrnu86M13rvykNS3fS8TSnnJkaKPEnONbM74g/s1600-h/Menura-1-high-res5"><img width="429" height="300" title="Menura: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 60cm, H 57 cm, D 23 cm; £6,500" style="display: inline;" alt="Menura: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 60cm, H 57 cm, D 23 cm; £6,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxv0H5DPtaWEY8ye-1jBFUDfpQ1Xl8XGoofZWk3eoRHTJL-2VTm6caBX-JcHPyelzj72f6_6O7dEQhyW5kb6DZ4rJJhpyzcqnLc0L3bFbNcz231IoR2yn_O9Sk74fTZ3S5ouhCZt54KJY/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Tor</h4> <p>The very start of a series of sculptures, exhibited at John Martin Gallery in 2014. The fitting together of two forms. Is it a figure? This is the simplest - and to my mind - one of the most satisfactory sculptures of the series.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAX8DQOz-o3oKs931K2Nn3kMwMzOj1xslv9cua6e_b61i72qH0R7pLFXNLBjaZRw9PCChvkhEpLFcC3EYLT6yrOVuTID5B49ooDXEFrGjqMuOgOhCy5jy1Rn8uFSrm8-dNNfj_D4lypWI/s1600-h/Tor5"><img width="222" height="300" title="Tor: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Tor: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoK4GyVWCMhEFLYTOjdCIbWwgm2WteBu2SAnCVeYVBbnkDwolOjBi-w8eW5zGdWYAWQ0tPlIGoWm6KAUhP9QsG16hfcANGH5ChSZ6zD7yK8NUMW_by4QtnR3HwJTrMjSi44qvx8T68Rs/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtF94PRqk6TjQrghV6iBer7Lpo1Yx_DpKORkpzEiUnZvUh5UWYz34Ak6PYFgR7UR_P1aYruWRzM_vPp1sOHxuUfrdnDt3jcw41vJZPZkUCk-tOrZYzfm2KSPjEDxa1MtGf-FB55QW9vQ/s1600-h/SC_045"><img width="300" height="300" title="Tor: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tor: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWBzriA-XKIEUM30dIzSs1H0ledU1avMTnExvTkO0iuxavRgl4fD23ZTKhLwGjtZv5cyRguQIKCInCHBJwufoILBbZMuf9UZ2xn6zbCNGPR3fDDksOZcon8lZ98kI7sog0ebro3C0U6k/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Young Able</h4> <p>The first step away from the ‘alkathene joint’. The segments are separated from each other. Independent. They climb and twist.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau-GPWEW0Df3Wigi9xNv0couyI8_aLbZZxn1dKof52C3sptp4w5LUETvXRL9h7D2hsXtcjC0i8N-_MINgFz4ict80yOZi3F_wh7VkFT8nFfNk99hK3t6m4csQRgr5C4HzvQgEVyMhHis/s1600-h/Young-Able5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Young Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 19cm, H 85 cm, D 18 cm; £4,800" style="display: inline;" alt="Young Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 19cm, H 85 cm, D 18 cm; £4,800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdeJDGX0XLLYHw1xFnLW7XVWOvMrDBrhemZy20x3Cs8PDiU1AsOrorvg2zuMMqUCtzGGDaRGIy-m2_1x-vEHmSqAC67Ak5D_RUdF8w4GdYXWtNciits2mK18BqS7WNpZGHZAPfeIOhXw/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QnwtxIS8E6yduV2BbGiybGugEg-6jJslyi2GFm2pHK_dN4VCcFaxuMSMhkyzGZcEgVU23XxM6Rx4u2FM9ay8zFKyCHI8l2dfuF4E20f10VRmdd0TiqWfxI12eLCGS1_IGhwMFV4IDMk/s1600-h/_DSC69325"><img width="375" height="300" title="Young Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 19cm, H 85 cm, D 18 cm; £4,800" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Young Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 19cm, H 85 cm, D 18 cm; £4,800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26KjP2RTfUnKv5ZlgqoBkVCjv0GHHXAguE4phagi_MLLv7Kve05hSTfr8g6jSEnKrSf4w3AC75_hsXGYuzs7Xyz1Q9wufMVlBWVkxSz-zQ8P-FVdZ423aF8XrwnNZLW_T3kbf766cb2w/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Glad Able</h4> <p>The segments get very small and thin towards the top. Trying to reach upwards. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYIl5iWL-RJU4Aa8OyDIwTkiaAzhEYtp5tnvpX0OqCI34dGSMpD9bEEahbTXnpuEqZFdswGqVNKd5OcvRuvT-VLrWIYSThy3xV4w6p9sjyVI2wQa8Ixn9A_gJoids-PGq8k9e6T_ipTM/s1600-h/SC_115"><img width="300" height="300" title="Glad Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 29cm, H 145 cm, D 23 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Glad Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 29cm, H 145 cm, D 23 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16jG5gKyRVKQPRrcHH5XhNrA5j4webu2-LFQ5l-qyF2N0O_1SLVvgwfYnJsx0TpcZSKm6gaJFplC673rrtEqXQQT4IB6EHr6J3GCn1zPfvMVHqsNEaYL4hb2aHImougAZN4R6P3VQ5XM/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrQ1nz3nOQ1Vht-7_G3owZR68Ddv1xsSefnJL1uLYrrLKhsUyvfcTpRkU3VUcUXvjYPm-45HqWXkev8yf8aPBt3AJY-v6VzIa5OJkXC46HAoU-ojkQLXpmMpaqC4ci8vrk6rI6kOu3qk/s1600-h/_DSC71755"><img width="212" height="300" title="Glad Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 29cm, H 145 cm, D 23 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Glad Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 29cm, H 145 cm, D 23 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2voEY5M3Zwt6SalBgE8fAvTzImsInl3g1XX6xs95shwYvYdLO8U5c6LNv1WsDgMHocEPJMKp9cPo5GbM9X3JU0LVs8_SwtYPK67IDI2zZMekXCo0snw95I8UbzCTmUATrUSGwJKlexE/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Torque I</h4> <p>The forms and symmetry of the void are nicely balanced here. I made a larger version of this a little later on.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4cheuBY6ms0WUA1j02aDtIVyBW52fL535_68aW50P0wdFNOC0k9Q2zDKn0O-EVe5OoSKFUZxRm3PnKWb_tCl17FEhOjGfOnuCCWQp-7WGoMfIMitIthCtsxR5JIYfur8BQR_D5hUyGs/s1600-h/Torque5"><img width="222" height="300" title="Torque I: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Torque I: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4iYjwgCdgJaYCyG0e6AXCI1urkBf4uRcwp1mzyFugTweeEdnaXoGVuNrfXXS0mOmsGl_hCEnjhxVmbcA9PPy8mMQK31NnIw7t7aVwB5Q7_EbHT048ux8juwlMGf4iB1lXziIUeSpt-E/?imgmax=800"></a><br></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Rushes ’O</h4> <p>This sculpture of joined segments leaves only a tiny hole in the middle. The strength and presence of the hole becomes as powerful as the forms themselves.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyEEb9PjxGQ3qG0fn4Fa2qTFuOFqWOsvaBDEzNigGdEjlyazmEC5Dpfxx_bcHMrkKTeJGZ-h8F30LFBzzAj-0WV2zOzRZQ04xwT_usezEswYzV22RjA0b8r87zzUbOTQA5H326hCxZB4/s1600-h/SC_05dry5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Rushes 'O: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Rushes 'O: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fUtnAJmtmQPO5ib0nacj-6huF5-g_XHuM5UO8hifjbOYJFE66NHrjF_AevxFLK6xfwQzFzOQaFd_fenNlttiaGm_m64AG1b1x_-EDcKkQn43rArpPpFEEXziMIv9I_fJ0Y1SUyd6p7M/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RYCUV4fL5ruks3O6lyEuBdUNDCr5Un8PWvWJJ-XIcoTt-96rDtCWGpzfNCqYXDktduyVq3b6D_DF9DEy75oUQPSZJPkagj2D__6TJebyWFoEt797_suxR1FQtessJxMMFRjgVpr6JLc/s1600-h/John-Martin-55"><img width="222" height="300" title="Rushes 'O: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Rushes 'O: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46ks2nUq7DLfm1U0Vs_RLrwSi_SCyGLVXhxBfqgxBP29dfPvSQ9-odmdxRLRsRxKeIcox9QOiKzG7WvpjkCNJsyWmnaMoLOeHzFy9Z2_5iU4c45_zm8sj5jL3lTgFnxCvF-EVhBaAJjw/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Still Cedar</h4> <p>One of four small rings of segments that came out of a single block of marble. They work together wonderfully as a mini series within the exhibition. Here: tiny, sharp, angular segments.</p> <p><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jVcvp4BnRF02eCR5-o99RvV6wn4d2yadnNZgAWHS_k-2BIUrms9IROiJ6VZk8ZJO4GPkD_NhJf7qipSLeCoacuCRumZDvGGKmpiEC5Yf0jQ5EtucC-4W1uuMoSNen1Xve1LHBHBRjbE/s1600-h/SC_06dry5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Still Cedar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Still Cedar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fQWqHeebukeG0D0-01L4Hdl8HzWUOrKahXDnptKBPLQKhw_kNUUqza5OTLTpS7lTf85KTpXO9j3Y8rO9pu7PoRrU8Wv9ilzyO7xVzbWwwYmH_EilOIIh0TN3JLTots_LfNtYuBuF_-Y/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVf397OXyLdYqD8V2IbZz2tcAn_U1YGmwmwO38O866WIrY_bqOZ4Qr8c4prJgpiVo8InE03ekT5dPE3wMHD4io4nC7esmg5GDYETA1lDPwOtNsRwfrEZHkAhifbx22Ad5fN3H8IGhSM0/s1600-h/_DSC71685"><img width="451" height="300" title="Still Cedar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Still Cedar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvNtTRxTf91x2wa3tVjaVZtuFarn588V8i1_oHDo4XFFiZYw2XNLdqsW874EK6_EoLIYpOfSb4TXJ2wBH18mXFCxeLIaN5GzCWtPmq42Pr-Vxbhc-Xeud-ac0k3jGs5wCC3LJ2CgEZds/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Freewheel</h4> <p>The fourth in the mini series. Here the angled forms give the sculpture movement and life. Is it spinning?</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7dqmGL45AzEtLm6BYZq_KhsXgniHqebdDa4VrCzYKEzDaSbEPjJUcYXk-OBoOLpxhj9s1s60HMrdnLUzGlcyCUHgljBN1P5jXtWXaLDmmLGFUd1EJd9g-FIkEvQbDYqtwEYcUa3DsrA/s1600-h/Freewheel5"><img width="222" height="300" title="Freewheel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Freewheel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteuHXtLckdOgfDEx6wThMhvI_ENjxiSzucirTVvkvLfOFOwysVhfJWFFcoeLUGPMQIK6zP1FamwZGE2NRpZhf5cLV-c302ImVxc1ZbrTu2Sza_p4oT1CEcA1GBALD2C4yI4BGhiQ8IJM/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Torin</h4> <p>Following the circular segmented forms, what would it be like to visually twist the circle up? Technically very awkward that’s how! The few inches inbetween the passing forms take as long as the rest of the sculpture. Ever changing as you walk around.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknQKdrFT7s3BpNk24rsu8MNvNGrmQF42rObSLlbXmmUprzX2LhzGRs1To6OXQ-TZW0vCyy1hfLPOJx3Mtf9Aqv9z5HplscLY_T6yywUTkSFkPlqXo0V9GYC_RckZC3x9KoFZB-Uyb8tY/s1600-h/SC_07dry5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Torin: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 72 cm, D 30 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Torin: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 72 cm, D 30 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktXrq-y8vbZ9_JXECFUUJDMqlOrTPBpU2uKXKtZVWshQCOmmva974lbq_Vr5tkxToSax-IVELK2ix0HgNFv0P2fHiGsTf33hZCZiB6b10sb8gjmYk3g1KL2PiygATP-WHNFVDCzefXsA/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpNmvomI_o-Dek8HjNtIMwrljayLPfJZUJmFgQYV8iXPoEcMeBW4uGxGnr0dWvSnFpQfrtTaPEUEZCTrCF87r7DDps3K6CbnOvOqMx1g53AR5f15_hx1aI20bYXUGXAJgZSCTdlRhRng/s1600-h/Torin5"><img width="222" height="300" title="Torin: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 72 cm, D 30 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Torin: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 72 cm, D 30 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyVRyVn8ZNx_vzN_e-hoZsrTfzML5psRT3v8q51Sl8WqcSxnPFwINrPopLhtjK5EkYEV5GlFkse40EyrsIaZrtZw_EgrRIi-sx4LsQHIT4oGxh7x52fEzooF2kacdMzQ37hVijHpWZ7Y/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Skipping Jo</h4> <p>Here I go from technical trickery, to technical lunacy! A double twist. This is the only sculpture in the series where I abandon the segmented forms - I feel they might have over complicated an already complex form.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaah2nmC3HzKr-SD-ZvucMJqz7MbbxMardUJF5xiwgfHpjtIY3y49oSrfX96tgG8dRjxYy1l1tGEBM-gi0q2eF7ToMAaKRykzzvhVO_IjfpMh1X2nhS07REmRDdA9oUQLZ8qJOVjbhkM/s1600-h/SC_01dry5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Skipping Jo: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Skipping Jo: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwao51O44bgcJDcJ-dlIf2UEHf2lmA-JnRpmdtB-auzwKPPlIu7H_6yb3xEQdeAcSNaBYZVsbVzcJCSwoqGmncMIfYf4yroGV9SJ7xq_pKoQCRFai0RDcxEKgzfATHJbAv5pZzzkwSdF0/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicxpXt359-1_j_QePHK8Z3S7FScEjCuuKRw-9cKyShLyoken8WWIjcTJnmBZs_eDUsBLpV4_rOv5anYtKhP6XRTwM48OKpwrEzS9sLHq8Ptmr0LgJ5WOZoUCsXdFnZxiTT2phyphenhyphenamvc0g/s1600-h/SC_01turned5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Skipping Jo: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Skipping Jo: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6TRMdBJ9DREFpMuMQdw4aDvQmS-e0YQGuA9vzNxG7nT1YODgc-Wvl53D1YexE5bE669bX0uzmwEqVR1imVh8BmIk73gowGQmGezD4S2rudLdx87a71Kr25y8E73ooGfACn0_f3p5Tos/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Lazy Boy</h4> <p>One of the simplest and free-flowing of the series. Stacked forms but in a loose, slightly more arbitrary way than some.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbUTSxp9iqkr169MEJV4lk13n2vCXr7JVXwFHkai44HFJa-jwWjWQnLQU3SiuNHUXfb9xc931NGKljX0Vef3Vns1tWnMKIEWsclUPipldC2NKJEG0AecQQZY0CLTUSvRqP80soZ92_g0/s1600-h/Lazy-Boy5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Lazy Boy: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 100 cm, D 16 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Lazy Boy: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 100 cm, D 16 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTA9CchUemutMWhm8g5orIBgq3qMHf63Z0OPadLlKTE7nyf-24PtPXd3MD8zkqJhHPWmuA5ziDPv7oXlaQ_dG5goS2npm3zyDrN7IODaaxlG_3_oEM-5fP6-eKT5vc9nBDKS__AuR95EU/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKevtfW1yTbKRCAqsvfDEmx1Sh3iNE0bdpoShOBE094qS2yrRtl2ccipWn5w6N0UPFBJECP1jgPAxwspQi2QyMPF7Fud8pOvkUG-cB7pjXStKIhnItfkFCCkbPJ2TZQLRgS3-eXOVn6V0/s1600-h/John-Martin-35"><img width="222" height="300" title="Lazy Boy: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 100 cm, D 16 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Lazy Boy: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 100 cm, D 16 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpYraylHp9wjNTpiEi0STrFYxb-EVdIQLsUkpPbB5QvQDfoLRPUYUQC8rXnEjXYOC8RODK_bPLaEOap2AuV7FaCIQdZzz3wUxmi5TGTdDXfIrOPe6zmOzJQ4ZCKjtL1dyyjnOZyfjNRk/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Slim</h4> <p>My young son calls this the ‘Stack of Books’. He is right. The simple twist by way of animation works well here. It also brings to mind oriental temples.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlq49Cy93CzVluWkBhDa-9yXZMy9KL0XGBYO99zWcT1zUR1xaSCsjO07E-czauVTfbfu7IQAGmxBenYlknlJlCV-OV0T-Zc6sHn5oGG6i2xp3JKpLvOTlCY0cuLaLEoVxWRDVu1PBqYA/s1600-h/SC_125"><img width="300" height="300" title="Slim: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 26cm, H 145 cm, D 26 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Slim: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 26cm, H 145 cm, D 26 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrApBZGVyqrtFGLbKan9LTC5L0HcIGeAiskXsd5__0z5Rq9bypy1EBYTJFZQhyphenhyphen8E42gHsYlH1ImXUxo5z2wWxAeCPbzGjaVC1-EAW028998UCGKJ7LStk7hTppvre-QQ1uLTaUgD_Qwc8/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIeN5yjmTRDAcbxdC4IGizPXGTbwzHNQmtuUVw0cysPK1ifPdcRg67_EqyOPVDwvFCZwBxF-eqWMYeTQJeeskrPVeRWcatPMwAejVTWjgexxvEci-4RTf5MERAo_KGn79oe65QSrCgNk/s1600-h/Slim5"><img width="222" height="300" title="Slim: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 26cm, H 145 cm, D 26 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Slim: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 26cm, H 145 cm, D 26 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFQar5IuQtiOjez4owNclj4uUxxLRpQMHjTQ5zT1Z1OLNL4-fhPqpQ2JrsiESGA_PcpxlGrMD79_E8vk0m1m-RPSQb6cTQCZk6phA7hqONk79wyD8P9ap7Nsjm0irWKb8-ZkW32E6bJw/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Tarjack I</h4> <p>The first, smaller version of the ‘Stack of Books’. The forms are curved in all directions giving great animation.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoVDQdFmVDoR-SP6U0Nua4BQCn_uFxcanAjSt5AaxvgyZMlAkSBhzOaK9t9HITzCGZ7cXgrur95qWMzXzRkjn3jwOsiTGSD0Mbz2HlKaQYGEsViNlnZX4J3hEpoNW8W9nRgMwXGJTR0I/s1600-h/Tarjack--I-high-res-19"><img width="222" height="300" title="Tarjack I: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 25cm, H 115 cm, D 15 cm; £7,500" style="display: inline;" alt="Tarjack I: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 25cm, H 115 cm, D 15 cm; £7,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugrGHkz9HwZhUY9pIBGZ6RUy0O_FHFk1Yf9SxjaLoEoWooe9LiF2XGWKFFzvfxEQRNe7-D38SmK4lLlq0pafWrQeumCusjlaeztddqraqsq3WvgwrWSM8GRBr7s1fePtMLk1i02nBaJA/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Torque II</h4> <p>A larger versions of one of the four from the mini series of rings. Lovely in the landscape. I have an idea to carve a bigger version still.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GYSppv-nP3c4wm_ND43Sl1QDImWZvhyphenhyphenVY_0eWAWal_P0CZrqcYAA12MmCJ59VkdCtNapK6S0T_YTEBiFDQsuKIujC0hQu1R_0NGUE5vIE6aAQzN2-tWT8T1LS-iN3orx9zXCeS7-nLs/s1600-h/SC_02dry5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Torque II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 93cm, H 109 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Torque II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 93cm, H 109 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLALQeq3asCkKqKcXKyCKtPrz-dgcuZsUi3Z_kXiQ6F8u3UdQHKzU6ZE3TDaEK0H4XWrJL7TUbc0Z1-3s1Tcy8OMoaGiHHawKuuHqxyLRza7cmrkwuNPt50D3f4o6TWY-900wJCVSN2zc/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4XTszVoTzmL5x1t8mUI8sjnw-8ZuaA1gz5_Che2GMyMGEt3TlPvLUGgfWEknPxBLE3UOjnjZl08VOamzeOAvlgSD-rt-ghx8AtkzScSzp6qLC1xtsq3QGkxhk7JJe4oqbIBZ0SVvY0E/s1600-h/_DSC71625"><img width="449" height="300" title="Torque II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 93cm, H 109 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Torque II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 93cm, H 109 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPz4IG5HfWedHo3a2Zba5FzsphyKnQ2bj6l1jU-3TSatuUBvyKEszocZI4KunoIx1CaEEHSmeTdjwhmnsppJiHs-QwVVKOXZDkQ_FVl_k5C7NJwvBbfl8Mqd2VGfCbdVejIT5foO-Qo4o/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Tarjack II</h4> <p>Here the segments sit on top of one another like squared mushrooms. How it changes everything - making the underside curved.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wf2MvkeCQU3h6DAGzhE-FHeHCixbL7RPzbnjj3WiX_T-DXoExCIwMekU3tufpFEo0FLPhG1qLhQ1Pgd5p0A0pVN69PQCG3PLLC2c6RlOpJ_Uf9lyCI-2x1F51CteKI-r5MfHLpfAtRI/s1600-h/SC_135"><img width="200" height="300" title="Tarjack II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 35cm, H 176 cm, D 25 cm; £16,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Tarjack II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 35cm, H 176 cm, D 25 cm; £16,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowbvQGYuMymNTe0e1H0Zzibf5q3ZPlZ42hyphenhyphenRp14Nc3J63JTdC58Z7GoON7MhKboRCwVubL4m__g3wFELmFQsGIND_Dd3NfsOBu88UR0Ta_CW69GVVPydpeTPLsjxhAY87r8j1A0P1Dps/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYg8j_m8s8ASlTE1y775OgzNEPnWgYsh78lpu71IOiVpuZUBTaASBJ2r58Frw9Ng8uwFimoPLm2XByU6HIiTW5GNOOrG_i0_nCmrT4ejRbJPbWRM2i_ZNrG3FpM71zkSKhSVccv3K94g/s1600-h/Tarjack-II5"><img width="240" height="300" title="Tarjack II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 35cm, H 176 cm, D 25 cm; £16,000" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tarjack II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 35cm, H 176 cm, D 25 cm; £16,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH1Ggrygb-QUhofkpB_6sIIVIadeDOLF8KrxNNU_RKCGautqNsM210mBN1hKFb8RbgBhNGFpQPzsfYNsccqlGTcBL1TkrbM5fbCNvWB0QoH6P2nGxK7s-kiuZtTZEJ_2e557RbPmNK_Y/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Caper</h4> <p>The ferns that grown in the hedgerows in Cornwall unfurl like this. Stacked forms enjoying the vertical and the circular ideas in one.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10JysVxNA6emw3vUC-HTwdBLmBY6pyUPlyaY-yCr05jPAMIwBkN0VXyJ3N8TNUz1MudrN0vCFWlwEiAguV_0sGVeJiY0ymRYXeOKKvjw7QZs4pZW9xmqBuP_hJas7azavnJDwF-JxFMk/s1600-h/Caper5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Caper: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 34cm, H 120 cm, D 20 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Caper: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 34cm, H 120 cm, D 20 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBifeBulN0Pxv_d-e0b81kqW7g2uI2c5j5f_ey95caJb31lFSh1D1Eywi3-n0G3Yl-PEpapVEAtL_EOcDO8oZ99KwyhIx5oksZDUIQu_oKUEZsil5KgFUbiZ1J8LL0rYWb0_6ofyyzOaU/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Revel</h4> <p>A second version, where the smallest forms continue upwards. By cutting the marble cleverly it becomes so animated that it is hard to imagine that the sculpture came from a single block.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3U-LSwS1jAGi-w1Kx90ysZn9SUqt1sKZhyphenhyphensXx2JL507cgKEW0BNW6Ff_a_e9bFxtzaAKOow3-zHZTdL3QpDT6eNx4cEf1Y1tYCYVU7OC3xubfA4ohkD4DOsxh1NfeXZypjJ1GzCxhmnc/s1600-h/SC_09turned5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Revel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 120 cm, D 25 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Revel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 120 cm, D 25 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqY2Z-iBrNQkwJGrWRjz8UJklPdNKZxZ1QtIf3kuRwWTJk17px53dH8njh035CeEkbx6AStYGGcQNnEJ69_dxkWYAbdh6icoH1pBy8gHzXbGz30OJg6oalkK1kDkUb-DGG2E0Hhj0p9mk/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrWvfAMtkgiwrD62oLqcnwZFIwW8W0doR86Cpa7H842Xr_5O-GXlfI-qvanfO6Bf1BRzzeLorImZAbN6J_XwNowNa30mVBHMsX0Zka_QHbnqIGxoCXfG7MuRV1ZRLR0W35mjfw1Ca6BU/s1600-h/Revel5"><img width="449" height="300" title="Revel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 120 cm, D 25 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Revel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 120 cm, D 25 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBWg8ytpnKaUqv96VUkKvJ5GKVdtSTl1opOSeGkSlnu9gNljJ_D4rAb_OQdRy2GIwPk4lPF5zgXwPiM-Hw0cmNHflqykv2jrX6SEy0TYTMLHfSybEpUuqSi5MaNyF9F1I7YDwNfpnrG0/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Coy</h4> <p>Here the diminishing segments twist and fall again as they die out. Lots of very awkward little gaps to bruise the knuckles on. Ouch! <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegqNitw0C-qsNbWjZCMeRSIBb6lxWzv9Fs9zp41LWei3ZGrYUWWEk0Z2cvyjZN3E2rQqrgq5z8eR0XcE3nXJ0Lpbrum-1fAuoMh2S4I828C2qWWxlikIY-y4XndmA596ItRM0-HtGzek/s1600-h/Coy5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Coy: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 122 cm, D 31 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Coy: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 122 cm, D 31 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1Vcli5lcpRcMkZoC73cZaBcpm8bYMMke0Q17ZygD-A8uErBSTYulQmA4tfpC6zb29rjGYBpqboaHZZkewvpKxB3Em7Y56SB5eHdntZd-qF3Xuay0U40zevZh_fS-HeUWhMvhykEFMug/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Bess <a rel="lightbox"></a></h4> <p>The largest sculpture in the series with fantastic colouration. I love the animation created by the segments changing direction. <br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSKnU3yeH4ykwtbIY_2e3Xu13z6uTkHSMrDCwLVFpGN9rPo1Fys6cJ5yIbjMAQ0Liafe_mDP9KFZTEAD3VVt7qq0k_90g_4vcDAKeDNisuql4WTno23LbWsLAbtwRUPBnrqn6JI4bUeg/s1600-h/Bess5"><img width="209" height="300" title="Bess: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 40cm, H 209 cm, D 25 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Bess: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 40cm, H 209 cm, D 25 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iucTjXR481ao8QaeHQYgNY_sCkcHQJ_fEgR1AfyXX2crYatpnJ5JhUt55EMYVkkqWYpSD1XWeDWj4MMo8wniVZxidQakd9_gdCIfwxVPGsg0nUS0wc2K6Vzl_FJLY7tdNKjKHYLb5aE/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Join</h4> <p>I love this bend. It came from looking at a bent piece of plastic pipe. The end hovers off the surface of the base: almost touching.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QCRlO3BZ9wW6Vyt8uHHUm2mp_Mj6sYudVLFDKvLKIVrxgIL9s3cBbPnJMOqOOVXDyaNtdmeKaU28Ru_Nu8S5PjGF8QoFUtISgqMbITQgB8tXr_KQPuSZVUr7P5uLWXa1yNRezVn17so/s1600-h/Join4"><img width="269" height="300" title="Join: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W 26cm, H 41 cm, D 13 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Join: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W 26cm, H 41 cm, D 13 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfcMGIaajAufxqSfwOTghNh92VJqgvBPkXqRPJoWoIJ6eKwIfTWcCZPKpQVlqsznGXFackLkGwmyBTlpSe37ed_XWPOSixH7row1SDV5Zuukmxn_oyvsqPSEmwprH9UkpdqJldMV_w3U/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Clinch</h4> <p>This work feels like a transition into a new direction. The bent articulation is still seen but the curling limbs and opening of the void are new. There is more air than stone.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePgiPDv5OduqnpNgtA5X3Hveg9Z1iJNcxCB0iJHWURYARpFLJI5hzYLQ3rMP43BhqnpC4XhMwY3vA38DQHiGU5tjfIUCYrdpyHjxvcHX47KwgxZxb-GGGEYDrNmzWe5j491WHADLbT24/s1600-h/Clinch-14"><img width="450" height="300" title="Clinch: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W50 cm H48 cm D29cm: £4,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Clinch: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W50 cm H48 cm D29cm: £4,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunT9B8xc9IqLKWabzVBVdsL2tyrwj0dka6t4vLQkxPDUaFITPpFv7WiJX-atiF6wt0OME8RLwPHlN7ASFzAjdGhaTn-s3mkL1cTNBnxatJw5eVoOonf6KdtTLJ7LT4-AltXSzuxvDBGk/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN33NKL9EvGbisVxFQLLf6Q4qbllngVsuWrknV2fPGgXhxa82bX4365lhVh45qBglAAKB1yBfTfqeM1K4TPnLQ3hTrztJeHiAP68ZXBUqWZ1tAnSS-xZh0Dmjj20uOiQRyWZJrK4BSWto/s1600-h/Clinch-24"><img width="261" height="300" title="Clinch: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W50 cm H48 cm D29cm: £4,000" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline;" alt="Clinch: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W50 cm H48 cm D29cm: £4,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NW_eqrKM-V_5hIi59l_LBSo9hEF8lUxUqFRLceN1FJQLhOX3eSj6MV8fTNmmITCQU30XkDxI7LZi-Kbmkyt04OY_Bn9YjD9Zsuo5Nil7rSABXRL_almoqCCECSxkt2bqVuZHHVKaq78/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Cinquain</h4> <p>I carved a series called 100 Days. This carving was after the end of that series and was the continuing the point I had reached. The figure is articulated with a device discovered and employed during the second half of that series.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlE96mLdwXVw8J5_CBIMNJQb8vbrBByeZpMb5HagO7hnxPm7pT7w83Nu7kECo1VLzJF8lWDP1jsPiLflaCVfDvIS_fXWcHXicYOBuZDt250hi2uK-ie9XNsbdJi_83QV-CQqHS5x1ifg/s1600-h/Cinquain-high-res4"><img width="432" height="300" title="Cinquain: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W 74cm, H 43 cm, D 22 cm; £9,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Cinquain: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W 74cm, H 43 cm, D 22 cm; £9,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEimLTOfmaxITsWop1_9jnp-kMZ8Q5FkwbW7CilcX4ZdMUL9RGqTTBZFoszc-7yRreUnVp8WG_sESxxwXpOmfjo7h88Kcyjgn_H2GhhGon6BAgT6ofC9xoxmW5t0S-XtW3PdDOOu53Cw/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Triad</h4> <p>This is as if two forms have been put together. The articulated limbs below and the triangular motif above that reminds me of Gaudier Brzeska. He was one of my earliest passions. The whole assemblage is very energetic.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9D63L5WaYASVC514w-vqjJdc9bjYa-aPdWwMDJwmeug49heR4PLeuf8PsLneAU-1wpDcXnzI3TSQaZbxkaRMa3kHjXRv9onmQSuS6N38UDICQPFY8z2NLBkNwrW8i4U8mesihXfPJFlI/s1600-h/Triad4"><img width="200" height="300" title="Triad: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W 26 cm, H 56 cm, D 27 cm; £2,800" style="display: inline;" alt="Triad: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W 26 cm, H 56 cm, D 27 cm; £2,800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51jOV43WJOdj7HW53t4S0bXuP_Uf8aBh-J9W6tanm5llz2One7VduALKuqWYck45IfSql-ljYZ-1HbvdjXL9fhyphenhyphenMioistSvEZQ1QVksz21it0Xur26eHJKn2mrk2Ytvqnyt5pVkwmTlY/?imgmax=800"></a> </p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Lifting Mist</h4> <p>This first sculpture I have carved in this wonderful Onyx. Hard and brittle; more like glass than marble but with a wonderful translucence.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOAjkOmM_RTt_GMcuCdljzdlwAIJX-o0fWML0huM9g0yP9pXVYqfjc9-_jpRKu0Q2qNL-TIUAH4vsiBQaCMbOXfT36fI1uY6XZA_8BJ903_tIcHk7te5VdLh0T3l5sI7gQJ5fa3W_lbw/s1600-h/Lifting-Mist-HR5"><img width="254" height="300" title="Lifting Mist: TURKISH ONYX, 2013; W 25 cm, H 76 cm, D 33 cm; £10,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Lifting Mist: TURKISH ONYX, 2013; W 25 cm, H 76 cm, D 33 cm; £10,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eLw-nMGPV7AXjui8P1g_bDvRDpmdcTc8vHPRGDEynUCmDLL4j9jReXSIPMzIudNxUuKF_KYIDcIPcWNxqt09qgIQqujrerRY7Vzfoo3Bry9Sxs-chU428CXi7rM04cYEGqcoE1yAgm0/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>In and Out of Weeks</h4> <p>This undulating form in Esmarelda Onyx mirrors the shapes found on the front on the back. The top and bottom edges have a rough crust that only serves to enhance the extraordinary colouration found within.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVI3EKGgmdtZhv2YpO_GmG4nEEYJybw9b-cnJnj8gt5BIDIT44xGkldLenh05TAgoIfM3l7SjbGLFo9BzFOlOOnonDvnTBXOBpCdG7j5tFVhcGr4X_QjTw5b4ZDqWqSomx12qg-Smos0/s1600-h/In-and-out-of-weeks-HR5"><img width="402" height="300" title="In and Out of Weeks: IRANIAN ESMARELDA ONYX, 2013; W 94cm, H 74 cm, D 25 cm; £9,500" style="display: inline;" alt="In and Out of Weeks: IRANIAN ESMARELDA ONYX, 2013; W 94cm, H 74 cm, D 25 cm; £9,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxYz2NIsRO-QYN9WUnYfAdAAGuu2m3mAjxX_AkFgFPkwG1rlZ94TKqlq9AX7J9qqeoXir9vROMXsK_IvHuV_D7icb3zVWns-K_qCwm0g627nz2w-NCW4B2XsZNW9I-2t6o8AW2znTmaQ/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Green Torso</h4> <p>This Esmarelda Onyx is so crazy, so exotic, so overwhelming that only a simple form works best. It is also very liable to fall apart if there are parts sticking out of it.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLjQtFUUmPLrmFVu3XtNghsBxWNF-HE8mITglEIKe6tbLoxvlkrxlzvhT9xabi6iYXxJbOObJGlfecGd2AdJOJk0C2rZidyDtWmUXGCfbyJP7fzVBfIq3Kub_jUd8DbmY2BXzUFks5dk/s1600-h/Green-Torso-15"><img width="221" height="300" title="Green Torso: IRANIAN ESMARELDA ONYX, 2013; W 22cm, H 51 cm, D 18 cm; £3,500" style="display: inline;" alt="Green Torso: IRANIAN ESMARELDA ONYX, 2013; W 22cm, H 51 cm, D 18 cm; £3,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVs7QRux-YVjTGZa_XyCXE7UWMb3LozcPtn_1VYuyEdDZhl-9Ay3uOWKnTNy84nckHNwMAtlTswS3dg4OJNlhj4AmvOO6FPxL4IEKTfTi1MswgP5QX5UDAa7eb3yd2FgECHdI12HhWIQ/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Onyx Figure</h4> <p>Onyx is quite, quite different from marble - more translucent. The forms need exaggeration in order to be read. With the sun on it, this torso glows.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfvW5sbFXtX7tIFwVXmg3xwCj4dZXGM-ODw-dCIQJYYd9tCQwyf2ouU80mMTGLHGnaSI_y6ijDK8mgQTo_P8LpEICD8E9vw5v_HIPcEymwmr4YwfRdSavsRo23Z92e0a4UZUYvo83JsU/s1600-h/Onyx-figure-15"><img width="303" height="300" title="Onyx Figure: ONYX, 2015; W 17cm, H 42 cm, D 15 cm; £3,100" style="display: inline;" alt="Onyx Figure: ONYX, 2015; W 17cm, H 42 cm, D 15 cm; £3,100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZNFItuQN5c4Jvz2zoPMfSKGKdWTDnsFbQ2_5XwIj2n9882CpwpdVVpcUps_r3rGsDcQzpBvZspqBI7iyEWfyIg__3tv0CKWy-JhBwYQeJRTEVMn3wF2QYhu4rs8IOnGUIOO7kNwenCs/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmtAj1KWKfrLIGFDufq2DVKql-qXaODl21IPixs2snC7SRs5ECRoe2-82qRahE1hBrwbIJDA5zl2XMu66OHMOpP-v5E_3Tu_5ntQocZ6GAm_fgzEmYkUiAZ_Qm1fifEsskQdfAxFbxQ4/s1600-h/Onyx-figure-25"><img width="256" height="300" title="Onyx Figure: ONYX, 2015; W 17cm, H 42 cm, D 15 cm; £3,100" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline;" alt="Onyx Figure: ONYX, 2015; W 17cm, H 42 cm, D 15 cm; £3,100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPfswsmNenPTLDokc7vuwAefl08ga9LjgQYLNqMKwqIAT_rJ2m83Sgh-9MzeFKvL44Or6HAnTo2SCNrmDNNPRcZah5htRhXWLxaogdbC2icI2yxB9QxmQLld2yk-ARAVqO0H6DZd94iU/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <h4><br>Run</h4> <p>This joyful figure with huge limbs sprints forward. She has wonderful warm colouration on her front which is typical of marble from this area of Portugal.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpiaJnXL28-ZUsAHsc1XzBIJIIGyyeEU-q_LXQJs8EohSs2eybNmH1GEP0ao5DGnuewTkRlBpK9Z1bww53XitLfeTWUhkQmasyH6xnXOkVkhexxe-0HNYglJ7x79AZ3jn4qEESK4Yb7g/s1600-h/Run-low-res-2-Pooch5"><img width="449" height="300" title="Run: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2012; W 30cm, H 52 cm, D 25 cm; £2,300" style="display: inline;" alt="Run: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2012; W 30cm, H 52 cm, D 25 cm; £2,300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk20woZc6VHwKfElbGi5KsH9XXZZpNcFgKrK-QrEuiWN1DVraMYC5j1MFet_sGZ31AhPYjCv49X9VInMR9xKGC9S66KYiJuSSWQ1z9olf0D912aKF7blZGaSK5giaSLAGa2IvgQ8NvwfQ/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Walking Figure</h4> <p>This figure is after Egyptian carvings I have seen and loved. The figure is striding out, yet formal and still.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMoshS5KiJgk9Ervh9Pb_oc9deZLNQBL4rvVLCrpVtMoNe4yZHCTORGqyLIMbthgM2_ucTpZXU-dS9Rx6L0SJhiZITaUDZ6JLeAQB2lfrhZhDXt4IwZA390sy5ma9xqDEGtZkYNR1CsI/s1600-h/_DSC5943crop5"><img width="243" height="300" title="Walking Figure: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015; W 15cm, H 35 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Walking Figure: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015; W 15cm, H 35 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8N3PDeKPrRi6ElO-NQ139YRsaIVQh-sWJsEJValRi3o-szJIlQ5Tx5WiW_UAKfVVj2l5jytxR9UcsWJ3zbk62NgR00Tae_3ESEf697Oq0_tLcYq5Qk52Mpva5_9xRzVc7mTzjD8HNqgc/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJov62jfcP4H7ZMET14MDopoaT65nWh4n966u-7S-rMQ5KJ-QLr-CXPxWz62JbTfMmzJkFQCrZ9zdrKTtq87jkF05P4-VQ9DU_MXwJbgwTk2yl-I1AJ8tUz0jcDb3WXbQoG3JSxVeiuHM/s1600-h/Walking-figure-behind-LR5"><img width="394" height="300" title="Walking Figure: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015; W 15cm, H 35 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline;" alt="Walking Figure: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015; W 15cm, H 35 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfd0TzEyTqI4JjYG4J-3H_9g7jwFPXuZLyh2R6fPgekHQOixckHYdn_oPGtsMHMeVj7pp_OVcoZEESBTsJkFZ1dMAAsZCFRjeOUzT-x5avVKTn_iLWUD_MYKEHRCnUfZotv1OP3CFCep4/?imgmax=800"></a><br></p> <h4> </h4> <h4> </h4> <h4>Swimmer</h4> <p>This swimming torso delicately balances on her belly. I enjoyed thinking about the roll of the trunk and trying to put it in the carving.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zfraNfRNm8kKor1lnqO3xOQE4xufWhoCXhXDQto8h68lpNpfqC9tmvQ9KfQMadQeolNO38qT87t_Jd2SYwTC-W3JeHPU3Vm8K4Wk1nV61tOfBPZYx8qhLyZ3YLw2idjeudf15kIrlhI/s1600-h/Swimmer-high-res5"><img width="450" height="300" title="Swimmer: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 39cm, H 13 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Swimmer: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 39cm, H 13 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7nmvJKq0tFYv6ThcejFFHbRYvU2Cs2omXyd7k03h9Taia-TAphrXXmX4l43gFOIf3UPst8oYXXyGzrG-jKIzwySmH4Yocm_4sltNz42bdjVNJVwF1hTC0SccROPk7ESVsV2yx32HSuw/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Angel</h4> <p>I love carving these figures. The strength, or rather weakness, of the marble demands that the limbs are massive. The constraints of the material lead the way.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjM7soYkw1o3JLaqT-ncwCRaNOVv3VHGC0riSzN2lps24PldSodvdDxd-C-gba-TSi0eL9lUDxxwCKIgfE9X8bVBE44QyCa1JadumTGDseBe0PxQQaIE4FeCEYzNHtxRX9kEnT7vHHU74/s1600-h/Angel-high-res-15"><img width="450" height="300" title="Angel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 28cm, H 39 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Angel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 28cm, H 39 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57av75PqBckq7dKrr2Tnx_ZvO9ax0ZDbMIfM_6pk9an_KPK-Y5lMULs3JkG7gwjxaKj9QAe8gepyOabiJm7lTxCqyWHuiNt-ThEUKR-HlBZ8C4Pq7UuLowjsLA2uw3POWjifa4CSQv8g/?imgmax=800"></a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-42676354114962932422018-10-12T17:18:00.001+01:002018-10-19T11:46:16.198+01:00Free-standing sculpture by William Peers<p>William Peers freestanding sculptures are primarily in marble, with the materials being sourced from Italy and Portugal.</p> <p>Click once on each work to enlarge it. For more images of each sculpture, please contact us at : <a href="mailto:info@williampeers.com">info@williampeers.com</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerfNfYTj36ChIYQwDV5zxu6Srokp9yOB_1ENPiUeMWn96UQMDyHirV2fckmVyo_geU4xznqKaujngKZeqsfNDfqTR2CMT2mgJJHI_ufNFip00fxUCSVPDnp56dP4rQYiw1xmvLnsopMQ/s1600-h/_DSC03651"><img width="450" height="300" title="Marble sculptures in William's studio" style="display: inline;" alt="Marble sculptures in William's studio" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgrarybjIaMgyg5SvaNc_lRl36C1MADSstTjnvy_LmHUNoE8skgiaDWBcpU2h8tN_qnLDIbn1Sro4MUI4pKbwK8dRLMu1dTtWilcoz9eCY5WuI6-U0pv95xqhKM65JM-x700Q7UiqoPM/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><a href="http://www.williampeers.com/media/pdfs/Available%20Freestanding%20Sculptures%20October%202018.pdf" target="_blank"><img width="300" height="60" src="http://www.williampeers.com/images/pdfdownload.svg"></a></p> <h4>Tal</h4> <p>Tal was the inspiration for the exhibition ‘A Line in Space’. I find this form fascinating, and have carved several versions of it.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFh5a6Rm_SGzrYRqpqyXQO6GltZt7e-59Dm_X02FiK9-MFMdnrqEzI9f52O4MMdFdjnUYAGPWAkJH37opulSNsTKmKW2Za1DA0kFnTqgNxzWV7y_lAdnqrFEJ9RamOkLZQ92HWf8qNPo/s1600-h/Tal-high-res-18"><img width="371" height="300" title="Tal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 45cm, H 74 cm, D 37 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 45cm, H 74 cm, D 37 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlVAx4WcNq8PyuePF6vUtKf9FP6JrtZEtSTF4Nz_HH94xSbzNMRZV0p0bJhScV7XOA41R9r5tyafIA_faqOlm_CXd3hNrAFbIC_aIu9_HrlzdcGDcJxZ-arjiFM0XLV4etkjM1FrnqMY/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwULs0MraBEVAGdY0cnQ1kj_o9p7Z5XXKUyqx38VdJ4Lt-TOzMShRWx9fSSW6wZ1kJg8wolWTE8GBRTeL8qEsnkdEV4Jn1PhZT4eTbxWc4LI-H08-btfEd4cvmq3b0l36RaDNikfrXPqg/s1600-h/Tal-high-res-28"><img width="391" height="300" title="Tal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 45cm, H 74 cm, D 37 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Tal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 45cm, H 74 cm, D 37 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTUDI-bQHJ8NgGlQg3MdI-0JBFtM8x05PzNni6wjxTBZbBv6ou3nfFRh4bdPoyF2mox3jeyLYh6tVzswUOsWSJZoCMK1A3yI-PrHm92k2OSH3OihrdfjfsL-6upoAy3oWVE-xVmWHW7Q/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWLx0WxgiqiohWTQCBtsa8z5eB6scClpOHRa8JMoREfbsQuSK-frJ400E-sMmS67OROF0P_iKlX67CRAXcAnUNWZCeP2LplUSA6EJ-4D1O26xrSdIBMNFAXD1PXFCorghohKcBsmD3yk/s1600-h/Tal-high-res-38"><img width="365" height="300" title="Tal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 45cm, H 74 cm, D 37 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 45cm, H 74 cm, D 37 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjZnYV05pEBrzJwQ30Ps3AybYGmzd4XvLg_K73wgnvO6_tsTkPNCrcpPhHH4GxF_kv1LRANLdVIuJ9BfAKWZmbRqSQ7o3cdxEvsJZubkG0xrwsIYlNmwyfe5yBOlCpNJi0sYxxHCswio/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Yoha</h4> <p>This sculpture reclines, and I can’t help being reminded of Henry Moore. Are those languid limbs to some?</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05zuPVgqJ1BdG1BQxD0fq0OE3sH-KqCUgMw7cogaSK59_yle0_vy-bDTphIBU_22eed1MS9DtmYqvqfLw9BxYHhZY6aMMqSavwiS-Y9G4nIcg26llBFWR2vReVgBUGLdQjJClWJdrzlg/s1600-h/Yoha-low-res-16"><img width="426" height="300" title="Yoha: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 63cm, H 61 cm, D 38 cm; £12,800" style="display: inline;" alt="Yoha: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 63cm, H 61 cm, D 38 cm; £12,800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepZzUUsOwVkeh3uiJLdE4XwiAeENvtd0x5_4L0JIE0dU57G9W5Qcx3YAR1ahw0KxThy_psJJQ1BQFEtEGZi9vXqaUqIGPGjuREdXhAuXqxbnVjs2ngzAblnsmVdyeEgJTNH4zXH96bB4/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Tulla</h4> <p>A double loop, almost touching along its length.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NfbyrwRZKtS9xPFTurIXhsmX9fw5xHGtvn1h_c5Ape2kTJdXlDWqcIlssqR7fOLzGOKGGbdCCK9loQ4JkjoazUkz6Rud7Lqbc-PPFCnnHBPRb4vGqnYW6SqCnkqBLgPcP2FdPHNCQAw/s1600-h/Tulla-low-res-15"><img width="321" height="300" title="Tulla: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 64cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £12,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Tulla: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 64cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £12,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYlkDbtuPOkR26pK0uiakHkWhrdW8bBqxc0UwPAtC1F4_qW1OjGmG0FVy-rUcjvpnjC2AYMym1bQmUELAg2sIdwLAHeALw6tDqR0vEaBcBSNS2L9klj9w7ZNfqzBkJlDSe1i13vaYnns/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <h4> </h4> <h4>Tetsu</h4> <p>This is the most compact of the series and we are thrown off the scent of its regularity as it is balanced off-centre.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-JDIaXDnIovwtbHxhPapGgH6G8E1ZzoWNEUqIyiXQuApLWJjJ86GoqoP3LOG9NyWrJy4QKaiPJLcmM-RW0HH3pxhaN7Xz2FauZU5bnNUjIgYQPqbrKoHP4oKW0GbN8WcM7qbUiKPfmA/s1600-h/Tetsu-high-res-15"><img width="281" height="300" title="Tetsu: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 73 cm, D 53 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; display: inline;" alt="Tetsu: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 73 cm, D 53 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D4X1VtewfnO9qRy6yEfM3BDA4_lkMU2sWMUf3-oJaIEiq6Mg8MbMg-6tNi6hup5IW9q9RmnnBHeiLlS5V-kVL4lrRURGVxyRIE-XLd3a8sPwo7P2yvm0OLGNXBCvjpPtXA-0z-xTWtw/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwHaFzLdrh0hMrHjriFx0fZFFpaxozmzYf-6FaYhyTPOKnGpIz0kza7mK4rkHvT7UP78gmgxfV3NGPbTJQp3gAXTt1Lu6PLtqZT4iNDI93faWXBZ0uSs4e5IdgrkvmTa8V8ZQ4tOm1t8/s1600-h/Tetsu-low-res-25"><img width="254" height="300" title="Tetsu: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 73 cm, D 53 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tetsu: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 73 cm, D 53 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvm4yqULmOiA8VpRdeRyJF-J67_gnuiFmDjjfGIxd3DsrC-VXel7t1ibbpnyDYrNc8gP2IngcJk9gJx2nALr6TMLcDsRr3bDQ1F-W5KSrg_mZfj9gltXL0clF47nMC3h7qpJk4zfHLPUQ/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>Loren</p> <p>Loren lies back, and it is unusual in the series as the resting point is far from the centre. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LB2eN86PSGqZh4w_MHTWNOeQs2wqNI4kP6XQg5SRuDdcuWdfgcFbLspZb3ldh2Fr6yCP6PwFv3hWqv_Gh5Ef5YQSf3zA-SZ2I19BgfL5bry8KXLsbDIk2nUk7FJCxJzbietdVubaiLM/s1600-h/Loren-high-res-18"><img width="447" height="300" title="Loren: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 69cm, H 30 cm, D 9 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Loren: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 69cm, H 30 cm, D 9 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5gJE2JpA4wNEt5NkbEIO7Iy0EejN0g9ZJPRVnrrlkLYmjn2DS6Ej9xFgg3HZTuXx-4ZOVBdpJJV2xxiO0xvxhe_ZrjzPk53HBVmtgxQaNDfZTJSjUCv280iUuUhx1HVV0eHKrNgtZ04/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Sandlin</h4> <p>At Sandlin the children danced in the dark with sparklers. The lines of the sculpture remind me of great sweeps of light.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpj_QFGmcI1TiRZxQrfLlyIMmfcoxpG3t406jf0jRsmh-zzb9A1OL2VDcPlIwZBCkI628Dt-RhLck8tSda-49AKPYBIWqVH0TjjDfWAM0AIVqOrNvsPK4p6sXUeecPZy-vJu1TRaM95Q/s1600-h/Sandlin-low-res-15"><img width="218" height="300" title="Sandlin: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 51cm, H 84 cm, D 39 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Sandlin: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 51cm, H 84 cm, D 39 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXe47PuQNE8Jfk6AHVBgRg7XVvnsCMxOv-yojSfxwjcCfOYTHzlAF6a8tcg4LvywZ6_rwyoctapcTH5uOuoekZmCuujShNj8yAUJwraPoMcKnTjnilTQFx-iSb_eQQesouXk_G3L7Lh7M/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Achill</h4> <p>Deceptively simple; this form is astonishingly difficult to balance. The weight is low and the circle eccentric, giving rise to the speculation: Is the irregularity causing the thinning? Or gravity perhaps? </p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezMX_m3V-YDafwb4vS7ItKkM1mCBRu2-lMKLhh2nUtTDYbzPvKyBtO8xqdc6FrPEEAVRQM9qpo4YjJEJxhxFREnUlnJbmHEoQNBQ288MpE5raJAB-D549h2knhSVXIAk5jPXJmU70Cl4/s1600-h/Achill-25"><img width="404" height="300" title="Achill: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 47cm, H 63 cm, D 10 cm; £7,200" style="display: inline;" alt="Achill: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 47cm, H 63 cm, D 10 cm; £7,200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zBIvC-d-OMibwxHwjqN2mrMEXnMfXRAcTxyt5jNYkjYn9vtw4P10zaRrcYZfYzdw8l3TsLFMwHk7aVbI-RGhNV1Di2G7JQSY9WMRGVC6iF77F_SMTfAJMnSmYF629Mesi02hh5O3LZ8/?imgmax=800"></a><br></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Lyra</h4> <p>The base with its two feet lends <em>Lyra</em> a figurative feel, and the unbalanced sculpture seems as if it is moving. </p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnd87VF9CFJCglxNVzLKa5wnt474YAQsGESZ0gWiCRrdPBpcqTTWcrX6LbEehSBDhMJWia_ZqZgSQDMxenkUKSWMBJb58PUp5JeePHQcyvSJnjvMmUHimOMcUJn0YgKMQ3_pzkrEwnH0/s1600-h/Lyra-high-res-15"><img width="200" height="300" title="Lyra: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 60cm, H 93 cm, D 29 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Lyra: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 60cm, H 93 cm, D 29 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUWlmeI8FwkE-CYJl9oDU3vP-_nUeIHuM0tSKOSGDTxcIpo-MWCa8T7tOctpECva15Wjzsu0XRO1XwNL08mNMu2fKsVFTwmklVRudJSXOBEIp5XbAxRwCN7I_M0h4b68ujl-cxVN3jq8/?imgmax=800"></a><br></h4> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Owello</h4> <p>For a while <em>Owello</em> was too regular, too balanced. I pushed (not literally as you cannot push marble) one side up in relation to the other to give some restlessness to it. </p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iIVffpxrDlo2ygNVwVzG5lwWajDL3v-tMcksW3T-IcifdprMekbI9se3_mbYvEtAGPM0z0F2RpOTQ31mJpr7N5h1PrtYjofWDBvZTRBsAHCZOhqh8n1-VZs3OtWp8LK2rnKsgCEaR1c/s1600-h/Owello-high-res-15"><img width="217" height="300" title="Owello: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 48cm, H 99 cm, D 21 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 5px 5px 0px 0px; display: inline;" alt="Owello: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 48cm, H 99 cm, D 21 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxotIs81BZMwEP37RBDv12xODsbIl7WAm7wjVUnBT005K5t37nE7ZFKyBiJaH8X0GgQRdi_hQL_Fo6o3JjwzTdCJ3rCIQdWlHo6rEy5w9v4wPz5f2B01V70AqjoR9leWBGDpyNknpIhKY/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiydI_cQkiS7FYjvRSatkOFsMXmGba2HR-dCLdNWZd-r5rItnXhN4gI_yGhmNQcxDi8JRnMYTAKV6ZL8ScUfaQ_lTc4PuMXXRtyQS1MoV_RkU9CGTUAa4N-S5m9-O86zVTOXXFU7QuBDA/s1600-h/Owello-high-res-25"><img width="220" height="300" title="Owello: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 48cm, H 99 cm, D 21 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Owello: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 48cm, H 99 cm, D 21 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWWS3Smu8G-oyI3DXK5lAlf_Q4Yp1Jsv-t5rxjanf_H3pXogSfWYAvsXnRodjKDcwVpnlWAwj79-eZgdSwdSUr7xBWsmvv9DBg62ZANEUu5axWpCmdqO1oKjbUOFQbC_nrJ1NH-q4rv0/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYaf5FzhoOYeoF2Peg9Uyj4EKcDJoMKncF7XcYwywY0G3NZsdiQ4_YjtX7Y2iija5Cq8REbSSZKOPMg216luO1YKntszvCrsQR71OAZHZP5t-qS2H9YH6La01UU9p65Wkf-bC7_Ve140/s1600-h/Owello-high-res-35"><img width="218" height="300" title="Owello: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 48cm, H 99 cm, D 21 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Owello: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 48cm, H 99 cm, D 21 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xo6yxE3NcXCsgJaIjm3MCX-FNHAx6WyKXRs17XJUS2HK2_D7XNkkw93Is9KVeeZ-8mTbVlA-9Qdo58MFGXtwXCJBe7AASNHtIOybOMVGQABl0WDNiUe1i1ehyDeFlZk1Wzeuy_wgAxE/?imgmax=800"></a><br><br><br><br></h4> <h4>Mogal</h4> <p>One of the most challenging sculptures of the series, technically. I like the negative space trefoil.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U2hqhFslyisEmOobfCqTSLaqp8ir5yom2X7V6U-6rMuKdINE1EvwI2b5DshJ6GaoI6CCYw_3dt3hupF_XvmZb_cuEmTLbCCDVtN7a5rOy3wE9teHr29uArVRDfZ7CQcXeiKHcZ0Bb8o/s1600-h/Mogal-high-res-15"><img width="231" height="300" title="Mogal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 63cm, H 77 cm, D 32 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Mogal: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 63cm, H 77 cm, D 32 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYONBwMnGUi-W0R8o015XYQ_WtIeB0F4BM98a5aFR1SMm3ei_h4XlwmWJ_5CgLXF52aooef-_MieL2fk5zPF-pAmQ6Ihj7KMVebJUEQsr2EJy31yVtxDuxVQXpBw8DHAfWWWVLrj4ikw/?imgmax=800"></a><br><br> </h4> <h4>Tasil</h4> <p>Double rings almost touching whizz round on a solid base.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9G_Y1PJyB_9LR6LGdoy0bLUGhX4bUv0IT_KgNndu6IQW4ch99Tr6LPw13-oZcgDUGEzhiLtoPFklDeeys3kfSNhyphenhyphenBIk_n6GmS9BEFHa4yjIh2aqEtu6kA5FUKtmHcUc_KEgkXRAQuYMc/s1600-h/Tasil-high-res-45"><img width="209" height="300" title="Tasil: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 83 cm, D 24 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com " style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tasil: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 83 cm, D 24 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bb8bfOAYbk4qa_d0qXEZAGqpLIT1jLrcZe8etumCqBk6R6Fv9ccSQbMCHKwAJNmyBjVBdbGaf7DfxmVD-TpnIHKq0467ITQ9TCHwucA1uI_R2PXTFDKuKOMm9lImDKZZJuSft63DpmA/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87UCiBpsdjxa19OL-BWHhtk44ZO8sDL2Maad5hcFbgdDIXeqhrHsP0hkWSTRdsW5a3I4PsXBUNHqm-L-RzDwZGKuuWRQfljCNcZfuQWWSC_p1t5SucX5t1Lw6vszPaHcxPyzyC8fZuVM/s1600-h/Tasil-high-res-39"><img width="230" height="300" title="Tasil: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 83 cm, D 24 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com " style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tasil: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 83 cm, D 24 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3j2NhH1pts0F4bmzlUYelypnZ613e1tSmP4RuFoyM6UmY5X8PF5w_u5Zln9c79L7LPSb1V19R6s4o7WGA05iUNpAn5qaO6ZLxawlp_eoEXK2K5aniPqPOaLo_gyISwLs33G88hId0-8/?imgmax=800"></a><br></p> <h4> </h4> <h4> </h4> <h4>Aire</h4> <p>Almost round, yet a tension seems to exist between the earth and the sky. This ‘tug of war’ might have caused the thinning. <br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5FOxA8i87AIgjxEQWrzp4rDTyY9RUBpxd3mx2Fi7NoaIUK9VnNnfywW9vSwoXUnn_19aS4EVX_TTz1Ao40A0uWdO3E4QEIgal1wNnKEZQO-VXFK4KRqNsheVbGdRdlSfy6BuqFG3S-Y/s1600-h/Aire-high-res-25"><img width="290" height="300" title="Aire: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 59cm, H 68 cm, D 10 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" style="display: inline;" alt="Aire: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 59cm, H 68 cm, D 10 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdy5TsQbHNmFC2pc0POb-A1fkmMD9ozDv3GyWk3TPmIY74xH4B_atd-rxfwv81gYlN43azgbnNRIQ64-Kzm4Y8UViqb0AUNeF9dz34FPO_3XBEj20aJCZYmSHaER2gA6gtZgvTl8Omsw/?imgmax=800"></a><br><br><br></p> <h4>Pohai</h4> <p>This is pushing the eccentric circle even further. Some convex forms become concave and thin at the point of most change.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsM3kJK76lgIv5VtxzVTe5cxp16E8_n_q8TEZ8vWPBfKGGmk9PCESU9xapQqTITupIjk5toMGxXAek7paqcy2A7Tk6cP7CrrIyhs6MYq3HqnEvnTephF672UTpYQB57wjB6OuLArF-t2w/s1600-h/Pohai-high-res-15"><img width="299" height="300" title="Pohai: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2017: W 54cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Pohai: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2017: W 54cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nVL-JTAg89f3v2Nl6WsDIM4pkOJSSn09NOL21fPakS1zZ6opW1xG5p99MhRVyNtIudgaH5rP4h24hbe_Wjr7Rt0Vv2ITtHCwbTFrY3U0lQ3sJTZq4bOLCxTsL0V-ifE63r0oLoOLfpo/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Tawin</h4> <p>Both irregular and balanced, the trajectory seems uncertain, hesitant and yet still as the weight is central.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkB-pxHBMdqnAL2V0Uzawz_2pJL4Bo3Ow5wHzyNEmgjt-5J0L1gTDVHEGnYtmvU5OxoIPBTZYPFkEB10sOv9cPpz7NXOOGUKiY11JxGvKBfNn2QJ3MTh4helZaZ2wYy8lau7pFjUm-r2Y/s1600-h/Tawin-high-res-55"><img width="222" height="300" title="Tawin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 82 cm, D 40 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tawin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 82 cm, D 40 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPU72bODxp19OpToyawYSbtYiT4fEQSl3Lx53c1j5K-oKTJXpqHGBs4DRrtkPG3nqMj7LUXJv6QYoNNC-ZVnwCK4l85fZ6AoMvlvWep7Zc99SjS3BmIErbjCUgim9UXkSTa2PO7-Temk/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtVWF0f-J2o2Of5ifwkfISJ2a_r-7Mcra3CTNJgI2Yde0_JYQjU48KQxAPKXKqx4Qcv8Ut3mlkd5MbUrfKxaYvXU-ffhlbf8x7L654KHUopvYfODMfxUyJ8OxmEGpFBtCXKwlJR4t0cA/s1600-h/Tawin-high-res-45"><img width="222" height="300" title="Tawin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 82 cm, D 40 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tawin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 46cm, H 82 cm, D 40 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvB5IYx5F0Mp2G_GH8t3wr_7GtJ0UHcioBU2lfBLs0yon0kn3k5mEa-fVQBZni1cHl3I1twZnM1XkuPNv79YIko6XoZVQ1oUh21uaolC3wF9x7TY9okzLXUT0BSKH5KuRjUjlJRKg4ZE/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Timolin</h4> <p><em>Timolin</em> is flatter and wider than <em>Tasil</em> and <em>Tulla </em>but with the same double loop.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2EBAW_hLYJ2xruTrMdTDtqSdklzQ1rOf4h1gkttVWLA49we6ZQsNxFgxalhTYEu7qGMH9E8UL8ttkOrS0r4_Lr5d8MSTUv1pfQ4tXPHZHXGp0lkEEv1AXXJGIokSb7bWAA12rPJ2DBc/s1600-h/Timolin-high-res-15"><img width="249" height="300" title="Timolin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 75 cm, D 23 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Timolin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 75 cm, D 23 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8LId2H7tYS9FuqgACshn1iDBIYyIwjtNgCukxDDmcSveKentPEYmyoEeVTX7O9eQiRYg8AU_73O_2eKCl8m_br5VSM9YliNukYV6bZIUBLsoZp4fNQq-3bq2q1GQURge9ZyVpwrdDQw/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ439qN0yDYCTqsYlbjwsaPK1yV4DtZypXmx-WYvfU4ZaXs4ep-dMpx1bWfsrH2_VnFU48_eEVI7mf6Kl97mda2SHGdQoelnABWJ1Cn_Dm8f84gv3p3XUAmH89rC7Un1yZii4q77dMW6Y/s1600-h/Timolin-high-res-25"><img width="249" height="300" title="Timolin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 75 cm, D 23 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Timolin: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 65cm, H 75 cm, D 23 cm; currently being exhibited www.jmlondon.com" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZfWgPKKiOag1zCugsT9w-tQMNzuwlBMow2N7If6OQgk9fVM0tj7RbLsvk4WIISIzGH-NvcmqSHsR3h32671YBi7I_XctJbPUkRkpxteS7wDvLDWSZmAMOUPwDlYKK49WZEasn9sMa-g/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br> </p> <h4>Perot</h4> <p>Not one, but two, loops in space. Here I tried to push the eccentricity to one corner and let the rest be still.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BW_VXd5cI6wZ8wnxIRzRPla_ePxA8nykfgNjrt51JcCgM1JuGflomQZFca3FG1POZAPIO_30odtAvnI1GTbVxPGq9AuafdlOhAJrXV-JFdhtTwqkH59xbBjgw38mOUknsLyuycAEAHY/s1600-h/Perot-high-res-15"><img width="217" height="300" title="Perot: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 58cm, H 95 cm, D 33 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; display: inline;" alt="Perot: ITALIAN MARBLE, 2017: W 58cm, H 95 cm, D 33 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsHns8FqcYsSOGRBv9uYXR8unLgt5rZCfLYNPZ18m_ERiblBC-GIkiy48KFEfnHe-MjoZ6QHzH9VVz7htvnvcZJk3bRhnOZhR-jiSWR1rMB7aKJrQGn9GH5DatZZNPrJmdhRtMOgcCwo/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Mila</h4> <p>A particularly lovely piece of Portuguese marble, and one of the first bases that moved away from the rectangular.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTnsBBsqWv1HtpOevLNRmk_MpITJB38wgS8oebth_-V3mNBu1k43eZ1-veRmr03Kl42r6D440Xgk5h_zsZ2URnYNpO8vOKWv4-Zavuiw0wFXYOqYVP6cvDq_NiX57JZM7zvmMJ1642JM/s1600-h/Mila-2-PP-high-res5"><img width="241" height="300" title="Mila: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2017: W 54 cm, H 76 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Mila: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2017: W 54 cm, H 76 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6XY78UxTdenOeiqI6VgpS7-78zirrDQ2JdQI4P8RMkAma09b5kQzYbWlOEabPuczdY6KouYvXhEgQdCrULxDOvSCcehs9R0X3AG9wRLRS8UUQ4faIaPouqWheP7VANhn8ZEPUNnrDrU/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Cornula</h4> <p>I have tried variations of this theme. Here the section is a trefoil and the twist quite gentle. I like forms that loop and trap the eye for a moment.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoGI8pKzyFxPEq04xmAeXIG53HakzX5fnwej18AgmhH-5uGYZzydfbKuUNk9dVkbG2q08eeyWlXW1UVxrTXqaazNx_CBMAr-6qZUx9zD83c_2B73Hp3BzpANwocWVnUrZt6MPQxevTog/s1600-h/Cornula5"><img width="309" height="300" title="Cornula: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 62cm, H 62 cm, D 10 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Cornula: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 62cm, H 62 cm, D 10 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFrqHzlMw_RrqVagMGAI_EaHahM_ZWEtXU_BxVBS0rYRRHFNh5ltA4BKnKbyZUgp57C8yNWXTHfb1mCN4P2pmM3b4WMdc8ZkWNWvmpFXNt8bwVHGwLff0EzyZ7m1fvpZO6KUNhmWbMfA/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Sesillo </h4> <p>I vacillate between very regular forms and those that are less so. This sculpture was undecided for a while before I found this solution. I like it when a sculpture really is a voyage of discovery.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROL7o3vWvgxxq8UR9ap1gQxNksExn7N5qh5-oW9yDunsjZbIBTQgt09JlW2NxKzrDP6st8zeBjIuzRkGszI7yNL4IVx_UIu8-WvPQcRTviwi4Q5ba5z9yi4w7aQzBjXYEqQk3f3nGptE/s1600-h/Sesillo-25"><img width="332" height="300" title="Sesillo: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 58cm, H 58 cm, D 11 cm; £8,900 " style="display: inline;" alt="Sesillo: CARRARA MARBLE, 2017: W 58cm, H 58 cm, D 11 cm; £8,900 " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OFUatHzDaiMUmoDVbNfGdhlut0gbjCZ_L32cYXEapPCNI6fSCxIrVVDHk9QVriVcrre0t2gL1ARyFxgl1yaZyEeWNUQ4evCSqYZY8XF5GpydeNDHwIWmmFJ1WddON4FCpm7kQn_5CaQ/?imgmax=800"></a><br><br></h4> <h4>Elias</h4> <p>Elias has a change of direction. There were square edges that I took against and am happy I did. Now with softer lines I could concentrate on the balance alone.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6gtLVGCOounHts33EKjD_iAJiigxT1TJ30x_k7CdKZJt7W6DM8WR_uuxjYQ0Umr46EP-_N6BhOLfbQBpTbUCaP0XN1NFx_Kc21kc0rOQsVfh3dzrw4UyPS6S9t9iWz2nmAr26CrJR6I/s1600-h/Elias-high-res-15"><img width="450" height="300" title="Elias: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 70cm, H 91 cm, D 19 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Elias: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 70cm, H 91 cm, D 19 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXWYJwSompd8UWUInEYc5eUpu33rnpZXrVqAAKS6ijsaJHXyw3dWznPn95v_qRdDyihltRvvaAuDzKrIJxD9W3SYHPFRntp7KKgVYM1BmWcYdiPQeKh3GKpEnr1d96cP2ntwNOKuf72c/?imgmax=800"></a><br></h4> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Tamasan</h4> <p>Here the ring wobbles and the balance is sought from an unbalanced beginning. I had a real fight to make it work and now love the result.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMevK6mEZuKaOri6WPe6tX8YW01VCB7vRX8xAkIZRu4vNZH0JdFRxvzbhOg9qklZgn59nyPF2SZhbZ2_jI3Ip9FAGWDqniS59D8zTZk2khClOxfR_MzD9MsKIoIzVdEMGshm5C_vBZxA/s1600-h/Tamasan-high-res-15"><img width="336" height="300" title="Tamasan: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 100cm, H 98 cm, D 11 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Tamasan: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 100cm, H 98 cm, D 11 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSzKMUPnsmoFuW7AGR9aZtoqbRYRdrGh8g0jPe3CNl_RKOtUY6w7-f1IG8Rp6952H63KorHj_jjgknq_dIs9NPVlWbHpLqRHjFh-zU9aRiB1GWqWn5ZbIiVENxfOi165bIfCbQm-w7Wo/?imgmax=800"></a><br> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Carlow</h4> <p>Ideas often lead to variation. In ‘Carlow’ the structure used in ‘Galvano’ was reduced to points. The angular mechanical edges give way to soft undulation.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDL_RBVR3n4VpylvC-2tePF3M-A37dbGJHwUOZsXFvQBc5Ctj6KYIRTT5vqSj6JxcIW3hHltrrb8tos3OPsRw0S_igXhiHTmxZlpZCxigjssRoaCu1l58LXafFD-5_uJ5iqS99RT5eKs/s1600-h/Carlow11"><img width="319" height="300" title="Carlow: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 58cm, H 75 cm, D 13 cm; £7,500" style="display: inline;" alt="Carlow: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 58cm, H 75 cm, D 13 cm; £7,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-jNLCN4BuMiWOLpVnU8B5WZDRUi0VaDK0Tj315OSzNnwOXcAMVFF_96MqwrUrtDaPHb8uo9zg4nfQNRgrj7iibznw8I2-qm06_lYT8Sh42oZNa9P7XSBuwUITo5kgPAxSUb44W0GyIs/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Lynaeus</h4> <p>At least twenty years ago I carved this pattern in a relief carving. I wanted to try the pattern wrapped around a sphere.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_zsJFtWhgvMGQT-M8UAqQeiFkZen_ZyZ5x-ji-9o3CE8K4hxDejVwdxfoE-5Yw4-sgS6obtvjb7vUs9IsCn5QiGTnEOWPRpbEgw_h1uH6A1O-LuQPV0nDXY1JAVUirD_KIS_6d3j9QQ/s1600-h/Lynaeus-high-res5"><img width="353" height="300" title="Lynaeus: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 34cm, H 49 cm, D 34 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Lynaeus: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 34cm, H 49 cm, D 34 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DL9czpe1_7lYg5hd2GuCzbfaAJnsSCy0zDBiXJYgq-xJIMRqPT7Pvrc3MUbskdm2acm5Z6Qfxr1IUwnpWh-pH_0_PC_Zbual5gk9SilJviS5aDRe09EEhmgjOopPLCmTX-T257Dbvyg/?imgmax=800"></a><br> <h4><br> </h4> <h4>Paluno</h4> <p>Here, and even more tricky, I wrapped the same pattern seen in ‘Lynaeus’ around a ring. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-wmON4p5WrtcMXkvrGn0G8atK_lzBIOBzzcbCJs3uPGVNmF5BxmRaL1jWyTGGcPGiEh9ukm3yFOMkbOMWDDCKe6dcoO2ZEu3p7w_zrBbBkalxtz9q37aekqFVYaGx1FM3WzRFeVc_dw/s1600-h/Paluno-high-res5"><img width="338" height="300" title="Paluno: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 56cm, H 74 cm, D 19 cm; £7,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Paluno: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 56cm, H 74 cm, D 19 cm; £7,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAni1iQyLqedUxfCc7AkZiTBKO1mYj5UmQ5QelFwbaYnRF_BJo8o9Dm174EG2h74Gj6rKa-c-NdZIWjG7InW5xoNMElDVjCE9aym9ou-Hh38XNZTesESvpZ33WoziSUuieWQvhvJ-blI/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Galvano</h4> <p>This has a much more mathematical feel than most of my work. Actually the segments are marked out with string rather than with any fiendish mathematical calculation.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkS0RthSt_jy5JHQyAaSwqIGYF7KxB7vtQbAe1XPRm9TkSisY4WkiLPZ_kqQbkuV6J_CmmAQXMFUthXXuF9JJVgHg9NaPs5VRHoX8CX5RjOh58EK7prQJ-S_3xReZlXrPTIEdQNJowiuU/s1600-h/Galvano---high-res5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Galvano: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 120cm, H 138 cm, D 18 cm; £18,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Galvano: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 120cm, H 138 cm, D 18 cm; £18,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHX5Kb7Xvqlu1aIcnXklOsXOWyTUSkAetZ5_B10RvkXcg1N1ARmDZ7Mwm7MF0AnFPtzVCbUTtF0-eXnzHQrthVakh5cWiPVbrIfybLbvsznN42cAVrIKbPhBe15j0CWSkBQrK4irp02-s/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br> </p> <h4>Kotori</h4> <p>Here the twisting motif bends to form a saddle. Birds, weather vanes and horses come to mind.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofG3r9uaZn6-R0CxSZ5qD74TDMWKMjMC7ljS2LNHfcVtpG5aWTYYLQbsCkWgQPU_1x349QLUdeH9rO0_ogXM_m2XV7moxWhsoLGbhyphenhyphenWyK4ui56_YspXcco3D8LjaKyTXxfHYghTFaTfw/s1600-h/Kotori-high-res-25"><img width="482" height="300" title="Kotori: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 76cm, H 46 cm, D 19 cm; £6,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Kotori: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 76cm, H 46 cm, D 19 cm; £6,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHIAIKWWYMq7QIfyiVPzLCouAJzVinZRvDyeaRf44csoXXKvny9Qoh6VBEQNDPiyWHCStulmOZ-X7qCw5bfaQuhd_2ojdaD6C7XrryrCW0wvVw-9N48SN_hmP445HQNJViGQs1eda6jc/?imgmax=800"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRWJnKpg-RAQIdJCpCZEMK0olhujNdRS3_oGPjaUd9yVlVp-Ed9sk0QRgTlmudxuFAPNgnIYYnYDzsHNpDrrYXK0h9rcY9Q7WFLDBoElleW_KFir98IZhbS0Zxjod0KvQutkoP8r9lpg/s1600-h/Kotori-high-res-side5"><img width="420" height="300" title="Kotori: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 76cm, H 46 cm, D 19 cm; £6,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Kotori: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 76cm, H 46 cm, D 19 cm; £6,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSADMcyuExnC0Efbln7DFGKqm_Kc4D-uWH-kD47v8djteqAIw0GYjQdLof5MbWlUvy_rZztBm50BqsIq-LM3dCJc-hOf8aJzYd-R-oYY6DK4IA_Lwh8lXEKjXCGveP3OcRmhLdSZLang/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Lunasa</h4> <p>Sculpture where there is no end to the flow interests me. The form circulates as do the forms upon the form. I was very glad to find a split piece of marble with natural rust staining, for the sculpture to sit on.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-e5l8Z8NxRFp7r3h6GQSHSkdnTduuBRwuBgRzCUzQG3r7vgguNG3BCEfHIMWgjeQVRJh7VL0D9xUBfS5QEV-7Iysnfzi8aT99jfMidkUo42DtG_PRSVDY9CWWcPlkJ5EW62yNqhYF-pY/s1600-h/Lunasa-high-res6"><img width="469" height="300" title="Lunasa: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 58cm, H 38 cm, D 18 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Lunasa: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 58cm, H 38 cm, D 18 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjia06cPg4T2_h_fLb199ze8xJrn5QS1dy3Ktg7IGrEHCNqj7zunU1RikWgEnIMO1ubIw0IpZZpgAwpa8eiBSJe38YE8BAVzTufD_-fPX_CI5MEpII1ZjbZ5QtmHoeNlyff-dqRZzipK8w/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Vanya</h4> <p>A larger version of ‘Lunasa’, sitting very happily on a rough piece of Tunisian Black Marble.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGuu7f9_GIa-xcoVImQF00bQROklBcAQuu0jxLZtZbKU6yVmpx5q4pP1fJBZG9n-POhQ1KWJF7XqSS8lkl-rVyo_wkiJL3Qw3MFPbBRECbwLr9_1fMF8SY73D1476fc3O1sQDJe62Rj0/s1600-h/Vanya-high-res5"><img width="376" height="300" title="Vanya: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 133cm, H 120 cm, D 40 cm; £25,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Vanya: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 133cm, H 120 cm, D 40 cm; £25,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoF_WFF5djreeIRD3c04MoFV3E7eeZMhp_eCGLBJ4Uld2oau3Joo5jbZJiVA8vZ8iM0QeWNkEtUELn8CKcvCiLPt0Ole0RjZ1QFg0R7Vobj63WoS9yDsPb-fenZXjokt5OkMHwTl8avM/?imgmax=800"></a><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Corinth</h4> <p>The twisting design adds tension to the ring and gives the sculpture power. I love the colouring on this marble.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0oC_fO3gvn-wqfB-tn3VTrT2NBjMK79hOwIXqMJ5H3qZTnYAQhXMEEFeVdRyMb54Djn2OobGF2iLhfd4GtEoHnpRX7mjrHoy2tOhi2r2g5sXWVxQSUAlnZ15mKdoaxBvvWDJceU_cQY/s1600-h/Corinth-high-res-25"><img width="335" height="300" title="Corinth: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 65cm, H 65 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Corinth: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 65cm, H 65 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnMNirjxbpIjGMdkfTHaIIUSiPVgBnK2OU-c5BzbEDLrJc11HamOuBL34CFLjMeN9BcO6pCAe7CUjDRYNgYKTYiduubef3mJMgfRRoRs-y1jxnBG_EdvF8J8aNnrDhPoH6VAFZ_MPuZY/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Elverben</h4> <p>This is such a wonderful material to look at but very difficult to carve. The twisting design feels very different on the dark stone.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhRZhEkg9VCIys4NQ_SNKRjTigV-Fl2j4GOLaRlfCEniR0srlCu_k40kv8RGEBFmFYmcn2uGj2EOYl3johI_0OIqNhziWbvaWdsgxww1Idg8zCYTCUYL2B1BpsbE3BduKCmDhJxKxmck/s1600-h/Elverben-high-res-25"><img width="318" height="300" title="Elverben: TUNISIAN BLACK MARBLE, 2015: W 54cm, H 54 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Elverben: TUNISIAN BLACK MARBLE, 2015: W 54cm, H 54 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5goJxdEnzT63c1ruwa7ESTNC_mCTaZnrK2NE9IFkc0fw7KpUXfcAhdc21axuiybDth1WlGoW3NOZuUew2wMJSxZC8xotwRtpg_8EaLILtQhRe3WaKcXUjcgGtUoJvu5ao4QE0pWasAzM/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Still Crenham</h4> <p>I wanted to try a circular form with the same patterning and a smaller hole. The difference, in size and shape on the inside to the outside, is correspondingly much greater. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2r_VY0RbyJhG-Kk00YoXPaQMXVAXZzrGboTXiSyO8C-PHDxKM7M55WgjQOcthyMnqdivGxcS3Fn7u647WHioyqsdNlBe3cgkcu03sVwTLXYYDo5pB7z1t36_UZCAPwREeUgNVXY4ThpY/s1600-h/Still-Crenham-high-res5"><img width="315" height="300" title="Still Crenham: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 61cm, H 79 cm, D 20 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Still Crenham: CARRARA MARBLE, 2015: W 61cm, H 79 cm, D 20 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRhPOPyj073Jnn9nmlXewK6WTf450KGiwFTm0WVWywVE3ZqoeNhpNSwR6pOxryNNlkS2T6sHxylHFCrvTtm8TuePL7A4T-6f0tg36s19PH1YHwk9stvyQrup-V7cJ5uSCA-2jNpgw0-k/?imgmax=800"></a><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Fisk</h4> <p>I wanted to see how the twisting motif employed in ‘Corinth’ would work on a vertical form. I left the top rough (as well as a small section of the bottom) to remind us that it was made from a natural material. It brings to mind an ancient architectural remnant too.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThDKZnSHYa6KgrqlrzXgX9gzd0NITNcR0f_FTc9yxHABZc8SaZaltfQsQq-UHB5xJvYm2a2CbCoOcSAAWttntpaX2rElpnjkS2_rFavlpdv_ms22AoArihR175qx33uxyWyfO5ntPJfQ/s1600-h/Fisk-high-res5"><img width="226" height="300" title="Fisk: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 15cm, H 113 cm, D 15 cm; £5,500" style="display: inline;" alt="Fisk: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 15cm, H 113 cm, D 15 cm; £5,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScg9u_gsIo6ZJDd4FE7YkKYQDNYO5WbE6zCkengaEcJUDV4badFma1v1TwdBtd1jVp_DuI9Rd2oWtquQ16cNDt9XAN1fRRFoHUa2XY36QKIBN601NitLNCRbu-7mNkALWwBCOSEK4NOE/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <h4>Polette</h4> <p>These soft forms, joined to make a ring, bring to mind all sorts of good things to me. Boiled sweets, polished pebbles on the seashore, old bars of soap, coins worn smooth by countless pockets. The more I look, the more I see. This idea led on to ‘Gamelin’ (below).</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBpmMD7ng3-2-l6S0B6nJ8LkS5p_1-SiV1KvAW761pzxFiE5qjxuvmw58LeXoZ5fdWi2H8x3496I9A_RSP7exrmH0nqspLYUSCl_hvxvP6YlfPOfbDJZPbOpMNFsoOJNl-0LDyEADMeY/s1600-h/Polette-high-res-25"><img width="366" height="300" title="Polette: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 50cm, H 66 cm, D 11 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Polette: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 50cm, H 66 cm, D 11 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNjZ36idqV8833I_oGZELsUxOAWQGbgCjbxqganBqaMHeomF7oqDjetJJwIfKkb6vVfLhzpPMxR7RSDAXIlo39s99_bztzAxMJoZs0wRqsnR7Uih-iv6fi1X_LPSbhxgRvHbr4eYEBNI/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Sable</h4> <p>Here the discs are smaller up above, giving the sense that they are going right up into the sky. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGfKHB3CymrkkFmF9t5KF12y7M1maa_KSx3dRQhsOwOWP-tdy8wkVdScqWK5RIpBYJuBoBJ25KYjMGQc4D5xbg2iXTNVcZ5BqVXIXB3pHFEx248_ZPzaRjUMIwOEVCdbW96EUV6_3uTs/s1600-h/Sable-high-res5"><img width="282" height="300" title="Sable: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 65cm, H 93 cm, D 11 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Sable: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 65cm, H 93 cm, D 11 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2rF3bW3Jm0KROi6o86jTFYN1ucs7OrFI7IfBHOE9sp09BhM3s0HmIXgYFCnxv8nUrxax6eAFymtw23Fl6QS_Ye3hdHl22jebO_b5Iwf4EC0XTTmWCEQ3eITiF6qIRWdgB5KAnXSREr8/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4>Gamelin</h4> <p>After focusing on making circular forms with touching segments, here I am trying to simplify things with just three forms. Making each form work in its own right - as well as touching the others - is tricky. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnAuSAjEUTBD75mLqqC0k0n6C-HylUycjBPcB6NkjIYhJeFhKuqg_Uu17Eta_7weUzFzkT090ZM5sOOKTKAqlvhPhMFSEDRtkKoplCBgwsxhOJ1hDqE7n-3PTjUltgn-R_hmUHYZbsEc/s1600-h/Gamelin-high-res5"><img width="340" height="300" title="Gamelin: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 53cm, H 56 cm, D 14 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Gamelin: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015: W 53cm, H 56 cm, D 14 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOlrMHgAme1DBtGhNs0vBrRI0mg6-4Ccz3qMXh-TRgdilz5erTB9x57UFKrJ67t9CWZ6u0oCsb7aDYGG6rKkXpbpqE-bF10T-lF0Kbol9G6wgYmMJflQZU7i3RnpP7XSDoerR0aCs4So/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Wineri</h4> <p>The loop with a twist. Rarely is a sculpture interesting from all sides. This one is, I believe. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjf64Jv7d7SPL4tJqYyM2RH1LJt_DGGdvZ8ZuulH_VlNx-xopf5scb-GduHlYNSub4TONm-l97yHBiOCacl8RO3gDR-UdChC1TiPdNum8tmohnjguNOiJWkSrAAS9KOij4oJeRTZvR2K4/s1600-h/Wineri-high-res5"><img width="342" height="300" title="Wineri: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 48cm, H 73 cm, D 32 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Wineri: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 48cm, H 73 cm, D 32 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCAwaGqAuVKZ_Pd3eiMm3BlHepytuHuC_b49mPauZ1VThGwCMSW-SF3eUEj3kKhpvE5fMTR9pbILJ_WpT3dCawaY7AyufFWf5WeERlP3VF8c6MsH9CE6s3t7yAX1ot9pZRUIzHc07a0U/?imgmax=800"></a><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Tamago</h4> <p>We look in inside this world and see a moon or sun. The inside form is balanced with the outer form.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXijoJGbGXa5F6_6kukrfFzhTM38j1vFBWELL7cQ_z9Or5lFuQKSYhzx3G3QwbnEkv6Ml9E2xqqg1wFwTzIvqIn2URUk-EEGK4qiG6pSmwjO_UNHaWEx3HlCSapeRSkhWJAZTKthx7q_Q/s1600-h/Tamago-high-res5"><img width="352" height="300" title="Tamago: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 66cm, H 73 cm, D 28 cm; £10,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Tamago: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 66cm, H 73 cm, D 28 cm; £10,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGC_azEA7be0SrMfMUCgc8KlXAk8ywnFFRur6txPBNJnPe9HrBfrK-Uyh36CSiXvN_rjMfiEAGqS_IPSsuziZInbSSLFAcHLBA4xj8opJnEDOgExrfMNoLl-L6oLTOQ4CGdiNu4lgIWs/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Falkinn</h4> <p>A new thought, playing with this heavy texture to animate a surface. This is the first time that I have employed these wisps - animating the surface. Suddenly the wedge form becomes bristling or scuttling.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ69ItWFt1hbrUWRwzTD3X6Am9ti9lXuVNhcFSxbJf0dTlICYEuW_AidnWZcnO8yhLO87xGXFguIHeOqe1yF-vi08vas3fS1bcnfRjKQNMFtQFJ6kv_VhAA4gZP2JzuHb0gzLNA6HOfIk/s1600-h/Falkinn-high-res-15"><img width="290" height="300" title="Falkinn: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 28cm, H 23 cm, D 41 cm; £5,000" style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; display: inline;" alt="Falkinn: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 28cm, H 23 cm, D 41 cm; £5,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2bFF77rBBp9BxN9bahfhrTXvKhtkAVWuNeVFPggg7u-_TwnWUjo87EeFCiVhJuh5pYLBV9hfu5jL17fqi6rYHItXKJZqBzZ442Mb7thA9HOIcTTHMYgmicL0LJ2o5hJ-vBVX3wL4jlE/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwR1wUrDwnObm6lJK14r5H5g9VjHKI3_rI7ilJIARehgZZLAuWGs0aHS-wz6V2iaVT67PmkZxrg4GQRB0hfoWe-jzzLyzkBkTZtGu5f2w50ZZ0S1Hcu5wGvdc0SvZ9rFdxnztUbEDZuxI/s1600-h/Falkinn-high-res-25"><img width="375" height="300" title="Falkinn: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 28cm, H 23 cm, D 41 cm; £5,000" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Falkinn: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 28cm, H 23 cm, D 41 cm; £5,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uRFbd34mD7e0e1k6vAuB7lOQb036NMcapNduFsFV-TNVez5Bi_e4A-HhaHfeXlawzA-n97Y5q2ypCzRT4AJRG3trvkrlbo9VGfZ5ph-ZjH_0Z3_NGO5soZLeC17IVXATQkoIg7PZYA8/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Fraenir</h4> <p>The texture, once more, giving enormous movement to this curling form.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJbIM_ZOrS8owbloBV5LyPYLBYw1tIvGysQGRK8pbp_DG8hImR9aeWeta86Fyq2gXhjxo-tbdIpHMK8GiMVhhegTAiYqu7-DET5h4tU9P2po1ONZdWtVeGBm-IBGFw38DjpwlGJUuANs/s1600-h/Fraenir-high-res-15"><img width="362" height="300" title="Fraenir: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 38cm, H 47 cm, D 16 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Fraenir: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 38cm, H 47 cm, D 16 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xqcmkGBc6N0V0f38PPcQUllZWGezgmhTjtS0iA1OPzi7bXUfdblIaShxXdpMatEST5kPZ37ca1Z-FkHL7wBltTDxjAdy_W5ATBsSj-72c49bozDU2LsqNV5dYezxr370Ft2AqdojZ5k/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Friel</h4> <p>With its multiple forms falling, or perhaps rising up. Is it growing or cascading? I’m not sure.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6WomQFfAUGA0HdXM2LPGhmopMocMrG2R11ncxjDjGnzI6Ud_NXVJXGYpSd4tGCvM6cHT475KUQxxfFj8peMnDJYtP1XyjHjMSXSmIjs5cww4m4T9TVRgRdMA94S8GquKRJ8mbOyigzo/s1600-h/Friel-high-res5"><img width="109" height="300" title="Friel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 32cm, H 246 cm, D 27 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Friel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 32cm, H 246 cm, D 27 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Vt6AyzktWce5RHV7mcIEYHhsRI-NNQIAcHJSR0A5QoE_kyZbsANRRElu5XVI1cJjDyl_cby3270GgTnZ_t4t6CZO8-RbwrnS0WYEBAG2OIQe4YbLmSWg9Brq-12W-4rXjOEFC-yniHE/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Pershar</h4> <p>Very gentle and smooth on one side, and aggressive on the other. I am happy to have introduced this element.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkq2h5vVk6cqBTevbQakIDds6pk5byt3FNSlc-F9phdlMbjlptDqHrfTiWvqghFDtmqF0f693nY5K599yw31ouEMpb8lN-Wgpmn3RNTVEQBeatTjHZlUX9fMagAjSxXCbDHtWoaSa4sY/s1600-h/Pershar-1-high-res5"><img width="208" height="300" title="Pershar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 39cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £5,500" style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; display: inline;" alt="Pershar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 39cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £5,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGrA8l1Rw-Q-BCmVVCf6AKZvFePr5ev3O2C_9asKlbwn3xdxH-eOCbHN6JLR2Y8ZQPUZdji0kwa-7Yku7pEqhS61gAkcTM7OVFX4DtR_678j-aFr8_Lqw5YTIkRRq0XWlbLKnKHeTTBk/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mCY1CnZb8DcJsd_ZgDHghLXU4Cn4AWd4liFdtGD554u_Poopd3K492hjgq0UJpuJhOSTTxP67VYim5FRIB_qVI8FTy1FIPbetg3IVHy0_vzjKiNT3OqG-idsoipHpkOyYgDd3ttrXt4/s1600-h/Pershar-2-high-res5"><img width="208" height="300" title="Pershar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 39cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £5,500" style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; display: inline;" alt="Pershar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 39cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £5,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlvPpGUFhWmy7pEk9Vl6z9Ebd4PuZomP6ly3D2AtKPsCcXEvUkUJefzuRqwGBLntIKkjg9naOs2JUrySpGmwiDsrfXm5b1IG_rbWyzQ-ww4WQkOUFvxyLuuwUK2YFUw3Pi5RHYMWwNbM/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8RSWKh3l5ulDjHsnzUs5kZFWJbEqncnf1blwQKdyv6XMWd1l9eX00W5hKL1dbarqH_OrhE4Z4MVxYnnhfZdh91v1dhxJpAZ3DQO9RIdjsIq2drZxHMUgJc970M4DLbTcM5Oi1k_rNuo/s1600-h/Pershar-5-high-res5"><img width="206" height="300" title="Pershar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 39cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £5,500" style="display: inline;" alt="Pershar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2016: W 39cm, H 66 cm, D 14 cm; £5,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJZbYRO2DqjGzBPhAKA5DCaX0WxWvYZNsXOpcQO_PQNUraRJyVaM-Jk4BFp8tT7Yq8kkZIv6pzsusQatL6M92OtLT-kDFFoo4EBjxPHBFk2mZU2TKladM7eDmgwyyoFTHnbmftq4reoU/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h3> </h3> <h3><br> </h3> <h4>Menura</h4> <p>Flowing forms from constraint to liberty. Reminiscent of ‘Kotori’ and birdlike figuration. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShITmcxj9476kobKSgOohdPpIi5YS9SWXP-cx7CQ9cpQxo2uiDUpJa5hPdum3i-a_2HG3Ik9yylIIgcgVqJ2T7EdPvSDClOBWVcEnGBP36JzAgOzPoCcyL0UJjHMsMo8v3o8Xdbaz0gE/s1600-h/Menura-1-high-res5"><img width="429" height="300" title="Menura: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 60cm, H 57 cm, D 23 cm; £6,500" style="display: inline;" alt="Menura: CARRARA MARBLE, 2016: W 60cm, H 57 cm, D 23 cm; £6,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmIofUBq_4k4teP9g5wBjHoqcXJ5FdB99vD73SC_fFdmW_Wt_n74HQaqc8c3WkVuzdH2A__slxJxBNRqGzp-JnwQoRXJAsnTNY4dB6oBrrbnptXZUl0snouHnr1e_bF9Eib-z54XVPSY/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h4>Tor</h4> <p>The very start of a series of sculptures, exhibited at John Martin Gallery in 2014. The fitting together of two forms. Is it a figure? This is the simplest - and to my mind - one of the most satisfactory sculptures of the series.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTLoZu0abdQ9gVM10jbTKy0U5W_1xYhI8aYDOUSsdyL467QZ7tM1IH82RYXmwLaAjaxyXqX5MuFd3M18UBAybv7vn35I-733ir9PVQGK20_yTXHshuxQYDasny0UlW0emp4a0dtt0i0M/s1600-h/Tor5"><img width="222" height="300" title="Tor: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Tor: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaZHnVSwlWAy7yZRokx6HYNDJAsnZ7o3ryj5dGmMxnZNCkMYgF0UmT33BSFbW4fptqW0Wom3IAyZl6NIjLUKOn_BgnwjfvDcleHoSiayZyqx4y7e_G4oxF9Eti_NrRBrOU-ZdkAv6yEU/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb73kZE7jFwLrowlVyqTuJcxqT0mbRzkwkwWy8qszesI2Y1fpdYMh7ZtyhtKFbV7iQ7wODBiEkkHo3nu9boQnopPDd3GU3K66BG-1Gmo_6qHUVuJf_37eh_sEdAn4qeRj3L-S8pYyq5Ak/s1600-h/SC_045"><img width="300" height="300" title="Tor: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tor: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgID0UHQwCInEXaTJA3c3VDliR0uU19BXia2ap9T7jZZ-fpYRT_L4J2-lZ_x0O1M7Z_D3i0iOUj7nMTPNFfRLIMgfPC23SmoToUHihL3Af6xwk3TK0Rimsn-cmFkXnATn5XzT5pJ6Pvq9c/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Young Able</h4> <p>The first step away from the ‘alkathene joint’. The segments are separated from each other. Independent. They climb and twist.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUHOxt3-KGw0kAg29pJBx_m1NeqL_RclEmz8aKhIbHqM6TRFvATI55sYSrHWezN0IpsGd-zl3tWzqHesKxscX1omQW6Ubw58DOXnrQ3aQ3Xnu1VUhJGXDx7Z1OEjXTKhBI03bLy-cCJo/s1600-h/Young-Able5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Young Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 19cm, H 85 cm, D 18 cm; £4,800" style="display: inline;" alt="Young Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 19cm, H 85 cm, D 18 cm; £4,800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUUdwCXaI0DLMUUGThcIkK4IwZQZU4pQAoVOGLVWsVSlqpG3x6PF7wysVpkDBZ18bwH3H3H_viNrn9ZNjWGgbpJMynityqnzHgAh3gu7olk18Mo-aDDTBwT1iXsZ78qG2C8aFkXgvXpI/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYv8Xk4HoILVMhErfAB7iYxvCty0Q8IiaJKoVaCCBBvnaUSJ7YIaQv5ZEqLCBzAvHwP3X5tmlMO0hF7yZpknh798QS10Ii31N2r7mwGlm3Ab6wpbKI2CmfrgPV6Y2wSwJI8E8M6FekLqc/s1600-h/_DSC69325"><img width="375" height="300" title="Young Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 19cm, H 85 cm, D 18 cm; £4,800" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Young Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 19cm, H 85 cm, D 18 cm; £4,800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYRImcKDTD10ZIdEoCi7wgpQnwzLsMCFXAyDAtwz_or7VSflBmsg0ScDCsK5MsDmp1EajhqQk8l7pDaSxJRZee1nSvc8ixIHSl4KiiMF1VXAXaC3vOfRFzAW0jBMChYJxiYbncj-D6O8/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Glad Able</h4> <p>The segments get very small and thin towards the top. Trying to reach upwards. <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiD0AmftQotksBDuxEiOd-Bq7KwLowQrZe7wTELB-rLyE-tp-XKPeB8vwQHiIYkRZBBWanL2XHpVVdtlpGiNpnDuHpyXcpzfAvBr2Bmu2IeTxkbW-WMa_LzNTBStW4gbH1Nsm3xJZ1ZnU/s1600-h/SC_115"><img width="300" height="300" title="Glad Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 29cm, H 145 cm, D 23 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Glad Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 29cm, H 145 cm, D 23 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7TBccuMCdLTHnAkwPgvqTSEA-I9_JhiwtxyhlQaiJ9v2sURS6jb12jbAHMP_KUVp0ExCvXb1VmdM6DdJg1vRR7ACUh5lby2BXrxxHUrURufJYj3Tcn2ZNgjLYGvCOMmz5jvJQqr-g-U/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX85-MNj_dJ91oreS2_wzZ4Hu1N9Gq5NkUk7FjVtPdxgt3xUqkcrRH3CX33AzMvThYpq3PfBFgN9YfxkIQHypi4LCeayYLLHWw3kAbZSjuVZI5uXFGno4eDZS3lTPSO853e74MO7ISdNk/s1600-h/_DSC71755"><img width="212" height="300" title="Glad Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 29cm, H 145 cm, D 23 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Glad Able: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 29cm, H 145 cm, D 23 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbzhsT6E0LdVpfFShtAqp-YGa0CrhS955J7LqMTWqqgvXHR-IgR3xhlckaM46ttXX9e3TysO5ih5NxFyS7eqE9SVzYlyutXJdubmfUj6T6DzXBuV0DkMyQHViekG7TGBYM2y_DHIxyoY/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Torque I</h4> <p>The forms and symmetry of the void are nicely balanced here. I made a larger version of this a little later on.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRyyHlNSn9J35HloV_-oYNfHJCKfWW45LcN2YaYEXNGLUf-ThfBq1nkQWXN3Z6qhRVkvV1ep_toEtbASqhQ-HYVZ63usJG7ym1nM69OWwakcweWwOuvJXjDf6FVeEWtw_7vmlresf5Qc/s1600-h/Torque5"><img width="222" height="300" title="Torque I: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Torque I: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAu28gsUVPSS4PdBYK2zZbKzoR3UaNHs8fjmAKJ6sChSDY8-XqCNb05hBsHHjgFCfddCvw9GxcdS13kOwhqA6B-6ohvIkaFX53Aaw7mHCHn8gGUh41vf8RI-KrhgIxqK6_gV9sQetQQB4/?imgmax=800"></a><br></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Rushes ’O</h4> <p>This sculpture of joined segments leaves only a tiny hole in the middle. The strength and presence of the hole becomes as powerful as the forms themselves.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbyhM8Ada2Ay5gUt5iCZx5q6ogHQIT5VoKGwbIYkrcr9vgg13lPiA_mGUjqaJkSHTuicfEjyoA5r5bq_FX3cfPjN_dkcP-F6yy3VIWOTp5Ki1pCvRsqREfwm8YrrQbCVMEpVruhEqLFk/s1600-h/SC_05dry5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Rushes 'O: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Rushes 'O: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vz91agFpEt9tE2tddY1aysl-IMmgOlD46V1R8fdiVnGfO-mx-r1ycJWBMzOYw7mKzTgPnYAhLumMD7GloQpo-yybvBKNcUQNoW8-4z1LStwPJ94UG3hNDUxgK4rte1hzRYW1emxSwLU/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwIF9jrOoVeR4vU9G3GO95pSTODoRjhlIag6KphFYKqI86tSQzHj8bbTDl7Eo4U27u410ICzYPOHsHTDvUFyePIGz1yMp5wAh0xvV2pfIfueeNSMdyMR25aVhoHFxRCZFRt34x9Y6J-4/s1600-h/John-Martin-55"><img width="222" height="300" title="Rushes 'O: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Rushes 'O: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBN2qGH1UtuLssXc9vNKFR_Ti7DkmP9qqAxEwgTA6LQtr-p9wHBp4lL8qFPHQFVNFroXbgtzOI6teV4C-RnS6A6vegkg7my_XD4JdxT1cwuaczAmMsXScRreDxjZBqey1Rkxl7fJauog/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Still Cedar</h4> <p>One of four small rings of segments that came out of a single block of marble. They work together wonderfully as a mini series within the exhibition. Here: tiny, sharp, angular segments.</p> <p><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLlgDt1RBoTgQA9c_U9bhR1Sgyw1v9M0P4opsv0F4k14ehwWT-hEdcRtsWt-Usl4AVXr_8A8UFm_HoO2FXph91aCYbeZk9mOO-aCXmSvRYnGHc6unk7gfsqeiWs8PAlYDyTcGdvrxTI8/s1600-h/SC_06dry5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Still Cedar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Still Cedar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWH3Rd_Qr1Gy4_kIPJPEKJGbNMu_bADtofNxx0NmA9yVp-w5CJE5urTcBhNZYUJb3q2yINXC6_duBEoX01U9ZT1mc7u7uZn18ohhCNR1OS13JnxhL2SetbalU7Q-mYKUG1Cdvoiwc6eA/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezEebsnj4xKusAnPu894BOyE-XXwfsbLuWdkHWoqI3vG3Sl7qYxSvvPicHXYrOjOrfve8Effty7111lxOxB_bKSOqpNEdn98FyUM1pARWP-7sJ7xt4q1Si8djC_NjPHsvOXYa9-Ck1Ng/s1600-h/_DSC71685"><img width="451" height="300" title="Still Cedar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Still Cedar: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-UfzAcH5BvXayBuLEO-NUHy8Ws2bXok0EMb2T4Wekqej_WTPX2Lfm3cKmkrU_wufy0KW0sQ0T4LFmylZaLzWGSIZDN-Cxz_ZTZEnykCPHZBeUx5pfNPbhoMYVTzGDMgPN3TvRWbdWrk/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Freewheel</h4> <p>The fourth in the mini series. Here the angled forms give the sculpture movement and life. Is it spinning?</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VSaWaKN2AYUmnpS28fLFut9YtCxNHDH-Q_jbUOZoTYWbDIzdw_QJlYwkO_flwdJ-quPNZ8zGxJ83BEeAcXYSeOjbiqAB80hTOfKU6pu-soTakl_OvFLRfIqg7SS7pyDuGyqPeYIRsLg/s1600-h/Freewheel5"><img width="222" height="300" title="Freewheel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Freewheel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 60cm, H 75 cm, D 15 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOsam4BOtMoY7fL1szd2FaG8OcoNhWAlk_cvZbVdZrTgeZlS5sgijqTJAzX4Y2jCBFeAFyFH38yoct6wzwbip5CjJvdmjvpf7TWldCnSElOyLUQL0cv-8WMSV16uN60xsuGkyhC73Dds/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Torin</h4> <p>Following the circular segmented forms, what would it be like to visually twist the circle up? Technically very awkward that’s how! The few inches inbetween the passing forms take as long as the rest of the sculpture. Ever changing as you walk around.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-ywqRIM8Wy0XY2bOae_sFmmozajcYFKR2zEpc4oYn-Skt-VaERqwwbh8iz9jWecEj2hd3VA7q-6maHHzID9HPkIGJ3FXt8CsA9_F5yYTL-HIqoe-YF7SE_kAo6iZ9PgyFPdZz5FNEHA/s1600-h/SC_07dry5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Torin: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 72 cm, D 30 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Torin: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 72 cm, D 30 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7X3fnBjpQBR4Bu26PptqzbNF9IjXrzJhtZx9Crc_7khi6Zz10UDDftFJ90Nr40Wa8Cr3xCd0huLF7SSeTldqAlhX3EWoRvtvhghN85FKrLFqMCvDTvV_s9_SIAOuv4nzDxFj8s4deDA0/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikg4pTF34iCxReUm0mWbXkOvsqNkMywECBTr9lB37aTZPc-1roTpA3pCnQyzvemNZAny_eU9YCSwWsuTduacVh7RUUb_w80UMKcFXrdrqzkZAI6BI9ymTtwWwgrR1cYmzY3G9f56QLWUA/s1600-h/Torin5"><img width="222" height="300" title="Torin: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 72 cm, D 30 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Torin: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 72 cm, D 30 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhVZ0rq3lQNMbw_eq_-TqePrhPc2VsiM-ma_GmDssh0wrL2h9ZqbW451dKd_0c5GeoMSSN-vYGSZVTmLX1ltfjmVthYvdTdz6EyqEBjcf_Ik6MFTLOdBbIj7CoKfPJI6Sa3lySf-jupg/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Skipping Jo</h4> <p>Here I go from technical trickery, to technical lunacy! A double twist. This is the only sculpture in the series where I abandon the segmented forms - I feel they might have over complicated an already complex form.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnm5Ejh3uVI-h6N33Ia8HTbzfE8gEwIvgm7UBcltOTv7Y_NlQfQN1gGr-UW-nXsSOvFAim7Jp06tD6qPIi0KedSFELMzpdrdu88KttYR39GFdA9NiJP41wQXKHMEDcM6zorupfX4YsDSM/s1600-h/SC_01dry5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Skipping Jo: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Skipping Jo: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9JquGvsRicOx_TsWAjYKizcrT0RlbAWfsNfdiCrWdYlOI5ABJ7D6TePXvGzhi1AaFnd2ZYQL1cmOQ6NM_pBbVDLHbS-m1nCogBAf4Yzy7W561Nybl3fBap74JmQNLaehJuUdethXHIE/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFyryPvCTQ33R8bp0iOX66l3JtyfaTF-_5emuqIH56kCzdQNdIRmWw6ykNQVpHBwA1AWnG_y-M97DMVgZiUsuPDn3e2KwIGnGQSFV1kh_kevavq1kLOmKp0N5Ny0E0KOt6ngGtSH2HLw/s1600-h/SC_01turned5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Skipping Jo: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Skipping Jo: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 115 cm, D 22 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStUMxFo_dC7juXi3EdCeqQUfF2an-GM8LLwBtNoLRXUlMJjEYoEDryqb6sNTGA9SVUZHde1kbIcl28W0p4QhXxgUMHOJD3nRAeLG1Mwg6fOuJT5iFtk2JOhyphenhyphenWW_VPIGM_ExO1elIef1A/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Lazy Boy</h4> <p>One of the simplest and free-flowing of the series. Stacked forms but in a loose, slightly more arbitrary way than some.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRk-R8nJ0cdBuhtDCk0KLhP-y7iFPtueRJhjGHZqMc5c1_iBR3ONA90E42CbrXnFPAdEK6IBsijAwbdPzpI5hABWJ3xLmBZ8WUS7YGWbbuM4-JTHds_s_blYkOUdScW6e9Nolqd4wVuw/s1600-h/Lazy-Boy5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Lazy Boy: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 100 cm, D 16 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Lazy Boy: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 100 cm, D 16 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh8Gej4UUfAY3qzvZYZ_9IZrLJw0YUXsyt4V2IlkKK-m1eXdDQqNxtFYbI0mWngGN6VUL2yrWgBag88gwQFprFDvZ8UXu2JyHxBOQ56fCr1ZRCy_GG7nnYjvvTVjR-fEaSSAaeoyYpn4/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcItcS5zwB2qHhGMFJ4oWl7dSZfTPA5tE38tjD_rnA4jpJcirrlXP1i1XyxO3cB23_hxBGzo0PXoizBuGg8M_PZGswuP99ic1snhuYhWhkA80pFTadpV-rcEKlbO10YO6AYDaIrWZO3TM/s1600-h/John-Martin-35"><img width="222" height="300" title="Lazy Boy: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 100 cm, D 16 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Lazy Boy: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 100 cm, D 16 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVEEqJ9F7pRnAQq9UrVFjc8e_szMlZFzKC4foTu0PMq5FjgCtRFwvWFAiTb0utSfKdP2O6zN7LZlMWpW9yaBE0yQhoA67cKU5MV9pfE_HHTfqvSZBVwHdnxNYinAPTmczk4o7zRydK3U/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Slim</h4> <p>My young son calls this the ‘Stack of Books’. He is right. The simple twist by way of animation works well here. It also brings to mind oriental temples.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xTTx9rVkcas0TT7JP5weUtUK9DZ0VAthcL_m2CBJYMsBSHhdCzpdSNjmBh-I6khR-SnMskYj8oOfgYgyPVUWcmbRjIS9754qZG5g83rNDcRQL9HEQypztqoY-XACw1Hb5Z_yvO9E5W4/s1600-h/SC_125"><img width="300" height="300" title="Slim: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 26cm, H 145 cm, D 26 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Slim: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 26cm, H 145 cm, D 26 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98bS53zviQT6A9qk4GG5_oQ_2wfWE9BcsIagMd_5XdcQNZ9I7W59-uTTcSrMljlXVnXY-tT7eS0_ViWfedPuhanIeIjPNHVlhyCfoiBwNZtZBgf75pBBywAMyw9OF1_V1LZNNJa5g2H4/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7ZsiPxLdSLPWCcwt-7Vtp2jOAzc5o3MP25moGSZ4rIdoa78VCXxXrAZSpm5wYIdSr878uxXJkg1MKEEYrpr2PNIBL4wAFGyD3IDwWKzbiFe7hIOHthf8TAHlF_v7y4mXggCce0ahN8M/s1600-h/Slim5"><img width="222" height="300" title="Slim: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 26cm, H 145 cm, D 26 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Slim: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 26cm, H 145 cm, D 26 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix04SN_Wz3oF1g1DaVDZWMHx6ARCgbWXUkDrFGXPQa60vm-GX2g_oYDCRTV7CYry6LHtyt2-UYG2zc3BPhK-E1inD8-Vnet60wIGCxnC6-ucYMXHlVL2nhABUykCKPffNYgj-OLk1D9P0/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Tarjack I</h4> <p>The first, smaller version of the ‘Stack of Books’. The forms are curved in all directions giving great animation.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2uaSp5gdVq9OmXWFOjVbCgVayIQMSnAfhU2K_5DXC5aSgdu2kVL4stlxJKira6KrX_ESGOcAPLiqAB5KAys8WnT7aDwSfDVq9VuXUSkRF71FHOR6sVWDQ0aCAh5w8-oNswhUzIaX31A/s1600-h/Tarjack--I-high-res-19"><img width="222" height="300" title="Tarjack I: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 25cm, H 115 cm, D 15 cm; £7,500" style="display: inline;" alt="Tarjack I: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 25cm, H 115 cm, D 15 cm; £7,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBi-EEEEudJAGGMp-BRmaXu7GgbrznlFjc_pOgPRUDWVb2iet7bqPmkg1qMdaRwdu8FdY73a7bwOxowTOtQZ-GiICoFQWU-KD-DjEzGLAor5YEA5fQYFum-Pee0YS82PA8P933yX-Qm9I/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Torque II</h4> <p>A larger versions of one of the four from the mini series of rings. Lovely in the landscape. I have an idea to carve a bigger version still.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5Kt-M3nhEGbjfQ5qjiHYEvwMYjdN_bq71iuiNh6mF-H5OhkOfgR5y8Y3Q9j4I3UyC3vQwyuhnXb0Mc8SNLwVSbFSjIbdrrh1-NU7AZWbtaE7bSj5KM1HSOWkAcTOGD6nUiT_8pJfyAk/s1600-h/SC_02dry5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Torque II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 93cm, H 109 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Torque II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 93cm, H 109 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUnF73pw-w8x2TtwLldUOZnbFF70J4cWDS52a-CIAM2XJ8HMkweYnp4s8qFzmz_8cJsw_qAuNqa4cJNyu1kINCwhCCb_d2m42JvV95sbLrBMjhtk5vK07GWEt8DEFTYRDVuEXfV1tDOg/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcjXjXC0fEu_0xEp_w02V1XHIDyrKmWx95wk7yBxBj1EAGQM970ETLC2CyrpO3VribPacjUWqnauYjoYhiUat2e9hhXcbmqD4c2jHYvHxfRddJSmltqc3kmvnKEtnoQLJdVgGumiciJU/s1600-h/_DSC71625"><img width="449" height="300" title="Torque II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 93cm, H 109 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Torque II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 93cm, H 109 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp6IOv3EuhWgZA2q5QTjtfTEyQL_WMryK0iEFBr1-3QSHmb0gq-idT1fsA1KcpwXnt9cGMncUg_lLndgqBausIDdeqqML8rytvkwpXDoyTWKUNPvSnaUf4-xeuIfw2gLvBM6692eXuCE/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Tarjack II</h4> <p>Here the segments sit on top of one another like squared mushrooms. How it changes everything - making the underside curved.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXRy1qGgu869VU2erM21lxUiDBR59OJQLh7QwvSBXyD1to5k5M-T8JT_F5ExgNB700ME0McL7F9laUOmIQQFWU58pdv_Y140zZm9tN0w1hhkRRZnul4Wx4SVQzyXaUpimo7ebvmNHxp4/s1600-h/SC_135"><img width="200" height="300" title="Tarjack II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 35cm, H 176 cm, D 25 cm; £16,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Tarjack II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 35cm, H 176 cm, D 25 cm; £16,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqyF1NlQlQsek0TYlS3jdAhrdMZEpHWFiGAaHMEbNgjYqZ6SwPlc1rLhxP-MGxGetzvyGggBPHHszLtAS51aK4l4mPL0Xfja7K85q88SSeAP8aE3BsZ9sBp75XQAygSX_KODAksP080E/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DG5VYMXS_VNDszNP0CLmNMITD-xc8MvjEQDfZAYOwV0BD4UY3xrfXmZbjYo7B_LxFDzQYNkbbG6TFUM3Kar8tGkkpnWKqrqghkqTOk_1FCpC23sXbXLTCzm0TG-paFqVCfpDzh8WGqU/s1600-h/Tarjack-II5"><img width="240" height="300" title="Tarjack II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 35cm, H 176 cm, D 25 cm; £16,000" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Tarjack II: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 35cm, H 176 cm, D 25 cm; £16,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYiHYG2MVw7v7UAfmyRWbABKtJyE_h06RX_FMILTgCVGx9RiDQrm81nixljfEA16MMyFu4U8F19ngKY4q3reXwgu9vFtIQKFCTcH2v2-uFzf1OnO31Cj8MtSjcViGLa96hcmJinNk9Mw/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Caper</h4> <p>The ferns that grown in the hedgerows in Cornwall unfurl like this. Stacked forms enjoying the vertical and the circular ideas in one.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggri8OGQFU6RPs2qbLTNghac0KCSTbBzKOY0D6Tw7SntaVFlS14q4vXZts9K-9fFJsqcIpXvEF8BV_44UG57PoSBHMPjedhQfZAWc76gYT-NUK5q8GiV-nonxR7KGzVf2NPayN9SXj2js/s1600-h/Caper5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Caper: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 34cm, H 120 cm, D 20 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Caper: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 34cm, H 120 cm, D 20 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldauCFoX2cEwuBffdH8nd6n4KRa2zWNCnh6_wX77hkWuuPAyLBPDFuxuG-ucrIDnSZNl699GBUFwDwZ92jMQ0QIMN0gkFyVhrBOBoeMDEJ9AmEgPMEATdeFKl_XezYtTwY1fChK-s_NE/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Revel</h4> <p>A second version, where the smallest forms continue upwards. By cutting the marble cleverly it becomes so animated that it is hard to imagine that the sculpture came from a single block.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDk3r3Awsz-elf8_GxPROpOlA6WnjeYrg0rg7Owli4cIBFfiq-8as_UABdrx4nV-iAyYZBXTNvPHc-lq01eouGFw3nf7S79fsAY4LaHwgW-Fu3ekrlFHUpdOYmtLyqY_6cY1yPdtBTUdg/s1600-h/SC_09turned5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Revel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 120 cm, D 25 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Revel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 120 cm, D 25 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXh0raaUT2YncjKI3jjM5k8Rr9TKwgUA8mitOdJBSg1m351x-_cB09Y4GnaRA12STXmqd5HkyDasUsCBxzNt2GRHJ_Hpb6bkXBRzmVRjPgorQnxBD4fNWCXqHYGl4mI31l2jXBgGuZvIg/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94L7Tmz1_7p7hyphenhyphengsA_v2LDRYgcuOTEMPQ_CdQxTsQpSzzknIt5jD1WIZBeG7jE8dhLCUZa1gHy5Me81-hvx4dwOv0TqySzMbWw5-P18JZpGnrmPOEU5VpFpuTmsRyN9PlMkhciQtEd1o/s1600-h/Revel5"><img width="449" height="300" title="Revel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 120 cm, D 25 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline;" alt="Revel: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 42cm, H 120 cm, D 25 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6icos66MU3u9mBjng22l7QspE8O1InCiYvdIv7cVuIBVNBg3VewhWaTzgfjF7tMyG6Teevie3jyX-coRtbBxP9Aeq4_iwRY7jKLcE-u947mYUpP9Mst48VOiQL7CeN8vvwEhLfDIiUE/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Coy</h4> <p>Here the diminishing segments twist and fall again as they die out. Lots of very awkward little gaps to bruise the knuckles on. Ouch! <br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFR2dKRKKYG_NvwEeZzMXxJsfX2jgklCrUSs1Z5trGcI0ffCgSmX_WLTBqCGJrlgi7Mb44H8yDq3VQ3G_5r4cKaw-_kL2FSqlcWb30Xy-ri2JGLDeNRxV2mFCUcoSWwbm7i3l-UO-00U/s1600-h/Coy5"><img width="300" height="300" title="Coy: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 122 cm, D 31 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Coy: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013: W 40cm, H 122 cm, D 31 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOM8u7Trvb6xbja9nFrryUC4FVZvp2DegeXhu9WwKa-bzBIUti4oWnXyAksxS1zPyW0n7AKjVa4kJNWyfGad1QMSjEo0TSYrNBEsH0KcxTVIVrkGDeyamY3gppzDDo16_6_5Ld7kfGt3w/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Bess <a rel="lightbox"></a></h4> <p>The largest sculpture in the series with fantastic colouration. I love the animation created by the segments changing direction. <br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKr-UJXBMpqr3hG79L4ZVvYCnS7qS0WtWuKXEVUYcEOIY5Uv6o28-x_I1C_1sjRL20Dns5lB51BAxJjJ22f1tlM0i0n-kUFKyMjXwpGIhNlR5R4HMczCTOQaWBYOBBmEt72yMM1toBZ7k/s1600-h/Bess5"><img width="209" height="300" title="Bess: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 40cm, H 209 cm, D 25 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Bess: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 40cm, H 209 cm, D 25 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZABxgjYI-qevFUvutC9orRRDtasg_SudZvZnx4Cc39f7UN-v0K0XMjHD72M4FPrMpRWRGB7VQtRmTKJnd_oQ2ZDvrNmdkXe0FEfxfSsTjm6M8wdfYSWtAzYdqHjbJA3GF-k7kX6VyJM/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Join</h4> <p>I love this bend. It came from looking at a bent piece of plastic pipe. The end hovers off the surface of the base: almost touching.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg8J-_aaJ0GlAVD4jfW7q_d84l9Sesub05VVQCkzaDMI9mZWAcXzBQes2cCYZZs4kDJmB4i3N6zH6vv8FNOL48eM9EE20QPUOboHaKfw9F13SThbo_6l4xzfe0bSGyuPEVAcbUelRV7k/s1600-h/Join4"><img width="269" height="300" title="Join: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W 26cm, H 41 cm, D 13 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Join: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W 26cm, H 41 cm, D 13 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNE9__djc74KoR6zwg1lAEfQSxuGQf85Rd3v_b3MZ0wuTIPRHrDSSMurSxh2gHf5g7Ue0jbCHsmUnRM2F_oWMyTTHCDn4Q_kF6WIRDaKMUOogdONqpaGX8OuoCOfgCV2e6J4VnHUhWOw/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Clinch</h4> <p>This work feels like a transition into a new direction. The bent articulation is still seen but the curling limbs and opening of the void are new. There is more air than stone.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqAJu1igY7fyEpCzEgIAwkE9MtkGKgG_Xdtf0yKiZuXSrD1A2LrTFd4QrziA_qx7JjtPTcbDhyphenhyphenj4yPHWO21_HAl93Gtg95edpaVbJXZiFRzOB3UnwImjRXMY4ae5UcUc2mQok3IPdCes/s1600-h/Clinch-14"><img width="450" height="300" title="Clinch: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W50 cm H48 cm D29cm: £4,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Clinch: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W50 cm H48 cm D29cm: £4,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8U1GDfEzWIYAv5mkmg9DLSlmn_kaY3yiDjD7evyWwDzfCx8NuUolDbtA5cWwBtcHWL-ZZo3goaWWH51-BUGn12aXichs_PMpbXDQ1XULcGusUOEDezSkuTFZeUxXl8fEMcrIaw7PHLU/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gcGfSELMXCOHsMtNe5vbGdijHGa6OdY5Eu0kSuq3OV8bcPxxRneu5WhjgxL5D1_2U1tgBqMPgShOJJR4yoUqMNHFeONrt7iBrAh_VmYgUtmUsjI0Jem99AXkS9BB6jFGsfpciWd23q0/s1600-h/Clinch-24"><img width="261" height="300" title="Clinch: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W50 cm H48 cm D29cm: £4,000" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline;" alt="Clinch: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W50 cm H48 cm D29cm: £4,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicy0HuVIz1LBqFsiO0XTnTh5U95NAnRtqZB_UyBjjpmZRvQgS73easgDogSfJwtiQmTInfzA8NHd6DirSrIt6sOQV6D-nVX2OIG04JkBMRPQLZ8_SqcUuaoMjKQeaDJVdz6rooF1X3csk/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Cinquain</h4> <p>I carved a series called 100 Days. This carving was after the end of that series and was the continuing the point I had reached. The figure is articulated with a device discovered and employed during the second half of that series.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxG-GKgd6n3PH1jN9QKu-vse_QEVH6O8rJq9rYL3goABoYOZPoExaLc4wpovhbEq0qGn2br_rRwaj3J3KNkILH4rER2ubvDEyxDg-kqX6jKXslrQqEqmFSrsPl_J0h6Dp85h15fiXCzE/s1600-h/Cinquain-high-res4"><img width="432" height="300" title="Cinquain: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W 74cm, H 43 cm, D 22 cm; £9,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Cinquain: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W 74cm, H 43 cm, D 22 cm; £9,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUiIWsZNHHPXhnUx-LAIkRxUIi09E9SDqkBqP4ByBAJub1QX-djdgWCBhwxhUbjI3ElgtbLeJk8QR-6gQQSCFOf349L7hMw6AuyvyzgnJpvQU5a5futr2BvcvbJcK29g1n_wRazfUlIQI/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Triad</h4> <p>This is as if two forms have been put together. The articulated limbs below and the triangular motif above that reminds me of Gaudier Brzeska. He was one of my earliest passions. The whole assemblage is very energetic.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjL11u-YCiNqY8hZi7jCaQXwwTe-DnxvjV7SPRSUEgTL5Dz47wYpuL2XoEEhMRSywg1-NaXs7P0nS6K-9Sxy0c-Bj-wmiVhpMfDepKmi1qCEUtTTtadXMdEU6N1Z8oA0ncdz5UxdREQs/s1600-h/Triad4"><img width="200" height="300" title="Triad: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W 26 cm, H 56 cm, D 27 cm; £2,800" style="display: inline;" alt="Triad: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2011; W 26 cm, H 56 cm, D 27 cm; £2,800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPjQXb9JlzDOOzoL2-4KrfxJ5y33awKzP_E1gX3STrNkbxGP94nojPYgPYjBJwSSdlQ_whvviZXzHjk8u7-sR2F3gZuG7YesU7o9cf6df3nKDEpgUaIkTekjMK8n7qD80RAtTYv6l0io/?imgmax=800"></a> </p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Lifting Mist</h4> <p>This first sculpture I have carved in this wonderful Onyx. Hard and brittle; more like glass than marble but with a wonderful translucence.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwhC_yVZ4w_6rSd92I4Yp0_0OXpkUoKjT_re5mh817yd5k10ntZAw3JX5B_f0BpA73xGwD1XCvFYAtTKxkGswFZPxKfvSCsDUDyI67cf5HotrV3nJ5XxfcWoVqYu_Z81sH4wExdA5EY4/s1600-h/Lifting-Mist-HR5"><img width="254" height="300" title="Lifting Mist: TURKISH ONYX, 2013; W 25 cm, H 76 cm, D 33 cm; £10,000" style="display: inline;" alt="Lifting Mist: TURKISH ONYX, 2013; W 25 cm, H 76 cm, D 33 cm; £10,000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgx7hfLnt4nwM9IhHMtsqlaJ2dg6LO1F_Rfs-jZdqT8OtB2detNDaBGVZskvaQwodB_kGuf_mJB6C05LmMIeE6Nm9VOYyCaUfS8XvMpnodxg2UN93rhtibP3iJ-xXl32nxVqFie3ja3YQ/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>In and Out of Weeks</h4> <p>This undulating form in Esmarelda Onyx mirrors the shapes found on the front on the back. The top and bottom edges have a rough crust that only serves to enhance the extraordinary colouration found within.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRF5ihKYqhurGKo8CNqHq8WzEWGJ5n5vM3thpkaBFa61zgU9DJeLmyT_6X4lE7UURhHXEmiTrCS-pnbqj3Idjm-jq5i-zxskeh3Fgyfj8KgGU623jZdoOEN6ZOn4p9y1z4_LkU3JpyyY/s1600-h/In-and-out-of-weeks-HR5"><img width="402" height="300" title="In and Out of Weeks: IRANIAN ESMARELDA ONYX, 2013; W 94cm, H 74 cm, D 25 cm; £9,500" style="display: inline;" alt="In and Out of Weeks: IRANIAN ESMARELDA ONYX, 2013; W 94cm, H 74 cm, D 25 cm; £9,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Y24KueSa1C7XX0ZnrMf62C6CiQQtDKpJZ5aFpx8Xnkfbee1Wn3UgZZs23VCwSiyIv7232et6quWiYc64v_tCiFLQLVI5b1Q3MSSijPy0i8bTawHWbplZcfuP2_Whg74N19yn5qHIWP4/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Green Torso</h4> <p>This Esmarelda Onyx is so crazy, so exotic, so overwhelming that only a simple form works best. It is also very liable to fall apart if there are parts sticking out of it.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtrbuWnWI0t0hfQ5FKei1QIrXJeGzibuHy8VNgG6E_pUoYr2JE4Jq6LOOSQJ0XD8LrYmsRUh9zhWTwZB65ymdPSKgRP4ccnyL9r5uSk2tNKoieZ3e34Q28EChDv_0wf9x96QbEwP4lEw/s1600-h/Green-Torso-15"><img width="221" height="300" title="Green Torso: IRANIAN ESMARELDA ONYX, 2013; W 22cm, H 51 cm, D 18 cm; £3,500" style="display: inline;" alt="Green Torso: IRANIAN ESMARELDA ONYX, 2013; W 22cm, H 51 cm, D 18 cm; £3,500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9gWhwwvp8rv47GIwVYdSewnHvVYtg45lxJVQWWQzWIt_OOcsE8Ke3xArzlviVDTjlCETJX8pYwBRch10bjxHfaRor0KEzfSTapcgDMJMUPn3XGMNc8PMfD82X9DfP3XORyzZVYB1mp0/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Onyx Figure</h4> <p>Onyx is quite, quite different from marble - more translucent. The forms need exaggeration in order to be read. With the sun on it, this torso glows.</p> <h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUVF_gBToP-XwMVypULsVY2FH3kPUlIr_-MKzLaEyGAALL8LMxCOQAK7t3GYvV6_s33o_iZNHVYrSqG8piq4FnehRaQnti_LXgU4x8MkPP7GTFtB0uzmxd84Uv-IARrnzJiZqgqARKwQ/s1600-h/Onyx-figure-15"><img width="303" height="300" title="Onyx Figure: ONYX, 2015; W 17cm, H 42 cm, D 15 cm; £3,100" style="display: inline;" alt="Onyx Figure: ONYX, 2015; W 17cm, H 42 cm, D 15 cm; £3,100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7FdWcNfFJNjNu-XiMxEJ5CNVMdUUFMvEG0CGiAg8EmCecA6_WItIRqw5S8yvDcgv-6iMKZdWNuK2NAOBZYAogbPfROMlR1nc27bhVwX61P1_x2uhBLwYeLMYbz8NdWDe8qWLAlE_HbI/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0M2fCcn6kdw1cvr8YeTBWc3gX9Sjpe35Xz81RUDLDh7UAorN_yHC1D8N1JLupGMYTH75DApwq2xgJLpzcLaLaLZAIx0IDPbKrpSkkFCY3mYuj9SOIshEFwhJpoPchvL8v-Ogfy6YNEsg/s1600-h/Onyx-figure-25"><img width="256" height="300" title="Onyx Figure: ONYX, 2015; W 17cm, H 42 cm, D 15 cm; £3,100" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline;" alt="Onyx Figure: ONYX, 2015; W 17cm, H 42 cm, D 15 cm; £3,100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WH0aFNLhgbA0ZZPFPMlFzGK43bQXcRUFdderDW2HB-kVltbrCUE332BJd4IVQUSRF9xq7hOvRAxoHIUotjHnqnfpLpsvLkS-ooVYJIUdJX4cg-nxWrG4QQwl1kNn43BdozC2IHwE-Is/?imgmax=800"></a></h4> <h4> </h4> <h4><br>Run</h4> <p>This joyful figure with huge limbs sprints forward. She has wonderful warm colouration on her front which is typical of marble from this area of Portugal.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWIudwfPMxZoMW5WEpjag35krOdAdlpceqZSSrvzkFIJ5gNpdlXh9KSJscEaYnPy5TyL9uowMtigs59FzhaR6GNdXyzeNN3tF31R_eI7gh3ixl-1gEmYmdVwVeh600Up8-DMpyOpjg5Y/s1600-h/Run-low-res-2-Pooch5"><img width="449" height="300" title="Run: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2012; W 30cm, H 52 cm, D 25 cm; £2,300" style="display: inline;" alt="Run: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2012; W 30cm, H 52 cm, D 25 cm; £2,300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJFJQqFqVn-z9Kfu2Xa6O3SZ1F330twsdpR-kg1BRP_7aYsQgkyOlAdRBaqobp_q-1UHqplNITm5xUutXYulr5gxrqFRFt6jFKs2mCf7HQCYiWn0lAshNUxk0pGyIj0Po5sylwiQm-Y8/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Walking Figure</h4> <p>This figure is after Egyptian carvings I have seen and loved. The figure is striding out, yet formal and still.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAd2nAyikmAueJ3wL1skSOtnoW1vjrKhcyOHkeMikNCXIMKiLcTMPsg3uz6Nxvtd7jD9bjzM428hL0hTawWyGcnje7BUFRlHn4-_n83nB-Qs_L3ORViqhyl9Jqcnv_azeg96L2-JoacBs/s1600-h/_DSC5943crop5"><img width="243" height="300" title="Walking Figure: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015; W 15cm, H 35 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Walking Figure: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015; W 15cm, H 35 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91bIw7AqGbEb4iT5qPrdKr7koGcRizkJcw7iiElWFyFf2QLXgnfZPUPaMn5LOFY14xx8oOrjD9r5MjIaK8SZR-oulh7yx2p2MRLW_cbMImmI3CG8rKjsQJNZm7Jtq8n8E6WoufLzsOjE/?imgmax=800"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQolCz3xavDFTF7D-SzKnZu8t2TQkzvquzFmKgNPilA5z4ka9OVFkcGL2WdpbUnhFxWjX_jQjaQ305W01pA6sNoSc_fkE4OKJ_KgD824c1dsgo6Lg45fnmLjcOW5uozi8p5pPdG0Ipw-E/s1600-h/Walking-figure-behind-LR5"><img width="394" height="300" title="Walking Figure: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015; W 15cm, H 35 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline;" alt="Walking Figure: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2015; W 15cm, H 35 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgk3HFoTUW4Dz8T6AvuKRAH8e66JnjOeoKIFssjRJSYTJX4JDfZTTWdbRpHrP6vj-gCyBlt0ZGTTp-EMPIssYplGutjo6bnmKZDNRQVeHsTFA7MwOCT7SsBZqsZ7vGFo3LGMXnmgtFPA/?imgmax=800"></a><br></p> <h4> </h4> <h4> </h4> <h4>Swimmer</h4> <p>This swimming torso delicately balances on her belly. I enjoyed thinking about the roll of the trunk and trying to put it in the carving.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFSvRow-3fUlyI1dbqYz54lfHzooGj5iG64btTnYgTiPmJsn1o859ivVmikgLWvoameCDadaWmDZqCBsUEP0O0ijMtuOgB6eoJVGFS9vSBUPPG_W7mxFqUBKCSxnRnZ5_eLIb8g55YHw/s1600-h/Swimmer-high-res5"><img width="450" height="300" title="Swimmer: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 39cm, H 13 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" style="display: inline;" alt="Swimmer: PORTUGUESE MARBLE, 2013; W 39cm, H 13 cm, D 12 cm; SOLD" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIgckZ7Kwo8udDpZ2ruz0KSrUB7kmGVcit_hSgDlK5rZswPlHYtbpztA6J9MdrSRcM84Udz-M2kZy2_Wazwcz-ach-l7qexpy-roV6hD7GVA8_2dg3MKvwy6rQCCaJEUtS7PVQpKwaoI/?imgmax=800"></a></p> <h4> </h4> <p><br></p> <h4>Angel</h4> <p>I love carving these figures. The strength, or rather weakness, of the marble demands that the limbs are massive. 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Something rougher, some turbulence in the slipstream. Actually it did not really work out like that at all as often happens: the spikes are aggressive, even provoking fear. Most of my work is gentle, and I am happy, just occasionally, to give it some bite!<br>
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sculpture and I settled on this rough edged Tunisian black marble instead. The
sculpture itself is all smooth roughly spherical forms. The external sphere. The
internal sphere, and the spherical hole piercing the sculpture. The rough
surface of the base contrasts nicely with this excess of spheres. Settling the
sculpture down onto this uneven surface was quite a job. The bottom of the
sculpture is painted in wet yellow paint, lowered into position, lifted off and
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-66463032417851137022016-01-13T14:11:00.001+00:002016-01-13T14:11:53.900+00:00I have been gently working away at this piece this week. Although it looks near
completion I have been fine tuning a couple of aspects. Firstly the shape was
not quite to my liking. The ring was not round but squashed on one side. As I
sit here trying to describe the shape I think of those round crisp snacks that
we used to jam on our fingers as children. I forget their name. After some time
of cogitation I decided to thin one area rather than to keep the uniformity of
thickness. I think it was the right move. There is no going back at least.
Secondly, I have settled the sculpture down onto its base. There was a gap and
it is getting smaller by degrees. I want the view from the side to be quite
dark. A white strip of supporting marble is visible at the moment and must be
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-28694172681635232812015-12-09T14:50:00.001+00:002015-12-09T14:50:02.722+00:00Dropped it<p>Drat, Blast, Blow, trying very hard not to swear. Bother. Broken beyond repair, what a fool. I even had a little premonition that I was balancing the sculpture in rather a precarious way; but did not listen. Eckhart Tolle says, “ Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it”. Mmm, I am struggling with that one at the moment and cannot face starting again today. When it fell, I held the carving for a moment before letting it go. It was wedged between me and the bench. Why did I let it go? Perhaps I thought it was going to fall on my foot. Drat and double drat!<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zErqm6SIQI4/Vmg_k5_kEzI/AAAAAAAABdg/7q49pvTyEIU/s1600-h/IMG_1262%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1262" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_1262" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ChnBavx-Khc/Vmg_mBV_alI/AAAAAAAABdo/eEz6tMxoi8w/IMG_1262_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="367"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-31950528304331381912015-12-08T18:55:00.001+00:002015-12-08T18:55:56.518+00:00Rounding everything<p>Each form has to have lots of attention to make it look like its own entity. I get a bit obsessed with the significance of this but I do believe that the marble absorbs the attention that is lavished on it. This attention remains for ever,locked in the marble, which is, one of the things that makes sculpture so fascinating to me. There is a dark side of this too as the marble remembers all the rubbish too. Perhaps working on a simple rounded form you might be tempted to be a bit slapdash and persuaded into thinking that it did not matter. I think now that, learning from bitter experience, I am sure that it does matter. Perhaps the sculpture is no more than a vehicle for those feelings.<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YR6QtcQ_Fzw/Vmcnt9tRR2I/AAAAAAAABdI/bBxL6BI0rSU/s1600-h/IMG_1261%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1261" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_1261" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tpB996OmUMc/Vmcnu4-CUwI/AAAAAAAABdM/mfi0McrgCJg/IMG_1261_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="367"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-58040264610891756112015-12-07T20:13:00.001+00:002015-12-07T20:13:40.276+00:00Ring and balls<p>A new idea. The cylinder in the middle of this ring will be a sphere. A large sphere in a ring of smaller ones. The first bit goes quite fast as I have been chopping away happily. I know however that things will proceed much more slowly now as the space between the spheres will take time and slow careful work. My recent exploration into positive and negative space makes me wonder about the lumpy crescent shape that will arise here. I am not sure if the big sphere will want to be at the bottom or at the side or even hanging at the top. I shall mull over this and hope for some clarity over the next few days.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pqFnFECI5Bc/VmXobqdmVTI/AAAAAAAABcw/eXJE30nB45E/s1600-h/IMG_1252%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1252" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_1252" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7GGYlgKyEBQ/VmXocqAdCfI/AAAAAAAABc4/dYwwGawSgJE/IMG_1252_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="367"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-72365593879010064772015-11-11T18:16:00.001+00:002015-11-11T18:16:34.117+00:00Positive and negative shapes<p>Here is a new line of thought. The shape of the hollow relates to the outer form. I am planning a hole to pierce the hollow from above. I have been enjoying the stage like quality of the interior space. Perhaps because it is a hollow with no connection to the outside world it pulls you into a world apart; like a stage. I wonder if the hole above might drop down light and further encourage this feeling of looking into a little private world.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bs9fRB4B8XM/VkOF_HvHiDI/AAAAAAAABcY/uQ1m3kDF31U/s1600-h/IMG_1162%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1162" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_1162" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--B_Eqa4h6_I/VkOGAK24n5I/AAAAAAAABcg/s9IaBJKG-8k/IMG_1162_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="367"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-14573804273123089872015-11-08T20:39:00.001+00:002015-11-08T20:39:30.399+00:00Block arrives<p>This is how we unload blocks over 3 tons from a flatbed lorry. Probably not in the health and safety handbook but it gets the job done. My brilliant neighbours Nigel and Rich Colwill help with this tricky task. Thank you both. In this shot the lorry has gone and we are positioning the trailer before lowering the block down. This marble comes from Carrara in Italy. I bought it a year ago and have been waiting for an opportunity to bring it home.The block is now sitting in my yard waiting for inspiration.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qnl9FAQ-WzA/Vj-y_DXfRUI/AAAAAAAABcA/6Ly7b8FIIXM/s1600-h/IMG_1151%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1151" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_1151" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e1pvE0XjWJU/Vj-zADWrQPI/AAAAAAAABcI/Pubk4r5_5dM/IMG_1151_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="367"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-81408848136668781662015-11-05T20:12:00.001+00:002015-11-05T20:12:35.231+00:00Ring complete<p>I have painted this ring three times to get it to this stage. I do this in order to ensure that the whole surface has been worked over at each grade of finishing. First the tarmac like 40 grit which is very aggressive and then more paint before working over the whole surface once more with a 60 grit. Finally the process is repeated with the 120. Small specks of paint remain here and there which will need a few hours to tidy up. This ring is made from the central section of a giant ring. The small block in the background is the centre of this one. I shall use that next. Tomorrow I receive a block from Italy which has been sitting in a yard out there for a year waiting to be brought home. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QYmwyTBlzdk/Vju4LLXI5jI/AAAAAAAABbo/X0Zq5pyP4uI/s1600-h/IMG_1145%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1145" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_1145" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tPasgegyNzw/Vju4MCQVCPI/AAAAAAAABbw/waf15EALw8I/IMG_1145_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="367"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-87115410060738305512015-10-26T18:29:00.001+00:002015-10-26T18:29:27.473+00:00Chopping out diamonds<p>With the clocks going back the working day ends in darkness. I quite like this as the sculpture takes on a different perspective under the glare of a halogen light. This piece is gradually taking shape and although the exact shape of the individual segments is not fully realised or even determined, I am certainly liking the way it is beginning to look. <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6TirjWqLvgo/Vi5w_ZDBznI/AAAAAAAABbQ/swMIGRkEDOo/s1600-h/IMG_1123%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1123" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_1123" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gePkGyTpi1I/Vi5xBMXLBpI/AAAAAAAABbY/8IKJvRQ-1Pk/IMG_1123_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="367"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-62041718720193752642015-10-22T19:35:00.001+01:002015-10-22T19:35:32.241+01:00Hundreds of lines<p>I started the day wrapping bailer twine around this ring to try and mark out the pattern. After much winding and unwinding of miles of string I gave up on the string and started to draw the lines freehand. This is very tricky and took me all day. Lots of scrubbing out of lines as they failed to meet the ones coming from the other side. Most frustrating but the pattern is on the marble and I have begun to etch out the lines with the disc. I am itching to see how the pattern will look.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xLomhW7dPrQ/ViksbVAtEwI/AAAAAAAABa4/bjB6U2gd02g/s1600-h/IMG_0992%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0992" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_0992" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZTaiIhOfHBs/VikscmRfy7I/AAAAAAAABbA/vxb1aMaIFAA/IMG_0992_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="367"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-21019783998891633872015-10-12T19:40:00.001+01:002015-10-12T19:40:29.206+01:00Ring in the dark<p>I have started a ring along the same lines as an earlier version but with the discs getting smaller and slighter as they rise. The evenings are drawing in and the photo taken at dusk is slightly dull as a result. I have been to London to visit my gallery which has joined forces with a gallery from South Africa called Everard Read. They are calling the new enterprise Circa. I hope this will be a happy union and generally feel very optimistic about it as Everard Read have been around for over a hundred years and have a great reputation and global reach. The date for my exhibition with them is now set for the beginning of April 2016.</p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uweBzXJvaKQ/Vhv-lXsXTzI/AAAAAAAABag/Cm54R-oauto/s1600-h/IMG_0990%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0990" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_0990" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LY9yR4AkYUw/Vhv-mXuZY2I/AAAAAAAABao/BieUKXzclJA/IMG_0990_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="367"></a> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-65219981066234859432015-09-22T20:07:00.001+01:002015-09-22T20:07:39.739+01:00Fresh start<p>I have put aside the complicated swirling ring and have begun something fresh. This time a ring that is not round like a ball but perhaps round like a pebble. This sculpture will be simple but hard to get right. After the complexities of the last sculpture it will be good to get immersed in something like this. I am not quite sure where I go from this beginning and am hoping that the new day will bring clarity.</p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--bbiEGxoHDY/VgGm2o6jb0I/AAAAAAAABaI/PQfXHN8h5Nw/s1600-h/IMG_0949%252520-%252520Copy%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0949 - Copy" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_0949 - Copy" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g2-GmCF3qmI/VgGm7dYMhMI/AAAAAAAABaQ/dNisAGMxFX4/IMG_0949%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="351"></a> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-64580419007005026072015-09-18T20:08:00.001+01:002015-09-18T20:08:44.620+01:00Getting there<p>I have been away in Italy looking at robots and more importantly the people that operate them. This is for a possible commission…. Now home again I am determined to get this sculpture looking right. I remember when doing my 100 DAY series where each carving needed to be completed in a single day that there were some carvings that struck me as awful half way through the day. What was interesting was how often it was possible to rescue the situation. I think had I not decided to exhibit all 100 carvings I might well have given up on some. Although I have felt wobbly about this carving I am pushing through to the end and am beginning to feel that it may be worthwhile after all. The carving is very difficult to get looking neat as there are places inside that are very hard to reach.</p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s0SJyKo-hPQ/VfxhNfsG_2I/AAAAAAAABZw/EaRgtE6-NL8/s1600-h/IMG_0935%252520-%252520Copy%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0935 - Copy" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_0935 - Copy" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xHOITFQe-Hc/VfxhOpDXSvI/AAAAAAAABZ0/l2oEuMPiu8E/IMG_0935%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="367"></a> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-64744140023559193002015-09-08T20:20:00.001+01:002015-09-08T20:20:06.348+01:00Twist again<p>This is painstaking work. Dozens of spirals all needing lots of careful work. Unless the forms become really animated then they will certainly just look a mess. They may still look a mess of course but I am reckoning they might add up to something interesting. We shall see. Warm and dry days in September are a real treat.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AVbd-4H8xoA/Ve8025wShZI/AAAAAAAABZY/-zS5FS80Zgo/s1600-h/IMG_0927%252520-%252520Copy%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0927 - Copy" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_0927 - Copy" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nKCf26PNeqU/Ve8045jy0-I/AAAAAAAABZg/4WHhAXWcLb8/IMG_0927%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="493" height="740"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-18663473669165008322015-09-03T22:04:00.001+01:002015-09-03T22:04:11.038+01:00Donut and starry skies<p>This is picking up on the idea of wrapping the swirling pattern around a sphere. Here I am trying to wrap it around a donut form instead. The high and low points are being cut out with this drill. This is just as I did with the sphere and it seemed to work quite well. This is one of those ideas that is a little hard to visualise before the sculpture is made. I don’t know if it will work. I do like applying a set of ‘rules’ however and then letting it play out. The piece of plywood that the blue drill bit goes through is to help get the bit started in the right place. Each new hole required moving the plywood. Quite a task.</p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8dRaeRe8FrI/Vei1wm_AFJI/AAAAAAAABY8/3KHuSesvKuE/s1600-h/IMG_0915%252520-%252520Copy%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0915 - Copy" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_0915 - Copy" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G5Ez0dBSMGE/Vei1yIC2qhI/AAAAAAAABZE/TuerYYWYrcE/IMG_0915%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="367"></a> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-71349651532429481702015-08-30T15:26:00.001+01:002015-08-30T15:26:39.457+01:00Plywood mock up<p>I have been diverted from marble for a time to try to erect a structure to help some clients visualise a possible sculpture. The proposed sculpture in marble is a twisting stacked form shape. The complete shape would be almost impossible to make in wood and so, after much cogitating, I have come up with a shorthand version. Hopefully this structure once installed in the clients landscape will give some idea as to how the proposed sculpture might look. I think that the scale and volume will certainly be made clear. The picture here shows the structure at night. I am projecting an image of the proposed carving onto the plywood. Only the right hand side could be transposed from the projection as the image distorted as you can see. The projector was precariously balanced on two tables on top of a neighbouring barn roof.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MYl5pUt7Uug/VeMSmJThk7I/AAAAAAAABYk/1956scTzu7o/s1600-h/IMG_0880%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0880" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_0880" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HEhN1SIwCSA/VeMSnVrXJII/AAAAAAAABYs/qGvWMD876EQ/IMG_0880_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="493" height="740"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-19070725008622783182015-07-16T20:19:00.001+01:002015-07-16T20:19:07.846+01:00Pregnant Woman<p>The mother and child piece was indeed a struggle but an enjoyable one. I have quickly moved on following the same theme to some extent. This carving is working quite well I think. The forms are necessarily bold as we have already discussed and I like the influence that this is having on my carving. Sometimes I think too much and end up drowning in doubt. I am anxious to plough on without delay as I am enjoying this little avenue of exploration. The colour changes here are considerable and might interfere too much with the carving if the finish is highly polished. I shall have to see how it looks.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hZBc0HaMNL0/VagDpIoIIYI/AAAAAAAABYI/jANkvNktVKU/s1600-h/IMG_0401%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0401" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_0401" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mE8HAbxEzd8/VagDqeD_tCI/AAAAAAAABYQ/5fLtCR1tGWQ/IMG_0401_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="493" height="740"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858902659039930870.post-78615257644601604432015-07-07T20:01:00.001+01:002015-07-07T20:01:08.430+01:00Drowning but waving<p>As I suspected this piece is completely out of control. I am floundering around; winging it. I remember one of the revelations of my 100 day series ( 100 carvings taking one day each) was the ability I found within myself to turn a bad idea round. Some ideas were frankly weak but as I was to exhibit each day I had to push on and try to make the best of every carving that was started. I feel I am in similar territory here and am quite enjoying the uncertainty of it all.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tr3u7f7UW10/VZwh7VDMeAI/AAAAAAAABXs/gDBhoUzeOlM/s1600-h/IMG_0389%252520-%252520Copy%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0389 - Copy" style="display: inline" alt="IMG_0389 - Copy" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aWXLTTAvmv8/VZwh8skLUZI/AAAAAAAABX0/nT4nqDj2TuM/IMG_0389%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="367"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488789624993641886noreply@blogger.com0