The Old Rectory - The King’s Cypher
In readiness for the King Charles coronation I was commissioned to manufacture and install the King’s new cypher at the Old Rectory,...
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Aug 16, 20221 min
The Old Rectory Jubilee Emblem
To mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations for 2022 it was a pleasure to fabricate and install the emblem on the roof of the Old...
Aug 16, 20221 min
Horse Trust Memorial Sculpture Uncle George - Shetland Pony
The Horse Trust’s oldest resident, Uncle George, has been put to sleep at the age of 43. The much-loved Shetland was taken in by the...
Aug 16, 20222 min
Solidarity - The Langley Park Miner
A memorial sculpture by Dr Ron Lawson of Stanson Art to honour a village’s miners has been unveiled, more than 40 years after its pit...
Aug 16, 20221 min
Heavy Metal Roots - The Weardale Tub
Taking inspiration from on of lead mining tubs, artist and sculptor Dr Ron Lawson created the metal frame of the tub. From there, 500...
Aug 16, 20222 min
Locomotive Breath - Collaborative and Commemorative Public Art
2022 the bicentenary of the Hetton to Sunderland railway. To mark the celebration I was commissioned to design and fabricate a stylised...
Aug 15, 202212 min
Contemporary Public Art Practice - Reflections on 'Joy'
‘I explain the guiding principle of my work to myself as ‘truth to material’… but I need to be careful here, because I don’t want to give...
Aug 15, 20222 min
Keeping it in the Family. Public art representing community, place and industrial heritage.
It's not often an artist gets the opportunity to create a very personal legacy work in the context of commissioned public art, so when...
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