Articles

  • What’s Gone is Gone!

    Unlike modelling where clay is added and removed until you are happy with the work, it isn’t possible to put bits back onto a carved stone. What’s gone is gone! This seems like something that is daunting but it needn’t be. Stone carving is a lot like life. Each stone is a challenge. It has…

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  • Further art adventures

    Summer is winding down and I have had a good one. My piece Beginning – Ending – Beginning for Wighton 23 Cycle did get finished on time but just barely. It was important to do the cement work as close to setting up as possible so that the embedded plants were as fresh as possible.…

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  • Summer of Art

    I am so excited that my concept for the Wighton 23 exhibition has been selected! Many of you are probably familiar with the Cley summer exhibition held in July. The main venue was St. Margaret’s Church. Over the years artwork was exhibited throughout the town and on the beach. In 2021, the final year at…

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  • March Hare?!! Mad about modelling?

    Having been born in the city of Edmonton, Canada, I was baffled when a friend told me about the Mad March Hare and suggested my incorporating it into this article. Of course I’m familiar with the March Hare in Alice in Wonderland but isn’t it the Hatter that’s Mad?

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  • Fabulous Creative Experience

    In September I was invited to take part in an Art Symposium in Neukirchen, Bavarian Forest, Germany. The theme was Cosmos.

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  • Using an Armature for Sculpture

    There are a great many materials and methods that can be used for sculpture. What you choose depends on the design of the project you are working on. Clay modelling is a wonderful technique but it has its limitations when it comes to more delicate, larger or complex forms. For example, a sculpture of a…

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