Toni Turning is a marquette for the larger Toni Torso. The inclusion of base and legs seems to ground the figure a little more. I am not convinced it has the same sense of freedom as Toni Torso.
This Scarva Ironware figure is a combination of observation and inspiration. While working from our model, I suddenly envisioned the achetypical Hare. Nothing for it, but to make him so.
This torso has a solid monumental energy, this is especially effective as she is built hollow of Scarva stoneware and areas allow light to flow through the figure.
This Vingerling stoneware torso is nearly life size. She is particularly beautiful when the light shines through the open spaces. I hope one day she'll be placed between a the viewer and a sunrise.
'Good Deeds' is a small fellow who might echo Ron Mueck's work. At 21cm he's a little kindness in Scarva black stoneware with gold wings.
This gives you some idea of how I work - the method is immediate and the most minimal armature is used.
This is the finished piece seen in 'work in progress'. She is made in Vingerling, a Dutch stoneware, and currently resides in my garden.
A result of feeling life was a little flat, I created this dancing figure as a symbol of all the joys available to us.
2007 Beacon Installation of Epigraphic Graffiti -
This is a terracotta demonstration piece I did for a college open day. It became a little more than a life study when I used the clay I'd removed from the hollowing process to make the figure's silhouette.
Fishwife is the result of a rather Bosh inspired vision I had while doing a life study - go figure? Like Magritte, I've reversed the mermaid to create a new tension and reflection on the ancient marine myth.
Inspired by my star sign, Pisces, this porcelain relief is an image I draw repeatedly and have now crafted to a sculpture which incorporates light and form.
This torso gesture figure is finished in an oxide and graphite combination. It was a 'happy accident' and I'm most pleased with the iron/rust surface.
This is one of the torso gesture series. In this case, finished in stoneware fired crank with iron and a touch of chome oxide.
This female study is actually finished in a saggar - it's a rather wonderful kiln within the kiln which gives the surface an unpredictable, but full finish.
Ball Girl is my first attempt at creating a sculpture which depended on accurately using weight to balance the piece. The sphere was a good deal more difficult to create than the figure.
Rocking Horse is part of the balancing act series. He does stand without assistance.
This duo are an extension of two life studies I did in early 2005. They actually worked better as a pair and are currently in a private collection in West London.
This robust stoneware figure is another arrival from my subconscious. She's in my garden and loves sun or snow...
This earthenware relief was taken from a life study my Mother did in Paris in 1939. It is finished in oxides.
Els is a reference to Thomas Eakins and his drawing series on artists' models. She is in a private collection in Rotterdam.
