Exterior Sculpture

Quercus has a new glass skin, added in 2021. The glass was painted in response to experiencing ancient woodland. At winter solstice 2020, at the end of a year like no other we had ever known, I visited Kingley Vale, an ancient yew forest on the South Downs. The limbs of yew entwined and grew together as if they were a single organism, and created primitive vaulted spaces which are natural...

Rise are a series of sculptures which stand upright and are characterised by profiles which draw undulating wave forms. The symmetrical waves separate negative space and the stacked forms. A rhythm is created by the repeated volume and line, and the whole has a taught glass skin which separates the airspace and the mass, washing it in colour, a painted response in glass enamels. The...

The Rise sculptures are a series of works that have grown out of my interest in how matter and energy move and the laws of physics which govern our understanding of the world. Their repeated curves, ascending from the earth towards space, echo the forms of waves of pure energy. They can be seen as sound waves, electromagnetic or heat waves, or communication waves through water or air....

As the pandemic extended my thoughts were taken over with this unprecedented situation, with fear for the safety of my loved ones and frustration at the environmental disasters this planet endures. In my opinion, disrespect towards the current ecosystem have led to the conditions for a virus such as this coming about. My response to the situation we find ourselves in has been to create a...

Tokyo National Museum is unlike any museum I have ever visited. It is huge, organised and has lots of space. It actually succeeds in organising millennia of artifacts and sculpture into a semblance of order. One gallery begins by explaining: “Japan has three main traditions of sculpture, Buddhist deities, Shinto deities and portraits of people” There is room to appreciate each of...

Last night I was invited to attend an event hosted by Carole Bent, a creative catalyst and Bill Cotton from BCP council, which bought together 8 local creatives and considered the values of art in the school curriculum. It was held at Talbot Heath school. Led by Angharad Holloway, Talbot Heath already pioneers STEAM education and has recently built an amazing STEAM hub where the...

ARIA Las Vegas is the epitome of luxury casino resorts – featuring luxury suites, expansive views of the Las Vegas Strip, while be central to things to do in the city.Aria is part of MGM Resorts who commissioned Dancers, a 3m tall pair of sculptures by Rebecca Newnham for Aria in Las Vegas. They have a mirrored skin, one...

3 Lotus sculptures were commissioned for private gardens in Dubai. The sculptures are used as water fountains. Emirates Hills is a gated community located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is named after Beverly Hills. Emirates Hills is largely home to the expatriate community of Dubai, as it consists of the first freehold properties to be sold in the city. Villas overlooking the...