Studio Progress Report: The Shepherd's hut is taking a while to complete. Other household matters have reduced my available time but I have been determined to keep things ticking over. Every job is a new discipline so I have to take my time to make sure I get things right....
Inspiring Cornwall
The Cover Image Features the Tin Mine at Trink at the foot of Trencrom Hill, (you can just see the Mine centre left in the image below). It proves that buildings don't have to clash with the beauty of the countryside. I admire both nature and manmade objects and architecture, as long as they don't contribute...
Inspiration And Studio Progress
The Cover Image Featuring Chun castle and its surrounding countryside which I visited again the other day. This fortification protected the traders of metals mined in Cornwall. It has 15ft thick and 20ft high walls so was never overcome by raiders, such was its intimidating presence. This is one of many...
Sculpture Projects
Sabian II Roughing out a bronze figure - Forming the basic anatomy of the torso This is a bronze figure I'm working on in its early stages. It's a female character from a novel I started writing a few years ago but had to shelve. It's has just been lying there dormant but always in the back of my mind. I have decided to revive the story to give a narrative to pieces of sculpture and jewellery. Sabian is the offspring of the union between a water deity and the high...
Starting Afresh
The Pandemic And Career Choices: I guess a lot of folk are reconsidering their lives and careers at the moment and wondering if changes need to be made. A bit like New Years resolutions on steroids. Many people are furloughed, some have unfortunately lost their jobs, others have seen the...