Broomhill National Sculpture Prize 2015 - a-n The Artists Information Company

I have just returned from a great trip south to Devon, was made very welcome by Rinus and Aniet van de Sande and all went well with the install of my piece. It was a pretty wet couple of days […]

I have packed the 2 cubes, one acrylic , one metal ready for delivery to Devon. A long process of organising, negotiating and planning, all part of the making process and realising a final piece. Not my favourite bit but […]

I have now got to the stage where all the pieces, all 216 of them , (6 x 6 x6) are fired twice and ready to be threaded together using fishing twine and a special fisherman’s knot I learnt on […]

I have been busy in my studio sanding and finishing off the pieces ready for a second firing, I do not use glaze but allow the pure creamy white of the porcelain to be the final surface, vitrified to 1250 […]

Now that my work is finished and installed at Broomhill I want to say a big thank you to the London Sculpture Workshop who allowed me to use their facilities to make my sculpture. The technicians Mellis and James were […]

When lots of sketches are done and all preparation and modelling work is behind it is time for most exciting part – actual process of making sculptures. The process starts from working on shapes of metal (polished stainless steel) parts, […]

Morning all So a quick update, all is going well at this end with the mould making some of which I have photographed. I have been trying a new cement based sand that I saw being used at the 7th […]

My sculpture for the Broomhill National Sculpture Prize 2015 is now finished and on display. I had a fantastic time at Broomhill installing the work and I am very happy with the work and its location.

Friday was install day at Broomhill Art Hotel. After exploring the grounds I chose a place to install my work that was isolated island of land between a pond, a ditch and group of trees. This created a natural stage […]

It was an exciting day on Friday. I found out that the powder coaters had finished working on my sculpture and I arranged for it to be delivered. I had to race from work to meet the delivery team at […]

Firstly apologies for a lack of progress over the last week or two, there has been a lot of groundwork being put in whilst I have been waiting for materials to arrive in order to continue the moulds for the […]

The acrylic box has now been fabricated at Adam Plastics in Glasgow and arrived this week at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop. Johannes, one of the technicians and I met to discuss the details of the steel frame he will be making.

I had a great day in my studio yesterday choosing the colours and shapes that I will use in the final sculpture. I use relief ink on sculptures such as theses because the colour is very intense with lots of […]

As well as working on the metal structure I have also been drawing out and cutting the wooden forms that will be attached to the metal body. These wooden shapes will represent an organism and a rocky outcropping. I worked […]

I have spent two intensive days in the metal workshop this week, working on the main steel body of the sculpture. I have mainly been working on the joints that will allow the sculpture to be taken apart for transport, […]

A quick Easter update, things are progressing well at this end. As you can see the form is starting to take shape nicely. Am hoping to have the first mould done by next weekend and all being well shall be […]

I have been busy sourcing a supplier and manufacturer of bespoke perspex boxes, I have found one in Scotland through the Makeworks directory of  companies in Scotland. they are based in Glasgow, and can deliver to Edinburgh shortly after Easter, […]

I have just fired my kiln for the first batch of seed pods, so far 123, I have planned to make 216, which is 6x6x6 to be hung in a cube. I will now sand the pieces with 3 grades […]

I have been busy in my studio making porcelain paperclay seed pods  I have made paperclay as it is much easier to work with than porcelain on its own. it takes longer to prepare but I find the results better […]

Printmaking is a very important part of my practice and I have been making books and collections of woodblock and relief prints in my studio while planning my work for the Broomhill National Sculpture Prize 2015. I am going to […]

As requested by the generous staff at Broomhill I shall be endeavouring to update this blog weekly (ideally of a Sunday) throughout the process of making my piece for the sculpture competition. My aim over the next 6 weeks is […]