Mill Race

Use Stepping Stones Where The River Runs Slow

Use A Mill Wheel Where The River Runs Fast

We intend to create a series of sculptural interventions to compliment the experience of the play area. A series of giant 'stepping stones' drawing on the heritage of Wolverton Mill and the River Ouse. These pieces will be cast in cast-iron.

The 'stepping stones' can be used to play on, play around or simply sit upon.

The 'stepping stones' could be seen to represent a continuity of life stages - childhood - youth - adulthood.

We are currently working on designs which we hope to complete by the end of April.

Watermarks paving patterns

The work produced at the workshops has now been composed into nine 450mm x 450mm squares.

These will be cast in cast-iron to create a paved entrance feature for the play area.

Watermarks - Wolverton Mill Workshops

Watermarks Project - To work with groups over the period of two days at Slated Row School, The Radcliffe School and a community drop in session on site. In all 95 participants took part in the workshops.

The aim of the sessions was to create low relief tiles on the theme of water patterns. The intention is that the pieces produced during the session will be used to create cast iron paving panels to be included in the proposed art work for Wolverton Mill Play Area.
Once our project is completed we will return the works to the school along with a permanent plaster replica of the paving panels.

Castleford, Lock Lane

Occasionally a project can take some time to come to fruition. Back in 2006 I was asked to work with groups of children living in the Lock Lane area of Castleford, to design decorative railing panels for their recreation ground. What with one thing and another the project has lain dormant till now. I have been asked to re-visit and re-cost the designs so an application can be made for funding.

A little research.

Pipe cleaner bugs and butterflies.

Making a negative impression.

The panels could look like this....

..... or this.....

.... or this....

... or even this.

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Eleven pallets of granite Time Line are now on their way to Durham.

Packed and Ready to Go

The Time Line is to be delivered to Durham on Wednesday 23rd Feb. It is now all packed on pallets, a bit of strapping and wrapping and it will be ready to go.

I'm really looking forward to seeing the whole thing installed. It seems to have been floating around in the studio and yard for a long time. It will be good to see it in its final position.

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/8835550.Sculptor_shows_design_of_the_timeline/