It has been a beautiful first day in the garden. Lots of visitors and a very enthusiastic school party. Thank you Christine Jackson for this wonderful Photograph.
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An Exciting Day!
30th April 2018I am very excited to announce that the Hannah Bennett Sculpture Garden has just been chosen to be in the BBC Countryfile list of Britains Best Sculpture Gardens. http://www.countryfile.com/article/britains-best-sculpture-gardens-and-trails Copse By CleeClaireLee Working with Clay Liberation Through by CleeClaireLee
Against The Sky.
20th April 2018These fragmented seed heads look stunning against the sky.
This piece is almost ready to fire.
13th April 2018This piece is almost ready to fire. I’m just drawing in the detail and then it can go into the kiln. This piece will be on show in the garden which opens in May
New Ideas
23rd January 2018Here are some ideas for new work inspired by the way that I feel about parenthood. I have been thinking about the emotional and physical strength that being a good parent requires, creating a place that is safe and calm where a child can grow and thrive and become an independent person in their own […]
A Great Day Out
22nd November 2017We had a fantastic time at the Yorkshire Artspace events in sheffield this weekend. There was a huge variety of art to see and buy as well as loads of great workshops for children and adults. The Girls loved adding to this wire sculpture under the direction of artist Claire Lee who showed them the technique and […]
Work that Speaks Volumes
12th November 2017Today I visited Anne Windsor at her home in Matlock Bath. I was treated to tea and homemade cake overlooking a wonderful view of the valley, surrounded by very many stunning pieces of work. Anne sculpts with clay and then casts her pieces in resin, lime concrete and also bronze. She is not one to […]
New work for 2018
7th November 2017It was so delightful to visit the sculptor Rosemary Barnett today. I met her in her studio where she was busy chipping away at a piece of stone, revealing two elegant dove like figures. Rosemary was one of the artistic minds behind the Frink school of figurative sculpture. She was also a member of the […]
The last one is out!
31st October 2017I have just opened the kiln and the third and final piece for this group is out. I’m very pleased with it. They are now ready to go to their new home in the south of England.
This piece is going home
20th October 2017It was lovely to share the sunshine with Henk Littlewood who came to move this sculpture called Mind Today. He will take it to Ruskin Land in the Wyre Valley where the principles of John Ruskin, arts, hand crafts, hand skills, architecture and fine art are all celebrated. This work is going to sit within […]