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Soaring into the sky.

8th April 2017

I was thrilled today to have Thomas Joynes working in the garden. He constructed this beautiful sculpture which is called Crescent. Here he is meticulously threading the wire.   This piece is made of stainless steel and oak and is so graceful and elegant.

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Something new.

3rd April 2017

‘The Bather’ by Helen Sinclair, it brought me to tears when I was unwrapping it! These pieces ( of which I have five) are steeped with feeling and I feel so honoured to be housing them for a while. The garden opens to the public in May,    

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Bursting

30th March 2017

  The garden is bursting into flower and the workshop is bursting at the seams! Working on the final three pieces to complete this years collection.

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Pink!

28th March 2017

I’m not a pink sort of girl but I’m enjoying these lovely pink hues which will hopefully fire to be reds. They will look great on the green grass.  

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What a difference!

22nd March 2017

Today I opened the kiln. I was terrified about this firing as I had to do it sooner than I would have liked, in order to fire all seven in time for delivery to The Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden. It is absolutely perfect and I love it. It has an armour like quality which is […]

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Ready to fire.

14th March 2017

Today I have re-drawn in the linear detail which I do by scratching through the surface with a knife to reveal the colour underneath. This is the point where the quality of the line is achieved so it is a long slow job, not to be rushed! Finished and ready to fire. The detail before […]

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Almost done!

9th March 2017

It has been a glorious sunny day and I have finally finished the group! They will now dry and then I will draw in the detail and fire them in the kiln… simple

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Something new.

6th March 2017

This wonderful carving by Claire Lee will be on show this year in the sculpture garden. I am so moved by this piece, it has a calmness and a beauty that stops me in my tracks. Such a sensitive piece.

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Nesting

3rd March 2017

Phewwwwww I’m just finishing the shape of the last one. It’s starting to look like a dinosaur has made its nest in here!