Surprisingly (to the rest of us) there’s no new sculpture this week at Graingers! Neil has instead been enjoying the sun, the spring and the garden!
Neil, in the garden, leaning up against a 4m tall ‘Speak to us of Freedom’
New growth from one of his treasured giant tree ferns in the garden
A lovely, sunny, spring day…
And almost immediately… …the shower clouds appear!
Sculpture abounds in the grounds of The Studio.
Love in the Park – work-in-progress
I’m excited about this new work which I have called ‘Love in the Park – Speak to us of Love 2‘. It has a very similar feel to the original ‘Speak to us of Love’ (also known as The Kiss). This new sculpture, I created in April 2021. It has a tenderness which emanates even from this early wax model.
It will be cast as two separate figures. When they have been cleaned up after casting, they will be moved into position to allow them to be joined. The arms will be welded on separately and individually to allow the close positioning embrace to emerge.
Once I have finished the details in the wax, the sculpture will be cast in bronze. At that point it will be available to order in advance. Sadly it won’t be a finished work of art before early autumn 2021 though. The fine art bronze foundries, all have huge waiting lists and are trying to catch up following severely reduced production during the pandemic.
Work in Progress! Speak to us of Love – 2 or Love in the Park, in the original wax
It is always nice to see new work developing and here is one of two new works which I have been making in the first months of 2021.
First sight of ‘8 Months’ a study, depicting the miracle of procreation.
I’m privileged to use the facility in Richard Clarke’s enlargement studio.
‘8 Months’ in clay, side view.
‘8 Months’ from the front, in clay, in the workshop.
‘8 Months‘ is particularly relevant at the moment as I am about to lose my wonderful PA for about a year, as she is now 5 months pregnant. Maternity leave is getting near and my life will be in turmoil without my ‘right hand’, who I rely upon so heavily!
This work was originally made by me in wax, but the armature was not strong enough and so I have now made a clay edition. It will soon be ready for moulding and then will be cast in bronze at the foundry, as a further work to be displayed in my studio in West Ashling, where all the work is for sale.
After hours and hours of blood, sweat and tears by a huge number of very skilled craftsmen, here is the final journey and, as you will see, very happy resting place of, Speak to us of Freedom.
The fine art bronze sculpture, Speak to us of Freedom, lying strapped to the floor of the van on a mattress.
The sculpture being carried through the house in Chelsea to the enclosed back garden.
Speak to us of Freedom, in situ in the garden of a house in Chelsea
Speak to us of Freedom, in situ in the garden of a house in Chelsea – close up
The installation team.
And so another work in the Gibran Sculpture Series takes its place.
I’m so pleased with the result and, happily, so is the client.
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