Untitled (Ostler) - Pallet Wood, Bone, Polyurethane Resin, Steel, Rubber. 2023

Title: Untitled (Ostler)

Dimensions: 282 x 117 x 100 cm

Mixed Media: Pallet wood, stool, horse skull, polyurethane resin cast human skull, rubber.

For me this piece speaks of ancestry and ritual, as well as ancient and exotic ceremonial funerary practices. It eludes to the domestication or taming of animals representative of overcoming and understanding one's inner emotions and feelings.

This piece was on show as part of a group exhibition of work by the Fine Art staff at Carmarthen School of Art, West Wales in the Oriel Henry Thomas Gallery.

 

A Touch of Hope. Bronze, stainless steel, blue pennant stone. 2023.

The Reflection Garden: Prince Philip Hospital - Public commission.

A Touch of Hope: Following the concept direction set out by the staff at Prince Philip Hospital, conversations around this memorial sculpture focused specifically on capturing a poignant moment during the pandemic where a patient and child were witnessed trying to communicate through a hospital window.

This vivid image has the ability to resonate with us all, as most of us have been affected in some way by the pandemic or have seen images of a similar nature dominating the media during that time.

I have set out to capture this single moment using life casts taken from a friend and from my son, to recreate every detail of their arms and hands. Their pointed index fingers reach out as if trying to touch, but are prevented from physical contact by an implied pane of glass. A modest polished stainless-steel frame supports the hands and represents the window frame.

The frame and patinated bronze hands are set upon an imposing piece of Welsh Blue Pennant sandstone. This stone plinth imbues several meanings such as depicting the gravity of the pandemic and the strong resilience and stoicism of the Welsh people and frontline staff involved, both locally and nationally.

The garden itself was funded by Hywel Dda Health Charities and the sculpture was commissioned by Sharon Geggus who was a Covid patient.

Astronaut. Painted polyurethane resin. 2019

Hand cast, finished and painted polyurethane resin astronaut. Height: 53 cm

MIZPAH. Wax, string, steel, cloth, foam. 2017

Under Pressure. Found object and cast bronze. 2018.

Articulated Bronze Crab

Articulated Cast Bronze Crab based on the Japanese tradition of Jizai Okimono. Here is a link to the YouTube video showing the range of movement and 50 points of articulation.

https://youtu.be/VgI9uAcDQDQ

Bronze Edible CRAB

This Bronze Edible Crab was completed in early 2015. I have always been fascinated with these crustaceans as I used to catch them as a child on the banks of the Cleddau Estuary, Pembrokeshire. There is a link to the right that shows some of the creating process.

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Title: Untitled (CRAB)      Date: 2015

Medium: Patinated bronze

Dimensions: Height 8cm, Carapace width 19cm, 

Overall width 23cm, Depth 12.5cm

Bronze Skull

This is a life-size human skull cast in bronze. One of the positives of working in an art college is occasionally an anatomical skull will pop up, and I took the opportunity to take a mould and cast this piece. 
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MEDAL

This is my submission for the British Art Medal Society medal exhibition 2013.  The title and theme of the medal ‘A bird in the hand…’ relates to the fact that sometimes you are only able to fully appreciate the intricacies of nature when they are held.

When holding the medal in the right hand (skull side up) the viewer should be able to line up the bronze finger tips with their own, and when closing their hand the medal will flip, revealing the text on the reverse; ultimately placing the bird in the palm.

REMNANT 1

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 REMNANT 1: This piece was shown at Kidwelly castle as part of the 'castle/castell' exhibition during the summer of 2012.

The sculpture is made up of 16 cast iron panels bolted together. The inspiration for REMNANT 1 comes from my fascination with airfix models, de-commissioned tanks/aircraft and submarines.