12/21/08

CV – Update for 2000 to 2007

As 2007 draws to completion I have a Dragon to carve for a Feng Shui garden in Switzerland and with Ben, a storytelling seat and circle for a school in Norfolk.

Main project for 2006 -7  is a big outdoor sculpture  on the Lambton Estate near Durham . This is involving a large Earthworks and twenty four monolithic sandstones from Alston Quarry in Cumbria.  Now completed - see www.lambtonsundial.co.uk

 I am  still mainly busy with latest love of chainsaw carving ( click for link to www.treesculpture.co.uk) working in a field at Coney Weston in Suffolk - visitors welcome)

Over the last year or so I have done several projects working with kids in schools in Clacton, Norwich, Colchester, Harwich, Norfolk

For example , in 2005 ,I was asked to create a War Memorial , part of a commemoration for the end of the 1939 - 45 war in Europe. As I am still, as ever , a peace loving old hippy, I did not fell I could do this but did offer to build them a "Peace Monument" .

This resulted in some very moving and powerful work ,  during the days following the London Underground bombings , with over 800 kids and staff at Coppins Green School,  and a number of war veterans, British Legion, local politicians and councillors.

There is one picture here,....I will get a better one shortly.   or Click this link :   Peace Monument Clacton

Where next  ?      Dunno , more arting I expect, India in the Spring ?........

Meanwhile here's some history  :

CV – Update for 2000 to 2006

2004/5   Has been a time for focussing mainly on large scale wood/tree carving with chainsaws.  This has meant some  project work, in Kings Lynn, Clacton, Bury St Edmunds,  Market Weston, etc.,  a range of private commissions, and lots of  just carving and sculpting.

2004 – 5      Public Art     - Coppins Green School Clacton / British Legion , Peace Monument , ceramics project.

2005           Public Art     - Woodside School, Norwich.  Water Feature

2003 - 4         Producer/Director for new community based arts  project with Signals Multimedia  - in                                        Colchester.    My first Film derived from big outdoor performance  with 5 schools/1000                                      children and community of 3 villages in Essex                   

2003 - 4       Harwich Charter 400 -  Lead artist/manager of community art project to 

                   create new artworks in 2004. #

2002 - 3      Public Art – Ollerton, Notts.        Working with community and school to create  new sculptures for the Dukeries Centre.  #

.2002 – 3      Public Art – Catton Grove School, Norwich . With school and Architects to design and create a  ‘Secret Garden’, chainsaw carvings in Oak and Cedar, sculptural seating , mosaics., water feature

2002 – 3      Public Art – Thameside School, Essex. Outdoor  interactive sculpture project. Mosaics.

2002 – 3      Public Art – North School, Colchester.  Design and creation of artworks for new school extension.

2002           Jubilee Fire Sculpture. Needham Lakes Festival.

2002 - 3      HOO Sculpture Trail – Project manager and new chainsaw sculptures for ‘Hearts of Oak’ , Suffolk..#

2002           Jubillee Arts Carnival – Boreham Village, Essex. Director and lead artist for event involving 800 people/children, six artists/musicians. Sourced Lottery funding for project.#

2001 – 2      Artist Consultant – Essex County Council. A major long-term project working with a team of Architects and building cotractors on the design and integration of artworks into the buildings and grounds of the new Debden Park High School. Work includes : design of fencing, internal flooring and walls, outdoor mosaics and  carved oak seating . Included commissioning five other artists for sculptures.       

2001           Lead Artist – Design and creation of lanterns for the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Manchester.                   

2001           Community Project – Creation of ‘Human Sundial’ at Cressing Temple, Essex #                                                                                                                  

2001           Residency – Burnt Mill School, Harlow. Essex.

2001           Public Art – ‘Stupa’ – En-situ ceramic firing at Tuttington, Norfolk.# 

2000                Exhibition  - Glazed ceramics, tour of Essex Libraries

2000           Residency/Public Art – Project with the National Forest at Ellistown, Leics. Creation of a Village Feature involving community  and children with the local brickworks and builders.#

2000           Millenium Arts Festival -  Boreham, Essex. Artist consultant, fundraiser and lead artist on lottery funded project     Village sculpture, mosaics and music event with local composer.  #

2000           Exhibition -  Work from “Essentially Essex” project.’ First Site’, Colchester

2000           Public Art – National Forest, Marston Vale, Leics. Sculpture from locally fired bricks. With other artists.

# Indicates community workshops and participation.   

BRIEF CV  -  1989  to  2000       

 Projects and Commissions     

1990    –  Trinity College Dublin – Scrap car sculpture.

1991   – Welfare State International, Barrow – “Golden Submarine” #

1992   -  Dublin 2000 Festival – residency for Bicentenary Celebrations

1992   - ‘Dragons Egg’ – Welded steel and aluminium sculpture containing self-firing     ceramic kiln and fire sculpture

1993      –  Belfast – Lead Artist -residency, community arts event.”The Last Ferry”    Welfare State International 

1993     – Sandbach  - Arts Festival.  Giant puppets #

1994   – ”The Clayman”. Sculpture/performance –Suffolk/ Manchester/Notts #

1995     –  Glastonbury Festival. Site sculptures and events.

1997    – “Monument” Bedford.  # Ceramic and local brick sculpture with school input.

1997   -  Marston Vale Community Forest, Bedford. School and public art project #

1997/98  - ‘ Artists in Architecture’, designs and work with schools. For Essex CC . #

1998   - Elmswell ,Suffolk. A Brick path maze and mosaic sculpture . Community Arts     Project#

1998   -  “Circles” -  Exhibition  of ceramics. Eye. Suffolk

1999   – “Essentially Essex”  Project with Essex CC with five other artist to create a multi-media cultural record and environmental art, for the millennium. Joint Exhibition.

1999   -  “Gormenghast”  -    Model and set building for BBC Film production.

Public Art , Sculptures and Commissions

1989   -  “The Woolpit Brickman” – ceramic sculpture and firing

1989   - “Medicine Wheel”  -  Environmental sculptures. Suffolk.

1989   -  ‘Riverside Festival,’ Stockton.

1990   – “Pride of Place”, Durham. Ceramics and paper kilns.

1992   – Water Sculpture, Needham Lakes Summer Festival. Suffolk/

1992   -  “Steel Dragon” - Chelmsford Spectacular. Animated 40ft steel sculpture.

1994    –  Environmental Sculpture.   –Sandbach - Cheshire

1995    – “Water Dragon”, Glastonbury. Public Art. 80ft sculpture /concrete and local stone on steel frame.

1996   - “Two Roses” Warwick. Special effects for Rock Concert.

1997   – “Bandstand” Glastonbury.  Welded steel sculptural performance venue. 30ft diam.

1998   – “Angel” -- Somerset. Ceramic sculpture fired en-situ. 10ft

1999   – “Wild Horses” –– Halle Concert – Tatton Park,  Cheshire 

Fire Sculpture 

1989 to 92    – Alton Towers  -  Fire Spectaculars. Images and pyrotechnics.

1990           – Riverside Festival, Stockton.

1992,4,6,7      - Fire Festival.   Carlisle Community. Sculptural bonfires and Images.

1993           – “Firebird” – London Symphony Orchestra,  Warwick Castle.

1993 to 1999  -  Halle  Orchestra  - Concerts at Tatton Park, Cheshire.

1995,96,97,    - ‘ Halloween’ – Fire structures for Annual Event -  Suffolk.

1992 to 98    - Many other events in UK and Eire, working  with - Welfare State International,  Dragonfire, and Theatre of Fire. Fire sculptures  combined with large scale puppets and Mobile Images.

 Performance Art and Events  

1989       – “Golden Submarine” Barrow in Furness. 

1990     -“Glasgow all Lit Up”.  Welfare State International.

1990       – Houghton Church Festival.  #

1991       -   “Earth Dragon”, Glastonbury. 40ft Clay sculpture fired en-situ over 4 days.

1991     – “Light up the Bay”, Cardiff. # 80ft Steel ‘Light Sculpture’

1992      – “The Clayman”, Suffolk.   Involved excavating old claypits to ‘Unearth’ the Clayman , dig him from the clay and fire in a brick-kiln over 4 days.

1991    – “Lord   Dynamite”  - Performance event - toured  in  London , Totnes and  Newcastle on Tyne.     Giant mobile  sculptures in steel and recycled metals.

1992     – “Walk the Plank” -  Theatre Ship.# Sculptural structures for performance.

1992 to 1998  - Annual  Dickens Festival, Rochester Castle.  Over six years , worked with ‘Dragonfire’, designing and building 120ft sets and giant images in Rochester Castle for audiences of 5,000 plus.

1994    -“The Clayman” - Nottingham and Manchester. Landscape sculptures and performances based on the “Woolpit Brickman”. Lottery funded.

1996    – “Transformation” Sculpture/ Performance -  Hartlepool .   Project Director and lead artist.  60ft floating sculpture with performers and pyrotechnics.

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