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"Spring, Summer and Autumn". 1, 2 and 3. 2008
Commissioned by Cheshire County Council for 'Something Beautiful' in Tatton Park, Knutsford for 'Cheshire's Year of Gardens 2008'
The installations are about the life cycle of the deer in the park using fallen branches to represent antlers, painted in the colours of leaves from the yellows of early spring, the greens of summer to the rich tones of autumn - birth to death of both deer and leaves.
Individual tableaux within the three "herds" illustrate their habits - the frequent violent relationships between the males and females, the docility of the older ones, the battles between the stags and the bucks, the births and deaths, as well as the groups of young ones, male and female, who huddle together for protection and to learn from their elders.
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"Homage to Fantin-Latour" 2007
6m x 5m x 4.5m.
Commissioned by York Museums Trust for the exhibition "Painting the Summer : Henri Fantin-Latour" at York Art Gallery as a response to the many paintings of flowers included.
Polyester roses, wood from the Yorkshire Museum Gardens, painted garden urn and vases, and side table from the York Museums Trust collection.
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"Bouquet" 2006
4m x 2.5m x 2.5m. Powder coated and painted steel, gravel, allotment beds made from railway sleepers.
Commissioned by Windmill Hill Primary School, Runcorn, Cheshire as the centrepiece for their allotment beds. "Bouquet" is the result of workshops with all the pupils of the school.
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"The
Sword and the Stone" 2006
18m
x 5m x 5cm. Stainless steel, copper, paving stones, gold and
silver paint, and large Golden Spey boulder.
Commissioned by Feelgood Theatre Productions for the 2006
Summer Season and Activity Tent for "Arthur - King of the Britons",
Heaton Park, Manchester.
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"Look,
Reflect and Recover" 1 and 2. 2005
Two roof gardens with five 3m high "fountains" in
total, of stainless steel rods threaded with varied sizes of
specially made blue glass beads in "pools" of blue
glass chippings in aluminium dishes surrounded by blue neon
lights. The "rivers" are of limestone spray-painted
with blue enamel paints, glitter and lacquer; each element is
surrounded by pebbles. Artificial rocks complete the two gardens
Commissioned by Gateshead NHS Trust for the new North East NHS
Surgery Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
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"Deux
Lignes de Couleur dans l'Eau"
For Chemin d'art 2005, Saint-Flour, France.
70 stones in the river on both sides of the bridges: one side
with fluorescent red paint, and the other with fluorescent yellow
paint.
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Tree
of Grace, Tree of Love and Admiration, and Tree of Purity. 2005.
Branches
and artificial roses, lilies and carnations on the beach for
the Swell Currumbin Sculpture Festival, Queensland, Australia.
The titles refer to the symbolism of the flowers.
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"A
River for the Botanic Gardens" 2005
90m long x 1.5m average x 20 cms high.
For "Sculpture in the Garden" a celebration exhibition
of the Royal British Society of Sculptors Centenary at the Harold
Martin Botanic Gardens, Leicester University.
20 tonnes of stone and three colours of blue metallic paint.
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"Enjoy,
View and Use" 2004
100m x 70m x 10m
Two amphitheatre forms divided by a ridge for play, performance
and events, within the park in the new development, The Hamptons,
at Worcester Park, Surrey.
Commissioned by the St James Group Ltd.
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2004
3rd International Artists Symposium, Westbury Farm Studios,
Milton Keynes.
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Scrapstore
Series: Blue Bloom
Blue bottles, plastic covered rods in apple tree |
Scrapstore
Series: Blue Line on the Swimming Pool - detail
Blue plastic discs on acetate
18m x 9m x 1cm |
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Scrapstore
Series: Green Branch - detail
Green bottles suspended by thread from a branch.
8m x 50cm x 10cm |
Scrapstore
Series: Blue Line in the Drawing Room - detail
Blue plastic lids and blue plastic chippings
7m x 1.5m x 1cm |
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2004
"Marquer d'une Pierre Blanche" for Les Doigts d'Art,
Salins-Les-Bains, France.
26 stones in 21 sites throughout the town
Stones painted white, to represent salt, inlaid with eurocents
to represent the first Credit Agricole.
Dimensions variable.
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| Trough
outside Les Salines (salt mine) |
Hôtel
de Ville |
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| House
of the first Credit Agricole |
L'église
de St. Maurice |
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2003.
"Doors of Perception".
Approx. 25m x 10m x 25m
Seven blue painted doors with glass windows, and five curved walls
of peat blocks.
Commissioned for PeatPolis.nl, Barger Compascum, Emmen, The Netherlands. |
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2003/4
"Garden of Achievement"
Newall Green High School, Wythenshawe, Manchester.
A CAPE UK Project.
29m x 18m x 1.5m
Sandstone,
granite, marble, slate, varied planting for all seasons. A science
rock garden for elements of Key Stage 3 Geology with themed
planting, working with Years 8 and 9 in 2003 and Years 7 and
8 in 2004.
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2003
"Stones of Life - Journey of Silver"
7m x 7m x 3.5m
Granite and stainless steel. The stones represent the salt mines
of the area; the steel, the hopes and aspirations of the children.
Commissioned by Wharton C.E. Controlled Junior School, Winsford,
Cheshire. Fabricated by Cornish Landscaping Granite.
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Flower
Cow-er, 2003
CowParade Manchester 2004.
2m x 90cm x 1.2m. Fibreglass, Astroturf, artificial flowers, paint.
Commissioned by CowParade Manchester 2004 to promote the event. |
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"Play,
Perform and Picnic", 2002
120 m x 40m x 3m
Lakawanna Park, Penticton, BC, Canada. . Two earthworks with neon
light beneath blue painted glass blocks and three l0m diameter
circles with galvanised steel edging of purple rocks on pink gravel,
yellow rocks on brown lava gravel, grey/white striated rocks on
white silica gravel.
Commissioned by The Okanagan/Thompson International Sculpture
Symposium, BC, Canada
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at night.... |
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"Power Flowers for
Saint-Lô" 2002 L'Office
du Tourisme, Saint-Lô. Silk roses, poppies from Remembrance
Day, Astroturf, sound composed by Paul Weir.
Commissioned by Forum des Arts for Maîtres des lieux, Saint-Lô,
Normandy, France. |
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"The Flower
of the Forest" 2001
5m x 4m x 0.5m Granite
with painted wood.
For "From the Buds of Small
Grass", 2001 Geum Gang International Nature Art Exhibition,
Kongju, Korea |
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"Wald,
Apfelbaum, Farbe, Leben" 2001. (detail).
80m x 20m x 4m
Larch, 4 colours of stain.
Commissioned for Kraftplatzroas
(energy emitting sculpture walk),
Irdning in the Grimming Region of Styria, Austria |
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"Water-fall"
2001
13m x 4m x 1m
Plastic bottles, metallic paint Commissioned
by Covent Garden Flower Festival for The Urban Arts Garden |
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"The Chain
and the Wheel" 1994-2003
600m x 70m x 15m Spoil with
grass, wildflowers, trees, shrubs, paths and designed wooden
seating still to be completed. Adjacent to the final link of
the Avon Ring Road, Bristol.
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View of "Chains"
from Avon Ring Road. Feb. 2003. |
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View from top of
"Chains"
Detail of designed benches in sitting areas at the top with new
planting - Silver birches and juniper. Gorse and broom along edge
of wildflower hollows. Feb. 2003
South Gloucester Council/Thyssen Construction |
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2001 "Drink Me!"
Oak branches.
2.15m x 1.35m x 1.1m.
Commissioned for "onetree" 2001-2. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh;
The Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Notts; Tatton Park, Cheshire; Bristol
City Art Gallery; The Geffrye Museum, London.
Photo: Robert Walker. |
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"15 Christchurch Circles"
2000
35m x 15m x 1m
Otago schist, greywacke pebbles, Halswell and Volcanic stones,
flax, cabbage trees, tussocks
For "Art in the Park"
Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand
Organised by Professional Arts Services |
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"warp.weft" 1999
Jesmonite acrylic
7.1m x 7.1m x 2.5m Rochdale
Partnership/Canalside SRB |
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"warp.weft" 1999
Jesmonite acrylic
7.1m x 7.1m x 2.5m Rochdale
Partnership/Canalside SRB |
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"Wave" 1998
Sand
35m x 20m x 2m Commissioned
by "Sculpture by Sea" Bondi Headlands, Sydney, Australia |
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"Old Story - New
Story 2000"
Earth, grass, wrought iron gates
2.5m x 20m x 15m Greenfield
Valley, Holywell
Commissioned by Greenfield Valley Trust Ltd/
Cywaith Cymru - Artworks Wales |
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"Water, Earth to Growth"
1988
Cider, wine, milk bottles
20m x 15m x 5m Commissioned
by Opportunities for Women/Friends of the Earth. Islington Green,
London |
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"The Bell and the Arch:Fragments"
1990
Bronze, steel
2.5m x 1.5m x 0.5m Norton
Priory Museum, Runcorn, Cheshire |
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"Power Flower" 1998
White granite, green marble
10m x 15m x 1.5m Changchun
China International Invitation
Exhibition of Sculpture |
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2003. Sited
in the Changchun World Sculpture Park, China |
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"Power Flowers" 1998
Silk flowers, astroturf, steel frames, fragrance
Sound by Paul Weir Stockport
Art Gallery |
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"Earthwork Olympus"
1996-99
200m x 100m x 20m
Earth, grass, gravel, designed wooden benches, tree.
Cribbs Causeway Shopping Centre,
Bristol
J T Baylis and Co Ltd |
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"Earthwork Olympus"
1996-99 |
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"Meet, Sit and Talk"
1995
125m x 100m x 3m
Sandstone, polished granite, gravel, grass, cement
Planting Scheme by Allan R Ruff The
Chancellors Court, University of Leeds |
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"Conversation" 1999
2m x 2m x 2m
Linking "Meet, Sit and Talk" in Chancellors Court with
final stage of re-design |
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"Roof Garden"
in collaboration with John Micklethwaite-Howe of BHWB, Leeds,
with "Conversation" and "Meet, Sit and Talk"
The sculpture projects in The Chancellor's
Court received two commendations for Landscape from Leeds City
Council's Architecture 2000 awards. |
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"Sun Wall/Earth Wall"
1997
Clay, straw, sand, cement, earth
10m x 6m x 2.25m Ceramics
Biennale, Beer-Sheva, Israel |
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"Sun Wall/Earth Wall"
1997
Clay, straw, sand, cement, earth
10m x 6m x 2.25m Ceramics
Biennale, Beer-Sheva, Israel |
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"Once upon a Time"
1998
Unfired compressed earth blocks, cob, ceramic tiles, concrete
block plinth.
10m x 6m x 1.5m Dartington
C.E Primary School, Devon, in conjunction with the Centre for
Earthen Architecture, University of Plymouth |
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"Stay, Live and Sit"
1993.
Dacite boulders and polished granite. 35m x 25m x 1m.
Commissioned by Monash University Gallery for the Fifth Australian
Sculpture Triennial, Melbourne.
Permanently sited at Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne.
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Detail of polished
granite stepping stones completing the double spiral of boulders
inlaid with rectangles of polished black granite.
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"The Doors are Open..."
1991
Doors/bricks
8m x 10m x 2m Das andere
Gedächtnis, Kampnagel, Hamburg |
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"Pool" 1992
Bricks, metallic paint, sound - "Aquarelle" by
Mark Hewitt
14m x 10m x 1.5m Bonington
Gallery, Nottingham Trent University |
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"Gold and Black" 1991
Bricks, gold paint, black feathers
Height 2.6m Diameter 6.8m Perth
Institute of Contemporary Art
Western Australia |
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"Tatton River" 1989
Wood
125m x 5m x 1m "Capability
to Contemporary" at Tatton Park,
Knutsford, Cheshire |
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"Dublin Divide" 1988
Bricks/pebbles
20m x 20m x 1.5m Commissioned
by the International Conference on Sculpture, Dublin.
Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin |
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"Patch of Light" 1991
Oak/woodchip
8m x 7m x 1m Commissioned
by the Norfolk Naturalists Trust for Foxley Wood Sculpture Trail |
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