Recent Work
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20 Commission Piece
Made to the customers requirements on a very tight time scale. The company was about to mark its 20th anniversary. The piece needed to be able to have a temporary site at the party and then moved to the office (or possibly ouside - so the cat was high fired to handle a wide range of temperature.
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They wanted their waste to be used within the piece. So the number cages were made with recycled mesh I had in the studio and strengthened with off cuts of the 5mm rebar which they use. The cages were... -
Workshop - Motorbike
The result of the latest customers hard work in the workshop. If you would like to make your own sculpture from steel with some assistance from Gavin, a welder, a plasma cutter, angle-grinder and possibly a hammer or two call or email to book your day.
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For £180 you get 6 hours of one to one tuition and help from Gavin working with a MIG welder and other toys. The day is tailored to meet your needs and you will have a completed sculpture to take home. -
Tractor Clutch Flower
Tractor clutch flower. What is says in the tin! Normally I don't use clutches because they are nasty to work with. But the shape of this was too good to miss. I removed the plates, added a stem (once security bars), leaves from some off-cuts of sheet metal. The dragonfly is a bolt and squashed box section.
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The Snug
The Snug - made on commission. The customer wanted the sign to feature a cat and the lettering to be formed from "bits". The cat was a couple of slices of pipe, some tiny pieces of mesh wire, a piece of oven shelf and snipped a couple of corners. The Letters are a collection of tools, bar, springs, and a U bolt that once held a horse in place on a roundabout.
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Dog
Dog playing with a ring.
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Parrot
Freestanding parrot with a bell (made from the top of a large gas cylinder).
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Owl
Owl. Created from a range of off-cuts and waste. Body and head are box section. Eyes are made by the fabricator making holes for bolts - and these lovely discs are punched out and chucked in the bin. Wings are bits of sheet steel. Legs and neck tiny bits of bar. For the owl I like to use some bigger bar to give a fat neck as I think owls have a wide neck to allow it to be able to turn so much.
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The owl is one of a range of birds I have created that are given a perch on the handle of an old spad... -
Plane
One half of a damaged BSA tank. Took a bit of work to cut it in half, front to back. The wing and other features were pieces of scrap metal found around the studio.
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All Terrain Vehicle
I was given the spike wheels, which sparked off an image - a Land Rover that could drive anywhere. Other than the wheels I built the lot, mostly off-cuts The edge for the radiator grill was found in a skip. Now Garry needs to add the driver.
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Cobblers Lasts
Likely to be cast iron, and therefore a nice solid feel. From the size I think these must be for children's shoes. Found these in a drawer, all dirt and rust - part of a shed clearance - and I loved them. Gave them a good clean and painted with clear lacquer. They show a little age related wear as you would expect.
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