Sculptures

Turtle

A Turtle emerging from it’s shell carved out of Verdite from South Africa?

Ageing

Carved out of Orange Alabaster from Utah in the Mid-West of the US

Old Woman Dreaming of Angels

Carved from Alabaster This was carved after my mother had died and having watched her slip away.

Old Woman Dreaming of Angels

Carved from Alabaster This was carved after my mother had died and having watched her slip away.

Old Woman Dreaming Of Angels

Carved from Alabaster. This was carved after my mother had died and having watched her slip away.

Blowing In The Wind

Opal Stone From Zimbabwe

Broken Woman

Made in clay.

Broken Woman

Made in clay.

Dumbo

Carved out of Orange Alabaster from the mid-west of the USA and is mounted on Carrara Marble.

Dumbo

Carved out of Orange Alabaster from the mid-west of the USA and is mounted on Carrara Marble.

Breaking Brexit

Carved from English Limestone. “I was so distressed by Brexit that I wanted to create a metaphor – depicting a tiny fledgling bird being squeezed to death by huge lumpen hands.”

Arthritic Hand

Serpentine from Zimbabwe

Arthritic Hand

Lolloping Limping Bear

After The Big Bang

Carved out of Marble.

After The Big Bang

Carved out of Marble.

After The Big Bang

Carved out of Marble.

After The Big Bang

Carved out of Marble.

Aviv

Travertine from Zimbabwe

Aviv-10

Breakdown

Carved from Soapstone

Grief

Carved from South African Verdite.

Grief

Carved from South African Verdite.

Circle Of Life

Carved out of English Alabaster.

Circle Of Life

Carved out of English Alabaster.

Dancer

Carved out of Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Dancer

Carved out of Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Dancer

Carved out of Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Reclining Woman

Carved Out Of Alabaster

Hypnos

Blue Alabaster from Volterra in Tuscany, Italy

Acclaim

A few years ago I was asked to create a drama trophy for ‘The Rex Walford Prize for Drama.’ I created ‘Acclaim!’ which is carved from Opal stone quarried in Zimbabwe and mounted on Carrara Marble. This stone is related to the Springstone and Travertine family of rocks. After Rex Walford died, his wife commissioned me to carve this trophy for aspiring young actors in the Cambridge area.

Acclaim

Mounted on Carrara Marble

I Know A Bank Where The Wild Thyme Blows

The name is a quote from Midsummer Night’s Dream and is carved out of Opal from Zimbabwe.

I Know A Bank Where The Wild Thyme Blows

The name is a quote from Midsummer Night’s Dream and is carved out of Opal from Zimbabwe.

Candlesticks

Carved from English Alabaster.

Cheek To Cheek

Carved out of Welsh Alabaster on Black Granite.

Cheek To Cheek

Carved out of Welsh Alabaster on Black Granite.

Creme Caramel

Green And Red Indian Soapstone on a Carrara Marble Base

Doorstop

Carved out of Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Doorstop

Carved out of Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Rose

Carved out of orange alabaster from the USA

Rose

Carved out of orange alabaster from the USA

Embrace

Carved out of English Alabaster.

Endearment

Carved out of Springstone from Zimbabwe.

Endearment

Carved out of Springstone from Zimbabwe.

Enfolding

Carved from Polyphant from Cornwall.

Enfolding

Carved from Polyphant from Cornwall.

Enfolding

Carved from Polyphant from Cornwall.

Enfolding

Carved from Polyphant from Cornwall.

Escape

Carved out of Polyphant from Cornwall.

Urn

Carved out of English Limestone – my second ever stone carving.

Flower

Orange Alabaster from the Mid-West of the USA.

Flower

Orange Alabaster from the Mid-West of the USA.

Flower

Orange Alabaster from the Mid-West of the USA.

Tossed At Sea

Carved from Verdite from South Africa

Dreidel – ‘Ness’ Miracle

Dreidel – ‘Gadol’ Great

Dreidel – ‘Hei’ Was

Dreidel – ‘Sham’ There

Verdite from South Africa. These depict in Hebrew letters a spinning game little children play at Chanukah (the Jewish festival of lights) called the Dreidel Game. The Hebrew means that ‘There was a great miracle there’. “It commemorates a historical event in the second century BCE in Jerusalem over the Seleucid Greek Empire which was the ruling power. The Temple was ransacked and defiled by King Antiochus 1V as he outlawed Jewish practice leaving only enough oil to keep the oil lamp alight for one week. Judah sent a messenger to get more oil for the Everlasting Light inside the Temple. Even though it took the Messenger about a week to get fresh olive oil back to the Temple, the oil miraculously didn’t run out. Since then, the Festival of Lights i.e. Chanukah – is celebrated joyfully every year to remember what happened. The Temple was cleansed, fresh oil was poured into the Everlasting Light and every year children spinning tops called ‘Dreidels’ to remember the miracle of the oil not burning out. During Chanukah oil and lights are themes.

The Chuppah

Original Alabaster Carving

The Chuppah at Exhibition in Trinity Hall

The Chuppah In Alabaster

The original was carved out of Alabaster which came from the same quarry as the one near St Ives which Barbara Hepworth used for her stone. It was carved to show a rite of passage i.e. a Jewish marriage ceremony. There is music and children running around, the parents are grieving as well as feeling happy because their
daughter is leaving her childhood behind; it’s a happy scene but also sad as revealed by the dense foliage on the tree which lets in no light and the window is firmly shut. The original in Alabaster does show the light if a lamp is put behind it but the light only reveals itself behind the people – not behind the tree and the shut window in the wall. There is no going back. Life is both happy and sad.

Frida

Carved out of honeycomb Calcite from the Mid-West of the USA. Mounted on Slate.

Frida

Carved out of honeycomb Calcite from the Mid-West of the USA. Mounted on Slate.

Holy Hug

Carved out of Verdite from South Africa.

Job

Soapstone.

Job

Soapstone.

Nero

Carved out of Welsh Alabaster.

Mother And Baby

Verdite from South Africa.

Pianist

Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Pianist

Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Pianist

Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Pianist

Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Reconciliation

Carved from Soapstone

Reconciliation

Carved from Soapstone

Reconciliation

Carved from Soapstone

Seated Woman

Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Seated Woman

Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Seated Woman

Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Sleeping Woman

Carved from South-African Verdite

Taurus

orange alabaster from the Mid-West of the USA.

Taurus

orange alabaster from the Mid-West of the USA.

Taurus

orange alabaster from the Mid-West of the USA.

Vessel

Opaque Pink Alabaster.

Vessel

Opaque Pink Alabaster.

Writer’s Block

Carved From Soapstone

Writer’s Block

Carved From Soapstone

Yes!

Carved out of Orange Alabaster from the Mid-West of the USA. I started carving this as soon as I heard that I was going to become a grandmother for the first time. I was truly delighted. With a light behind, it glows with joy

Yes!

Chanukiah

Indian red Soapstone

Monster

Carved from Limestone

Lilies

Carved from Orange Alabaster from the USA

Lilies

Carved from Orange Alabaster from the USA

Gaia

Carved out of Springstone from Zimbabwe.

Gaia

Carved out of Springstone from Zimbabwe.

Gaia

Carved out of Springstone from Zimbabwe.

Gaia

Carved out of Springstone from Zimbabwe.

Icarus Drowning

Carved out of Alabaster from Volterra in Tuscany, Italy.

Icarus Drowning

Carved out of Alabaster from Volterra in Tuscany, Italy.

Lily

Orange alabaster from the Mid-West of the USA.

Lily

Orange alabaster from the Mid-West of the USA.

Mask

Carved from Marble

Mask

Carved from Marble

Mask

Carved from Marble

‘Noblesse Oblige’

Carved out of South African Verdite

‘Noblesse Oblige’

Carved out of South African Verdite

‘Noblesse Oblige’

Carved out of South African Verdite

Mittel-European Man

Bronze cast.

Mittel-European Man

Bronze cast.

Oven Ready Woman

Carved from marble

Oven Ready Woman

Carved from marble

Pink Petal

Opaque Pink Alabaster.

Pink Petal

Opaque Pink Alabaster.

Pink Petal

Opaque Pink Alabaster.

Resting Ballerina

Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Resting Ballerina

Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Sheltering In Desert Storm

Egyptian Sandstone from the Western Desert

Sheltering In Desert Storm

Egyptian Sandstone from the Western Desert

Sheltering In Desert Storm

Egyptian Sandstone from the Western Desert

Springtime

Opaque Alabaster.

Springtime

Opaque Alabaster.

The Bather

Carved from Onyx

The Bather

Carved from Onyx

Voluptua Dancing

Indian red soapstone inspired by a visit to Cuba where women in all kinds of shapes and sizes just danced with abandon to the rhythms of the music in the streets of Havana. They didn’t care whether they were slim, beautiful, acceptable, ugly or fat, they just danced! And how they could dance!

Woman With Burden

Carved From Soapstone

Woman With Burden

Carved From Soapstone

“Eyshet Hayil”

Woman of Worth carved from Onyx

Sisters

Carved out of Limestone

Sisters

Girl With Cloth

Opal Stone

Introspection

Soapstone.

Introspection

Soapstone.

Introspection

Soapstone.

Looking For Prey

Orange Alabaster from the Mid-west of the USA on Carrara Marble.

Margot’s Hand

Verdite from South Africa. Margot was in her nineties. She was a holocaust survivor and had been a pianist – hence her expressive fingers.

Margot’s Hand

Verdite from South Africa. Margot was in her nineties. She was a holocaust survivor and had been a pianist – hence her expressive fingers.

Margot’s Hand

Verdite from South Africa. Margot was in her nineties. She was a holocaust survivor and had been a pianist – hence her expressive fingers.

Margot’s Hand

Verdite from South Africa. Margot was in her nineties. She was a holocaust survivor and had been a pianist – hence her expressive fingers.

Mermaid

Opaque Alabaster

Mermaid

Opaque Alabaster

Pericles

English Soapstone.

Poet’s Hand

Inspired by a poem called ‘The Blue Butterfly’ by Richard Berengarten about standing in a field in war-torn Yugoslavia with bombs and shells flying all around him when a blue butterfly gently alighted on his finger.

Poet’s Hand

Marble discarded from a gravestone. Inspired by a poem called ‘The Blue Butterfly’ by Richard Berengarten about standing in a field in war-torn Yugoslavia with bombs and shells flying all around him when a blue butterfly gently alighted on his finger.

Ripples

Carrara Marble on Black Slate.

Shin-Sin – ‘Shalom-Salaam’

Verdite from South Africa on Black Slate.’ “Let there be peace between Jews and Arabs.”

Shin-Sin – ‘Shalom-Salaam’

Verdite from South Africa on Black Slate.’ “Let there be peace between Jews and Arabs.”

Shin-Sin ‘Shalom-Salaam’

Verdite from South Africa on Black Slate.’ “Let there be peace between Jews and Arabs.”

Medusa

The Family

South African Verdite.

The Family

South African Verdite.

The Family

South African Verdite.

The Family

South African Verdite.

Warrior

Springstone from Zimbabwe

Watcher

Green Soapstone from Australia.

The Watcher

Green Soapstone from Australia.

Snail

Carved from Opaque Pink Alabaster from Wales.

Scrambling For Safety

Carved out of Polyphant from Cornwall

Scrambling For Safety

Carved out of Polyphant from Cornwall

Scrambling For Safety

Carved out of Polyphant from Cornwall

Scrambling For Safety

Carved out of Polyphant from Cornwall

Scrambling For Safety

Carved out of Polyphant from Cornwall

Scrambling For Safety

Carved out of Polyphant from Cornwall

Turtle Family

Carved out of Opaque Alabaster from Wales.

Turtle Family

Carved out of Opaque Alabaster from Wales.

Turtle Family

Carved out of Opaque Alabaster from Wales.

Cock-a-doodle Doo

Carved out of Opal stone from Zimbabwe mounted on wood

Good Luck

English Alabaster

Harmony

Springstone from Zimbabwe.

Harmony

Springstone from Zimbabwe.

Harmony

Springstone from Zimbabwe.

Hecuba

Indian Green Soapstone Hecuba is screaming because she has lost everything – her husband, her children, her home.

Male Torso

Soapstone

Nursey

English Alabaster

Nursey

English Alabaster

Old Age And Youth

Soapstone Sons and mothers.

Old Age And Youth

Soapstone Sons and mothers.

Out Of Eden

Indian Red Soapstone. “I carved this in a brutalist Soviet-style to show how ‘Man’ and ‘Woman’ have been rejected by others if they have behaved badly. In turn it shows how ‘Man’ blames ‘her’ for his misfortune and has rejected ‘Woman’ by giving her the cold shoulder. But she still clings on to him annoyingly and uncomprehendingly.

Out Of Eden

Petal

Orange Alabaster from the Mid-West of the USA on Black Slate.

Petal

Orange Alabaster from the Mid-West of the USA on Black Slate.

Petal

Orange Alabaster from the Mid-West of the USA on Black Slate.

Poor Woofie

Opal stone from Zimbabwe.

Sacrificial Lamb

Opaque Alabaster from Wales.

Sisyphus

Soapstone from the USA.

Sisyphus

Soapstone from the USA.

Taking Off

Carved out of Verdite from South Africa mounted on Carrara Marble.

Veiled Woman

Carved out of Serpentine from Zimbabwe

Veiled Woman

Carved out of Serpentine from Zimbabwe

Veiled Woman

Carved out of Serpentine from Zimbabwe

Venus of Wandelbury

Serpentine from South Africa.

Venus of Wandelbury

Serpentine from South Africa.

Venus Of Wandlebury

Serpentine from South Africa.

Washed Up

Carved from soapstone

Memorial Candle Holder

To be used with olive oil. The inscription is in Aramaic – the first line of the Kaddish Memorial prayer to remember a loved one. Made from Baja Onyx.