Contemporary female-centred sculpture rooted in history.
Based on personal experience my iconic depictions of womanhood explore ancient and current themes.
I emerged as a fine-art sculptor at the age of 55 – having worked almost anonymously for 30 years in the traditional architectural and memorial stonecarving trade.
My output ranges from hand-sized to monumental artworks in stone, bone, and other materials. I use both ancient hand-tool skills and contemporary 3D technology.
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My background in Museums: (late 1980s)
I began my career in museums and galleries (The Metropolitan Museum in New York and The British Museum, The V&A’s Museum of Childhood, and The Crafts Council in London). Close contact with some of the most beautiful objects in the world taught me a great deal and set the standard for craft skills.
My background in the Bespoke Carving Trade: (1990s)
Inspired by ancient artefacts, I retrained in Historic Stonecarving at The City & Guilds School of Art. I was apprenticed to and worked with the best stonecarving and lettercutting workshops in England; Dick Reid’s Workshop in York, Richard Kindersley in London, Rattee & Ketts, and The Carving Workshop in Cambridge.
I worked on many prestigious projects including; Lord Rothschild’s marble fireplaces at Spencer House London, St George’s Chapel Windsor Castle, York Minster, Ely Cathedral, the Tibetan Peace Garden at The Imperial War Museum London, The Peace Garden Sheffield, and Corpus Christi College Cambridge.
My background as a Freelance Stonecarver: (2000 – 2019)
In 2003 I established a business creating privately commissioned memorial sculpture.
My continuing work as a Stonecarving Tutor: (2017 – )
I run monthly Platinum Award-winning Stone Carving Workshops in my studio in York.
Film, TV and YouTube:
You can watch discussions about my sculpture, and my Tudor research. Scroll down page for links
I am open to collaborative sculpture and architecture projects – contact me to discuss possibilities.
Channel 4’s Time Team. Season 19, Episode 7: Earl’s Colene Priory, Essex, 2011
Channel 5’s documentary ‘The Fall of Anne Boleyn’ with Tracy Borman, 2020.
On the Tudor Trail podcast ‘The Most Happy Medal’, ‘All Things Tudor Queens and Consorts’, 2021
My PechaKucha Presentation: ‘Made of Stone’ (live audience, 6 minutes 40 seconds), 2015.
My YouTube videos of sculpture projects-in-progress