COMMISSIONS
- 2008 ‘Transplant’, Ness Botanical Gardens, near Chester
Commissioned by Cheshire County Council and Liverpool University for the ‘Something Beautiful’ project, part of the Liverpool City of Culture 2008 festivities and Cheshire Year of the Garden 2008. Inspired by an old shed at Ness Botanical Gardens, near Chester, the sculpture ‘Transplant’ was created. The magical quality of the gardens created a concept that should not try and compete with the plants but rather form something that was hardly visible. This involved working with a skeleton structure and transparent materials, all sourced from matter destined for landfill.
- 2007 Book Buddy – Paddle Primary School, Cockermouth, Cumbria
Giant sculpture celebrating the joy of reading books for the new school reception area. Pupils selected their favourite books and then collaged a page depicting characters. Favourite phrases and sentences form textual tentacles meandering out beyond the sculpture onto the walls of the building. Pupils are able to sit within the pages of the sculpture and have a quiet corner to read.
A coffee table was also created for the new library from stacks of old, unwanted books. - 2005 - 6 Corporate sculpture commission from Feather Brooksbank (international advertising consultants)
Feather Brooksbank commissioned designs for a multiple sculpture of suspended goldfish for installation in exterior atrium plus a series of painted goldfish for printing on 13 metre long banner for stairwell. Both to compliment their goldfish logo and to be installed at head offices in Edinburgh.
Shoal - Working with Carlton Designs Ltd to create a new material from waste matter and resin that captures the qualities of the fish, yet is resilient to weather.
Agency - Working Wall Ltd.
Silhouettes of garden scenes and significant words were printed onto the surfaces of the perspex tools and pots to invite an informal inquiry by visitors.
‘Transplant’ can be seen at Ness Botanical Gardens during 2008.
- 2004 Fred (www.fredsblog.com ) commissioned ‘Hello Dotty!’ a temporary, mobile public artwork. Dotty was a fun loving, fashion conscious, 2 metre high, black sheep. Dotty’s holiday package included visiting her relatives and popular tourist attractions throughout the Lake District. The giant sheep could be seen by the public in different outfits enjoying normal holiday pastimes. Funded by Fold www.foldgallery.co.uk
- 2003-4 Project 52 – feasibility study for trail of artistic interventions in West Cumbria to address waste issues. Funded by Arts Council England NW, Lake District National Park Authority, Allerdale and Copeland Borough Councils
- 2003 Commissions North (Arts Council England) commissioned designs for Staithes South Bank, Gateshead housing development for Wimpey Homes and Hemingway Design. Designed facades to mask buildings housing recycling bins.
- 2003 Designed for the Dales (rural art organisation) commissioned ‘Frozen Rhythms’ a pair of wall panels for Shap Community Library.
- 2001 Tullie House Museum, Cumbria commissioned 2 sculptures - ‘While you were sleeping’ a humorous quilt and pillow set made from rubber, plaster and textiles, on the theme of nightmares, for museum exhibition taking a twisted view on life. Museum collection ‘Barbie keeps her appointment with womanhood’ – a dolls chair made from plastic tubing and dyed pink tampons, inspired by rites of passage issues. Both commissions for exhibition ‘Room with a View’. Museum collection.
www.tulliehouse.co.uk
- 2001 Bowes Museum, County Durham commissioned ‘Bag Lady’ - set of jewellery made from recycled plastic bags for touring exhibition ‘ExtraOrdinary’. Museum collection www.bowesmuseum.org.uk
- 1997 Kirklees Cultural Services, Huddersfield ‘Books +’ commissioned designs & samples for educational purposes
- 1996-7 Artisan Curtain Rails Ltd, London (interior furnishing accessories manufacturer) commissioned designs of an innovative collection of commercial tassels, tiebacks and buttons to be developed for the world mass market.
Private commissions work in numerous private collections.
Work can be found in the following Museum collections;
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire
Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria
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Silhouette of inspirational shed |
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Design and model of proposed sculpture |
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‘Transplant’ installed at Ness Botanical Gardens |
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2007 Book Buddy (Front) |
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2007 Book Buddy (Inside) |
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2007 Book Buddy (Detail) |  |
Shoal of sculptural goldfish |
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13 m banner for Feather Brooksbank, Edinburgh |
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Hello Dotty! Commissioned by Fred (public art invasion), Cumbria |
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Barbie keeps her appointment with womanhood Commissioned by Tullie House Museum, Cumbria |
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While you were sleeping |
