I am very excited that my statue of Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy, affectionately known as Our Elizabeth, has been nominated for the Marsh Awards for Excellence in Public Sculpture. Here she is celebrating Pride 2023 in…
I am delighted to be appointed the sculptor for a statue of the incredible activist and campaigner Ada Nield Chew (1879-1945). Representation matters. My passion is to tell the stories in bronze of those who…
It’s Episode 24 of the Knepp Wildland Podcast. It was such a delight to chat to Penny, the resident Knepp Wildland ecologist, in the scrubland on a warm sunny afternoon, with the air heavy with…
Across 2023 I am transforming my artistic practice to one that is multidisciplinary yet centred on sound, connecting people to nature and the audio stories of hope emerging from wild havens, such as the Knepp…
Love that Our Emmeline was an art pick for singer Nadine Coyle in Ricky Wild’s Art Jam on CBBC today (31 March 2023). Ricky visited Our Emmeline in St Peter’s Square, saying “This is the…
Two of the most appealing statues of recent years – Mrs Pankhurst, in Manchester, and the locomotive designer Sir Nigel Gresley, at King’s Cross station, were both by Hazel Reeves, who deserves consideration. Simon Heffer,…
Sad news of the passing of the extraordinary photographer, Roger Bamber. The Guardian celebrates Roger’s life through his iconic photographs in ‘Acclaimed photographer Roger Bamber – a life in pictures’. I was privileged to have…
It was a cold and early start. I joined ArtUK Director Andrew Ellis on BBC Breakfast last Friday (1 July 2022). An enthusiastic Naga and Charlie asked us lots of questions about the project, public…
Audio Story of Hope: an artist’s perspective on Knepp Wildland 22 March 2022 7pm, Ralli Hall, Hove: Hazel Reeves, Hove Plinth’s sculpture adviser, and over last year artist-in-residence at Knepp Wildland, has been documenting the…
We need more statue of women on our streets, reminding us that women have always done extraordinary things It was a real pleasure to be interviewed by Fiona Tatton, founder of the online magazine, Womanthology.…
Over the past couple of years, BBC North West and their reporter Kayleigh Watterson, have been covering the journey towards the unveiling of Our Elizabeth – the statue of Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy – in Congleton,…
What a glorious day! Our Elizabeth – the statue of Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy – was unveiled in Congleton on International Women’s Day by Baroness Hale of Richmond, the former President of the Supreme Court. The…
