ELIZABETH CLAY FINISHED
After many months of hard work in the studio, the clay figure of Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy is ready for the foundry to arrive and make the mould. I had to work to a tight timetable…
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AWARD SHORTLIST: Emmeline Pankhurst Statue
Blown away that ‘Rise up, women’, my statue of Emmeline Pankhurst in St Peter’s Square, Manchester, has been shortlisted for the PSSA Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture, alongside amazing artists Phyllida Barlow, Briony…
NEW BOOK – On a Pedestal
I am delighted that three of my statues are featured in this fascinating book by Roger Lytollis – ‘On a Pedestal: A trip around Britain’s statues’. Roger talks of the Cracker Packers, Sir Nigel Gresley,…
VIRTUAL EXHIBITION – Sculptural Murmurings
16 passionate movers, whose bodies have stories to tell, came together to create work in response to bird-inspired soundscapes at Fabrica Gallery, Brighton. This virtual tour, starting at Fabrica, continues via other arts organisations’ websites.…
TV NEWS – Elizabeth statue
24 October 2021 – It was fun to be interviewed by BBC North West about progress on the statue of Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy. Sue Munro, Chair of the commissioning Elizabeth’s Group, was interviewed at the…
CHARITY AUCTION: Thursday September 30th
I am supporting the wonderful cultural education charity Art UK with one of my works at their timed auction that ends at 7pm on Thursday September 30th. Funds raised are being split with the…
FABRICA RESIDENCY: Sculptural Murmurings
Whilst best-known for bronzes in the public realm, at heart I’m a sculptural choreographer – one moment choreographing stories in bronze, the next, inspiring movement through soundscapes. During this Making Space Residency at Fabrica ,…
TV NEWS: Wolstenholme Elmy Way
The telling of the Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy story started on Monday (19 April) with the naming of the new Congleton bypass after her – Wolstenholme Elmy Way. BBC North West were there to witness the…
PENNY LECTURE: Statues of Women – the politics and the practice
On 25 March, 6-6.30pm, I will be giving Morley’s ‘Penny Lecture’, exploring why we need to redress the lack of women represented in bronze on our streets, and how I go about it, one statue…
THE GUARDIAN: Our Emmeline – ‘powerful and evocative statue’
Delighted that on International Women’s Day, The Guardian is featuring my statue of Emmeline Pankhurst, ‘Rise up, women’, as part of the Great British Art Tour, in partnership with Art UK. The author of ‘The…
RESIDENCY: Knepp Wildland
My residency What if we went out at 5am in Spring to be met with silence? No glorious dawn chorus. A silent spring. A truly chilling thought.But there is a story of hope here at…
COMMISSION: Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy
I am absolutely delighted to be chosen to sculpt “the brains behind the suffragist movement”, an extraordinary feminist, Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy, for Congleton. The Elizabeth’s Group is writing her name back into history. We need…