UNVEILING: Our Elizabeth
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…
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Knepp Wildland recording & residency
Artist 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…
WINNER! Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture
Our Emmeline wins! PSSA Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture I still can’t quite believe it. I have to keep pinching myself. What a career highlight. Here is the press release from the Public…
THE GUARDIAN: Top 10 small pilgrimage sites
My 1st commission, the statue of Sadako Sasaki, Hedd Wen Peace Place, Abergaveny, features in today’s The Guardian “Spaces for pondering, meditating, praying and ‘being’: 10 of Britain’s best small pilgrimage sites”. Very excited! It…
PODCAST: Sculpture Vulture
Join me and Lucy Branch, Antique Bronze sculpture conservator, for a special festive chat on all things public sculpture in 2021. Expect the clinking of ice, a few moans and lots of giggles. Hear the…
VOTE: Agatha Christie commission
I am absolutely delighted to be shortlisted for this Agatha Christie commission for Torquay Harbourside. Today, the 3-minute submissions by the 5 shortlisted artists/teams are up on the Torbay Council website and the public can…
FILM PREMIERE
We are excited to be having a private screening of the films from our Sculptural Murmurings Project on Monday 29 November, 11.30am for 12 noon, at The Depot, Lewes. If you would like to be…
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…
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…