Our Emmeline: Blocking-out in clay
With Our Emmeline’s armature complete, there’s no time to waste. On goes the ceremonial first piece of clay. But with half a tonne of clay to add, I have to speed up. Fast enough for…
With Our Emmeline’s armature complete, there’s no time to waste. On goes the ceremonial first piece of clay. But with half a tonne of clay to add, I have to speed up. Fast enough for…
Tick. The first stage of the armature is done. The main scaffolding structure, including a ‘back iron’ to take the weight, is in place. From this early stage you get a strong sense of the…
UNVEILING ‘Rise up, women’ Statue of Emmeline Pankhurst Friday 14 December Between no.s 1 & 2 St Peter’s Square, Manchester M2 3DE www.womanchesterstatue.org Timings updated 6 December 2018 The excitement is mounting. Only a month…
It’s early February. The snow is on the ground. The funding gap for The Emmeline Pankhurst statue is bridged by the Government’s Centenary Fund (Centenary Cities). Time for celebration and the signing of my contract…
Today I’m in Manchester, joining the celebrations of the centenary of some women gaining the vote. I hope you get a chance to celebrate too. My day will start with filming for the BBC’s ‘Emmeline…
I’m incredibly excited that today the Government has recognised the legacy of Emmeline Pankhurst and Manchester in gaining women’s suffrage, by giving a major grant (£370,000) to the city to support the Emmeline Pankhurst Statue…
I feel incredibly privileged to be selected to sculpt my hero, and Manchester’s hero, Emmeline Pankhurst. There was tough competition. The response to my design has been overwhelming; Emmeline as the courageous, determined and dignified…
The unveiling at the Houses of Parliament was a huge success, and I was overwhelmed by the generosity of people’s response to my maquette – “Rise up, women”. A big thank you to all those…
“Rise up, women” captures the courage, determination and dignity of this extraordinary activist, as Emmeline calls on women in the crowd to rise up and demand their right to vote. It’s 3pm on the 27…
At the artists’ briefing, I was struck by Helen Pankhurst’s suggestion that this needs to be a statue where people come together, to continue Emmeline’s work in progressing women’s rights. I am proposing a stone…
Finally it all comes together. It’s easier now to get a feel for the strength and subtlety of the complete sculpture. You can almost hear Emmeline’s rallying cry – “Rise up, women” – above the…
Emmeline Pankhurst’s own words explain: ‘Day by day our members went forth and held street meetings. Selecting a favourable spot, with a chair for a rostrum, one of us would ring a bell until people…