On the Edge of Autumn

Recent Works

This was carved from a piece of Nephrite Jade found in the Northern Territory. It is extremely hard and thus difficult to carve. By cutting into it the beautiful blue-green stone emerged, contrasting with the iron oxides and other rock minerals.

On the Edge of Autumn

Recent Works

This was carved from a piece of Nephrite Jade found in the Northern Territory. It is extremely hard and thus difficult to carve. By cutting into it the beautiful blue-green stone emerged, contrasting with the iron oxides and other rock minerals.

Material
Australian Jade
Size
20 x 20 x 15 cm
Price
$1,800

Formorii (single)

Recent Works

These were Sea Creatures in Irish mythology. They emerged from the waves to challenge two rulers The Firbolg and The Tuatha De Danann and rule Ireland till defeated by the Tuatha de Danaan. It is wondrous that in ancient times people had some sense of evolution and so we marvel at the ancient rocks of our coastline in this ancient continent and behold our watery ancestors emerge.

Formorii (single)

Recent Works

These were Sea Creatures in Irish mythology. They emerged from the waves to challenge two rulers The Firbolg and The Tuatha De Danann and rule Ireland till defeated by the Tuatha de Danaan. It is wondrous that in ancient times people had some sense of evolution and so we marvel at the ancient rocks of our coastline in this ancient continent and behold our watery ancestors emerge.

Material
Bronze
Size
23 x 5 x 5 cm
Price
$800

Mother's Love

Recent Works

This is carved from steatite, a metamorphic stone allied to soap stone though much denser and therefore polishes up like marble.

Mother's Love

Recent Works

This is carved from steatite, a metamorphic stone allied to soap stone though much denser and therefore polishes up like marble.

Material
Serpentine
Size
32 x 19 x 11 cm
Price
$1,800

Remembering the Forrests

Recent Works

Australian Red Cedar forests grew all the way up the NSW coastal regions from Taree. They have been logged out of existence years ago. This was an old stump left to rot on a property in from Taree.I had not carved wood for a few years so this was a special piece to renew my first carving love.This cedar is soft to carve but very durable. The colours are so rich and so representative . in my mind of the’ heart’ of Australia.

Remembering the Forrests

Recent Works

Australian Red Cedar forests grew all the way up the NSW coastal regions from Taree. They have been logged out of existence years ago. This was an old stump left to rot on a property in from Taree.I had not carved wood for a few years so this was a special piece to renew my first carving love.This cedar is soft to carve but very durable. The colours are so rich and so representative . in my mind of the’ heart’ of Australia.

Material
Australian Red Cedar
Size
95 x 60 x 40 cm
Price
$10,800

Now I See

Recent Works

A surface marble, gold in colour, from Angostan in South Australia. It is rare to get a piece as it has been totally mined. It is mounted on a block of Ironwood. It was exhibited in Sculpture by the Sea.

Now I See

Recent Works

A surface marble, gold in colour, from Angostan in South Australia. It is rare to get a piece as it has been totally mined. It is mounted on a block of Ironwood. It was exhibited in Sculpture by the Sea.

Material
Angostan Gold marble
Size
85 x 50 x 30 cm
Price
$12,000

Purity of Form

Recent Works

This piece of Belgian Pink marble is one of the finest Belgian marbles and quite limited in availability. It is a fine compact marble and resilient to work bearing the pneumatic hammer without fracture. The dark line worried me ‘was it afault line’ and would my pure form become two uninteresting pieces?I love beautiful simple form and the subtle colour seemed a perfect foil.When I first started carving it was in wood. This was such a sensual experience I thought stone would be cold and hard.My first carvings were in sandstone which surprised me by the sensual forms developing , but it was carving marble which was like a love affair. It is hard work and I hope my joints last a few more years as the stone is so wonderful.

Purity of Form

Recent Works

This piece of Belgian Pink marble is one of the finest Belgian marbles and quite limited in availability. It is a fine compact marble and resilient to work bearing the pneumatic hammer without fracture. The dark line worried me ‘was it afault line’ and would my pure form become two uninteresting pieces?I love beautiful simple form and the subtle colour seemed a perfect foil.When I first started carving it was in wood. This was such a sensual experience I thought stone would be cold and hard.My first carvings were in sandstone which surprised me by the sensual forms developing , but it was carving marble which was like a love affair. It is hard work and I hope my joints last a few more years as the stone is so wonderful.

Material
Belgium pink marble
Size
48 x 60 x 32 cm
Price
$9,800

Spirit of Light

Recent Works

This a bronze cast of a Belgian black marble sculpture Spirit of Night and how different !The patina is so full of life and light giving bronze an excitingly new face. My casting is done at Australian Bronze and Clive Calderis experimenting with new processes.The elegant tapering form suggests a spiritual presence or essence of , hence the name.

Spirit of Light

Recent Works

This a bronze cast of a Belgian black marble sculpture Spirit of Night and how different !The patina is so full of life and light giving bronze an excitingly new face. My casting is done at Australian Bronze and Clive Calderis experimenting with new processes.The elegant tapering form suggests a spiritual presence or essence of , hence the name.

Material
Bronze
Size
130 x 14 x 14 cm
Price
$9,500

Spirit of Night

Recent Works

Belgium black marble is the world’s finest black marble.The stone is fairly compact, takes a beautiful polish, and is quite durable but fractures easily when being carved and is considered to be treacherous.This piece was a prize find when I was working in a studio in Pietra Santa in Tuscany. It was such a sliver and the fractures were so ready that it took more than usual patience, careful pneumatic hammering and lots of grinding.Polishing on curved surfaces is by hand and represents many hours !Because of its intense blackness I felt the sculpture evoked a spiritual essence in the stone.

Spirit of Night

Recent Works

Belgium black marble is the world’s finest black marble.The stone is fairly compact, takes a beautiful polish, and is quite durable but fractures easily when being carved and is considered to be treacherous.This piece was a prize find when I was working in a studio in Pietra Santa in Tuscany. It was such a sliver and the fractures were so ready that it took more than usual patience, careful pneumatic hammering and lots of grinding.Polishing on curved surfaces is by hand and represents many hours !Because of its intense blackness I felt the sculpture evoked a spiritual essence in the stone.

Material
Belgium Black marble
Size
130 x 14 x 14 cm
Price
$8,500

Forever Together

Recent Works

Human form, bronze, stone, wind and sea are this sculpture. Originally a sandstone carving, bronze casting. with the variations in patinations, generates many emotive responses.

Forever Together

Recent Works

Human form, bronze, stone, wind and sea are this sculpture. Originally a sandstone carving, bronze casting. with the variations in patinations, generates many emotive responses.

Material
Bronze blue patina
Size
134 x 35 x 20 cm
Price
$12,200

Abstraction in Gold

Recent Works

Angostan gold surface marble. This is a sculpture ‘painting’; textures colours and forms.

Abstraction in Gold

Recent Works

Angostan gold surface marble. This is a sculpture ‘painting’; textures colours and forms.

Material
Angostan Gold marble
Size
50 x 30 x 15 cm
Price
$5,900

Bird Form

Recent Works

A bronze cast from a black marble sculpture. It expresses the essence of the bird evoking the onlookers' imagination and curiosity.

Bird Form

Recent Works

A bronze cast from a black marble sculpture. It expresses the essence of the bird evoking the onlookers' imagination and curiosity.

Material
Bronze
Size
70 x 50 x 15 cm
Price
$8,700

White Light Folded

Recent Works

Originally carved in white Carrara marble. This has become extremely rare due to excessive mining. It is a fine-grained marble almost translucent. Abstract sculpture is about your eye moving around and between the forms so the solid stone develops and emits an emotional experience. This bronze replica is created with a titanium white patina.

White Light Folded

Recent Works

Originally carved in white Carrara marble. This has become extremely rare due to excessive mining. It is a fine-grained marble almost translucent. Abstract sculpture is about your eye moving around and between the forms so the solid stone develops and emits an emotional experience. This bronze replica is created with a titanium white patina.

Material
Carrara White marble
Size
80 x 24 x 28 cm
Price
$7,800

Twilight

Recent Works

This work formed part of my recent exhibition of Black Marble in June 2018. It was the only metamorphic marble in the exhibition, Noir Belge, the others were limestone blackened by bitumen. It came from Chilliga a marble quarry in Queensland. Its name resonated with the varied aspects of night, the theme of the Exhibition.

Twilight

Recent Works

This work formed part of my recent exhibition of Black Marble in June 2018. It was the only metamorphic marble in the exhibition, Noir Belge, the others were limestone blackened by bitumen. It came from Chilliga a marble quarry in Queensland. Its name resonated with the varied aspects of night, the theme of the Exhibition.

Material
Chilliga Black marble (Qld)
Size
70 x 50 x 40 cm
Price
$6,200

Midnight Dreaming

Recent Works

In the June 2018 Noir Belge Exhibition.

Midnight Dreaming

Recent Works

In the June 2018 Noir Belge Exhibition.

Material
Belgium Black marble
Size
40 x 61 x 40 cm
Price
$8,500

Ooma

Recent Works

Grandma. The strong, grounded image, skirted. Arms enclosing, the strong wise forehead, time moulded. In an exhibition dedicated to night of course there is OOMA.

Ooma

Recent Works

Grandma. The strong, grounded image, skirted. Arms enclosing, the strong wise forehead, time moulded. In an exhibition dedicated to night of course there is OOMA.

Material
Belgium Black marble
Size
100 x 61 x 41 cm
Price
$10,000

Morning's Glow

Recent Works

A bronze cast of Night Shadows In the Noir Belge Exhibition.

Morning's Glow

Recent Works

A bronze cast of Night Shadows In the Noir Belge Exhibition.

Material
Bronze and patina
Size
42 x 37 x 20 cm
Price
$9,900

Night Shadows

Recent Works

Created for the NOIR BELGE exhibition and inspired by the night theme.

Night Shadows

Recent Works

Created for the NOIR BELGE exhibition and inspired by the night theme.

Material
Belgium Black marble
Size
42  x 37 x 20 cm  
Price
$8,900

Point du Jour - Daybreak

Recent Works

The signature piece in Noir Belge Exhibition.

Point du Jour - Daybreak

Recent Works

The signature piece in Noir Belge Exhibition.

Material
Belgium Black marble. Black granite base
Size
160 x 47 x 40 cm    
Price
$11,500

Cedar’s Heritage

Recent Works

Alas, all the Red Cedar forests which spanned the NSW coastline from Taree to the Queensland border have long gone. This was a forsaken trunk remnant lying on a property outside Taree.

Cedar’s Heritage

Recent Works

Alas, all the Red Cedar forests which spanned the NSW coastline from Taree to the Queensland border have long gone. This was a forsaken trunk remnant lying on a property outside Taree.

Material
Australian Red Cedar
Size
75cm x 60cm x 58cm
Price
$10,800

Friendship

Recent Works

Bronze casts from a small serpentine sculpture I carved when I was recovering from a Hip replacement surgery so not able to use angle grinders and pneumatic hammers.

Friendship

Recent Works

Bronze casts from a small serpentine sculpture I carved when I was recovering from a Hip replacement surgery so not able to use angle grinders and pneumatic hammers.

Material
Bronze
Size
14 x 20 x 20 cm
Price
$3,300