Created at the request of a local couple who plan to move from France back to Austrailia soon. I have used a selection of old agricultural parts including a scythe and plough shear. The hanging 'feathers' started life as a metal curtain to exclude flies from a house; very Austrailian!
When a french guy asked me to make a life-size 'Grand Duc' for him I began researching the kind of clothes that would be worn at the right era in history...luckily one of my other french clients told me that a Grand Duc is a nickname for an Eagle Owl, so I was back in my comfort zone.
Deviating from the usual animal subjects, this vintage-style bicycle was created at the request of a dutch guy who has a collection of my sculptures.
Another lizard, this one was for someone who took a shine to the first example. It is climbing on a low log, and I have used a selection of chainsaw and motorcycle chains plus a plough blade to bulk up the body.
They don't come much simpler than this! Yep, it's a hammerhead mounted on an old root, but in my defence, I had to find the root, pressurewash it, treat it and fix it to a steel base.
I hadn't planned to make a Kookaburra, but saw some on a trip to Austrailia, so had to have one for our garden here in France. You can see many of the usual components just assembled in a diferent way; a longer beak would make it into a woodpecker, longer still might make it a kingfisher!
This was a commission to be a reminder of the lizards that are found on the Carribean islands. I have used a selection of garden tools along with the runners from a a sliding garage door (for the vertibrae). The lizard is climbing a tree trunk which is supported by the castiron winding wheel from a well.
Somehow as soon as I have finished making a sculpture our cat has to 'own' it. How the cat figured that the bird might make a good place to sit, I'm not sure, but in case you were wondering the bird's tail
This was a commission for a french couple who retired to the Perigord which is famous for the production of geese. The goose is twice life-size and uses four shovels, two plough shears and a motorbike silencer in its construction.
From the tall to the short! These chicks were created to go with a mother hen. Their bodies are metal boules, and the chicks simply push into the turf.
This is the third dancing crane, rather taller than the last couple at 2m 30cm high. I used thinner and rather more flexible leg metal in an effort to get the sculpture to bounce about in a breeze, so emulating the dance of the real crane. Just need a bit of breeze to see if it works!
This sculpture was a project to use a whole bucket load of mower blades that had somehow become overlooked in a dark corner of my barn. The head and neck are a simple handle from a horsedrawn plough, and although quite tall and heavy the sculpture stands up thanks to metal spikes under the feet which simply push down into the lawn.
Here is a lifesize sheep created from the main frame of an old plough, a couple of hoes, mower blade and matress spring.This one now lives in Switzerland.
It sems that around here dogs are like busses; you wait for ages for one, and then three turn up at once! For the photo I have used a white sheet behind this one to help show up the components in its construction.
This cat was part of an extensive commission which includes two deer, three roosters and a dog. The cat was to 'stand agressively' above the dog.
