Dancing Crane

 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.

Woolly Sheep

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.

Hercule

 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.

The Angry Cat

 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.

Cat's face detail

 Close up you can see another pair of ox shoes and two harvester blades.

Two hungry dogs

 One of these dogs may form part of the cat and dog combo which is destined to go in the window of a vet's supplies shop soon.

Detail of one of the dogs

 Close up view shows that I've used a shutter hinge, two balljoints from a harvester, and some ox shoes.

Two swifts

 This pair look similar at first glance, but one has pliers for it's tail, the other incorporates a pair of poultry shears.

Mother Hen

 A bit larger than my usual hens, this one was produced to go with one of my largest roosters

Starting Point

 I'm not sure what this piece of scrap came from, but when I found it I knew it would make a good starting point for a crocodile sculpture, so I set to work...

Crazy Croc

There we have it: the crocodile measures 2.5metres from nose to tail, and uses plough shears and rotovator blades in the body, plus bike  chains and mowing machine cutters in the tail.

Boris

The finial from an old newel post was the starting point for this spider

Rusty Tuna

A Rusty Tuna is a cocktail using Jack Daniels and Beer amongst other ingredients; this Rusty Tuna has a mix of parts from an old grass cutter and a small cultivator. It was created for someone who wanted a fish sculpture, but the funny thing is I can't remember who it was that asked for it!

A new rooster

 I make more roosters than anything else, and this one is one of the few that have been produced without using an axe for it's neck; half a spring tyne from a harrow has done the job instead.

Little Nut Tree

I suspect that the humour here will be lost on my French friends, but this tree is festooned with 'nuts' or ecrou.

Rooster and Snake

My response to a request for a contemporary rooster with a bit of drama.

New Season's Vulture

 My vultures always sell well, so I've created a new one; I couldn't find a sink trap for the neck, so I have used the ironwork from an ox yoke instead.

Swift

A pickaxe and small pair of garden shears are the main parts of this swift.

Antelope

An attempt to keep things simple. The legs are old blacksmith tools, the bodies are harrow tines, and as you can see, the heads are pitchforks. The taller antelope stands just over a metre high.

Sunset Seagull

 

Mounted on the rim of a cartwheel, this gull uses two very large scythe blades and measures two metres from the ground to the wingtip.

Ox and Plough

 

This sculpture was an effort to use all the heavy pieces of scrap from a recent barn clearance. The yoke, harness and plough are all original, and most of the Ox has been created from plough parts, with the exception of the head which first saw service as the differential case from a tractor. I intend to keep the rusty finish, and the sculpture will be used as the centrepiece of an exhibition next summer.

Seagull

 
Quite simple for a change, in this sculpture I've used a broken axe for the tail, two scythe blades for the wings and the mainshaft gear cluster from a tractor as the body

Peacock

 
Something diferent, the only constraint for this piece was that it had to fit into an already fully loaded car en route to England!

Armiliary Globe

 
A small sundial made from a cartwheel rim and two similar sized barrel rings.
When making these devices, you need to know where they are to be used, as the angle of the gnomon (through the middle) when facing true north depends on the latitude, and the calibration of the chapter ring depends on the longitude. Naturally, when the clocks change for summer it too has an effect, so probably best to keep your watch after all...

Red Deer pair

 
It's taken a long time to get round to including this photo on my blog, but here it is:
Installed in a lovely big field of their own, these deer live in the Vezere valley near Limeuil.