Cat's Eye Carving

My Gallery and Sculpture for sale

I have had a reshuffle of my gallery. In order to make it easier for you all to view my work. I have added whether the sculpture is a commission, still available to buy-with the price or whether it has been sold.

I have placed the carvings and lettering in blocks. The lettering is all towards the end, and my carvings are at the start with images of other work  in between .

Some of my carvings are commissions, all available sculptures are for sale. These sculptures vary in price, depending on the size, type of stone, how long they have taken me.

All my Sculptures are for sale and they vary from £200 upwards, these prices are for the larger figurative sculptures, the Green Men, Gargoyles and Grotesques.

The Bird Baths and water features range from £45 for a simple rockery birdbath to £2500 for an elaborate decorative birdbath.

I do make smaller sculpture and gifts for sale and the prices range from £2.75 for a coaster, tealight holders-from £10, bowls in various shapes and sizes, ranging from £35.00 upwards, these can all be personalised.

Lettering is priced per letter, type of finish, size and stone type.

Please get in touch if you would like a quote on some carving.

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New Sculptures

Well the lack of commissions has an up-side, I am able to work through some of my ideas.

You may have seen my sculpture ‘July’ I am currently working along the theme of water and movement. My latest sculpture again using Delabole slate and Tetbury limestone features a sphere of limestone with the ripples carved in the slate-as though the sphere is rolling through a puddle causing bow waves.

The next one along this train of thought will incorporate stainless steel, limestone and slate.

I will post pictures as I work on them.

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House Names and Numbers

Why not add something specially hand carved to your house.

A new name plate or number doesn’t have to be expensive, for as little as £20 you could have a bespoke number carved for your house.

Obviously hand carved stone house names tend to be a little more expensive, but bear in mind the impact that these have on the look of your property. It is something that you as the customer have a role in the design of.  They are long lasting-I have just restored a 150yr old date stone-still clear after all this time!!

I appreciate that we are not here for 150yrs, but it is a legacy for the next generation.

The prices are charged per letter or number and can be carved in a variety of styles. These can be finished with a range of colours, or go that little bit further and have the carved figures gilded with 23 and 3/4 gold leaf.

The Forest of Dean Sandstone and Delabole Slate don’t need to be painted or gilded to stand out-it is entirely up to you!

The limestone that I use is Tetbury from Veizeys Quarry, or Portland Limestone from Dorset. Although these generally need a colour in the letters or numbers in order to stand out.

For examples of hand carved house names and numbers please visit my gallery, if you require a quote, please email me or just give me a ring.

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Malvern County Showground Autumn Fair

On the 26th and 27th of September 2009, I will be demonstrating at the Autumn Fair taking place at The Malvern County Showground. I will also have carvings for sale, don’t worry I have a portable credit card machine!!

In this marquee which champions arts and crafts, there will also be;

a woodturner, an enamelist(I think thats a word!!), a potter/ceramacist, rope work, hand crafted walking sticks, wool craft, corn dollies, a landscape artist, possibly basket making, rural tools and Missfire, the blacksmith.

Visit www.threecounties.co.uk for more information.

Hope to see you there.

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From small Acorns mighty Oak trees grow

Missfire is a year old on 2oth September. For those of you that don’t know, Missfire is Clare Robertson the Artist/Blacksmith at Harts Barn.

We are collaborating on a sculpture, I am carving an acorn-approx 2ft high, this will be the anchor for an Oak tree that Clare is fashioning out of Steel with copper Oak leaves.

The Acorn will be cradled in the metal roots. This sculpture will be unveiled on the anniversary of Clares business.

I hope that you will be able to pop in and have a look.

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