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January 2022
Work in progress, carving Oak sheep - Settlement Sculptures.
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January 2022
Plans for Canada Water approved - a walkway will pass close to Phil's Deal Porters sculpture, giving a closer view of it. Click here to see the designs for the area.
Image Credit - British Land Canada Water Masterplan
February 2022
Diane tried guilding a small 3D print of Amy with Aluminium Leaf.
January 2022
Horse in Archai Virtualis, Virtual Museum of Conceptual Art. AV had a 30 minute presentation at San Francisco's Fog Fair in January.
March 2022
In support of Ukraine on our Instagram. The Arrivall photos with Ukranian Flag by Steve Goodchild.
April 2022
Entered Settlement Sculptures for the CODAawards click here.
Photos of the sited sculptures newly available on ART UK click here.
April 2022
Phil's carving progress on the Sheep's spiral wool pattern - for The Farmer Salmon Arch 2, Settlement Sculptures.
April 2022
Click here to see Paula Bailey, Arts Officer, Cherwell DC - our Settlement Sculpture commissioners, make her improvised dances round the 1st Settlement Arch and Horse Sculpture - to inspire pupils to find a new way to explore public sculpture. With music by Lola Perrin - 'Unravelling' from her 'Fragile Light' CD. www.lolaperrin.com
July 2022
Progress of the Sheep Bench part of the Arch 2 Farmer Salmon Sculpture of Settlement Sculptures.
May 2022
First trip back to Bournemouth in over a year. Visited Flaghead Chine to be by the sea and check how the Shell Seats are doing, with Diane's family - parents Tricia and Bert take a look whilst having a break from the walk.
June 2022
The Settlement Sculptures website has a Learn page for schools to use to help them explore the sculptures http://www.settlementsculptures.co.uk/learn
Dashwood School Pupils drawing the Horse from Settlement Sculptures. Photo by Carly Bunn
August 2022
Diane made this Stag, Beetles, Celebration Sculpture Proposal for Coalway, Forest of Dean.
September 2022
October 2022
Site visit to Tewkesbury Abbey to check out a possible site for the Magaret of Anjou sculpture that Tewkesbury Battle Society hope to commission.
Phil's relief carved on the back of the Arch 2 Seat for Settlement Sculptures.
November 2022
On a trip to the Wirral to see our friend Christine Kowal Post's wonderful sculpture exhibition at the Williamson Gallery. Stayed with sculptor friends Lin Holland and Dave Lewis, we also visited Phil's sculpture, Survivor, at Wirrall Country Park, doing surprisely well as it was sited in 1988.
December 2022
Diane's mugs for presents - made on Contrado.
December 2022
History author Paul Hill has a new book out - which features our sculpture The Queen of Mercia and Diane's design of railings among his many photographs of Aethelflaed. Click link below to buy the book and view his interesting website.
The Fortress Kingdom: The Wars of Aethelflaed and Edward the Elder 899-927
Image of the book taken from Paul's website. The Queen of Mercia photograph by Phil.
