I have been working in All saints Primary School in Coalville, Leicestershire this week. As you can see from the picture I took with me a very large rock. It is 2 tonnes of Bath stone. At the start of the week, the children came up with some ideas for the sculpture and we decided that we would create a sculpture containing some of their own portraits tied in with some objects that relate to Coalville and their school. So, as well as some things that relate to Coalville’s industrial heritage, we have some flowers and wildlife. Probably the best design amidst this is a wonderful image of a child sitting at the foot of a tree playing a recorder that is emanating music notes. Every now and again during workshops like this, a child will conjure a wonderful idea which can be incorporated into their sculpture. It would have made a very fine sculpture on its own. Over the week, kids have been helping me to carve the stone and this will continue until it is done ! I will post pictures of the work as it progresses.
Handsome sculptor carves big rock.