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CENTENARY PANEL
(With School Prefects)
Portobello High School, Edinburgh.
548cm x 183cm x 6cm (18' x 6' x 2")
White concrete. 1979
 
Zigi's boys taking part in a class project.
Age 12 - 14 years.

  Upper part of BIG MAN.
Portobello High School
 
Crocodile carved from semi-rotten tree trunk pulled out of the river Esk. When carving was complete, the remaining body was as hard as bone. Class project, Portobello High School. Length = 200cm (118")   MOSAIC. Class project - Portobello High School 1975 - 1980.Made from various hardwood: oak, boxwood, rosewood, lilac, ebony, pinewood, teak. 130cm x 110cm x 5cm (51" x 43" x 2")
 
BULL. Engraved and burned in a wooden panel by using gouges, blow lamp and electrical welding hammer. Age 12 - 14. 92cm x 61cm (36" x 24")   LITTLE MAN BOASTING. Made from scrapyard wooden pieces; wood of various grain and colour. Height = 61cm (24")
 
CANDLEHOLDER
Coil modelled ceramic.
Age 12 - 14
Height = 56cm (22")
  TWO IRONMEN
Created after Zigi and the boys visited a metal scrapyard in Edinburgh. Iron, aluminium, zinc, copper, brass, stainless steel in the form of scraps and wire nails were also used. Tall Figure = 81cm (28"). Small Figure = 58cm (23")

  HORSE. Modelled in chamotte clay and fired. Age group 14 - 16 years. Height = 61cm x 51cm (24" x 20")