PICTISH PARADISE (1993)
by Peter Sharratt
Sycamore
Height = 150cm (59")
LET X=X (1990)
by Ian McPhail
Birchwood
Height = 80cm (32")
NUCLEAR DREAM (1993)
by Peter Sharratt
Elmwood
Height = 156cm (61")
REVOLUTION (1988)
by Ian McPhail
Various Woods
Height = 110cm (43")
SWEET SORR0W (1999)
By Ian McPhail
Carved in hardwood
Height = 150cm (59")
SUN GOD ENTHRONED (2000)
by Peter Sharratt
Pine and metal of various colours
Height = 130cm (51")
Yewtree trunk with its rotten insides taken out but the remaining body is bone hard. 150cm x 64cm. (59" x 25")
Zigi at work : sawing, axing, drilling and carving.
Half made SOUL OF TREE
Yew tree is one of Zigi's favourite carving wood because its wonderful colour. Its grain intertwines, therefore there is very little splitting or cracking - a great advantage to the sculptor.
SOUL OF TREE (2001)
The carving, before oiling completed
130cm x 53cm
(51" x 21")
Zigi using diamond saw while carving MOTHER LATVIA (1991)
My wife Paula was posing on several occasions during the carving process.
The very skeleton or armature for WOMAN IN GARDEN. Metal structure pitched to resist rusting.
Process : gradual application of black cement concrete, grinding, seasoning, keeping it damp.
Peter Sharratt at work (2000)
Covering his carving with pieces of coloured metal
Heavy, dirty old yewtree root - to start with...
(2001)
WOMAN IN GARDEN. Finished Composition
Xander Hunter axing an old massive yewtree root before the actual carving can begin. (2001)
Ian McPhail hollowing a trunk. He used a one metre (39") long and 3cm (1") wide drill to make a series of holes while hollowing the tree trunk. (2000)
