Sisters Sculpture

During Lockdown , I revisited works that I began when living in Norfolk during the 90’s. I spent 2 years carving Bog Oak, having physically dragged the wood out of the fields that would bubble to the surface of the rich peat soil of the Fens. Sometimes the farmers would drag it out for me when ploughing their land. “The Sisters” came to me as a large piece of Bog Oak that on cleaning, split into 4 hard as iron pieces and became my sisters, my angels of what is good and bad. I Began these works in ‘94, they have taken many years, in that time they have lived with me as guardians until I finally felt they were ready to leave, as I could do no more to their beauty and power. I would strongly suggest that the sisters are indoor works, to protect them from the ravages of climate, unless you live in a desert, The Bog Oak is 8 -10 thousand years old, is naturally black due to sitting in peat for this time. The measurements are for each Sister. I began these works in 1994 completed in 2022, they have been at the entrance of my studio as protectors of my craft