Bats and Beetles

I recently completed a Bat Sculpture at the Tamar Valley Centre, Cornwall, with the help of some participants during a workshop there.  The ever-depleting Bat population, existence of rare Horseshoe Bats in redundant mines in the Tamar Valley and Halloween inspired the subject.  Strangely, I had a brief face-to-face conversation with a little Natterer Bat in September and as a result have formed a special fondness for Bats.  They have always intrigued me, but this vulnerable creature, struggling to get its bearings with a broken wing, was inches away from me on the grass, where I quietly approached it.  As it listened to my daft sounds, it seemed to calm down.  A specialist Bat Man came to deal with it, and I now have a need to sculpt Bat-like creatures – winged and magnificent.  Some will hopefully feature in a new Sculpture Trail planned with my Scraptors group early next year at Cookswood quarry in Somerset.

Another commission of mine has also been completed – two large insects soon to be installed in Stackpool Park, Kidderminster.  These were created with the help of participants over four days at Stackpool Park in the summer (see previous post) and I recently spent 10 days finishing them off.  Dragonfly will be mounted on the tall Chimney Stack and Waterboatman will be placed in the lake there.  Will post better pics when installed in situ:

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Tags: 3-d, Art, Bat, Commission, Cookswood quarry, Dragonfly, Insects, Scraptors, Sculpture Trail, Stackpool Park, steel and wire, Tamar Valley Centre, Waterboatman, Wire workshops

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