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Ridger Bird – Sculpture in the Sanctuary

Ashley — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:15:23 +0000

I am pleased with how the Ridger Bird sculpture has been positioned beside the water.

This metal sculpture is created from farm implements; the tail is an old potato fork, the wings are skimmer points from a plough and the head is a ridger for earthing up potatoes.

The Ridger Bird – Metal sculpture

Ashley — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:40:03 +0000

The Ridger is a mythical bird that, as legend would have it, hunted mercilessly for the potato.

The metal sculpture is created from farm implements; the tail is an old potato fork, the wings are skimmer points from a plough and the head is a ridger for earthing up potatoes.

Pax Arva Colat – Metal sculpture

Ashley — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:14:31 +0000

The title Pax Arva Colat means Let Peace Cultivate the Fields and is the motto of the World Ploughing Organization. The sculpture is created from plough shares.

“And everyone neath their vine and fig tree
shall live in peace and unafraid,
Everyone neath their vine and fig tree
shall live in peace and unafraid.
And into ploughshares beat their swords
Nations shall learn war no more.
And into ploughshares beat their swords
Nations shall learn war no more.”
From the song ‘The Vine and Fig Tree’

Hooked – metal wall sculpture

Ashley — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:38:05 +0000

Hooked is wall hanging sculpture created from scrap collected from a farm barn. The meaning is in the name and I created this soon after an old school friend died from years of drug and achohol abuse.

Body Sculpture – Sculpture created from reclaimed metal

Ashley — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:45:10 +0000

Body Sculpture - Sculpture created from reclaimed metal

Body sculpture viewed in artist's garden

Detail shows the title on the weight

This metal sculpture is created from reclaimed found objects. The legs and feet are cut from an old plough, the hips and pelvis are parts from a old van and a tow bar. The base is a an old iron weight, from a weight lifting set, salvaged from knee deep mud and took a lot of cleaning to get through years of rust. It was fun welding as I had to heat the iron first then butter weld with specialist arc rods before I could attach the foot and leg.

The weight is has the words ‘Body Sculpture’ as part of the casting which I used for the title of the sculpture. constructed from found objects. This was one of the very first metal sculptures I constructed.

Found objects for sculpture

Ashley — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:29:46 +0000

Had some success with sourcing interesting objects (engine parts, farm implements etc) and so far have several old engines to dismantle. But still need loads more – no such thing as too much.

Wanted scrap metal for sculpture

Ashley — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:05:23 +0000

I really need start sourcing more interesting scrap metal and found objects (metal) for sculpture. I am looking for old farm implements, train parts, engine parts. So if you know anyone in the UK who may be able to help – then please contact me.