POTTERY PETS Hand sculpted to your design
Your dog in any pose
These days...
Currently my family of animals vary
widely and consist of ponies, sheep, several breeds and sizes of dogs and cats
so I'm never short of subjects !
Dogs are my first love, and because I live in the countryside in France, many of my first sculptures were of my own dogs. Also, because I compete internationally in agility competitions, and spend much of my time in the company of dog enthusiasts, I have the opportunity to do private commissions of dogs in the agility poses. I especially like movement in my sculptures and agility is a great way of showing dogs in some interesting and impressive positions.
The sheep and ponies are also immortalised in porcelain - for instance, to save space and not miss out any of my sheep, I have caricatured my flock of the primative breed of sheep I keep by making a model of them piled one on top of the other. It takes up less room to display (except for the added height) and is certainly a talking point!
I love the appeal of cross bred dogs, and sculpting them is always a real pleasure. It is particularly satisfying finishing a model and knowing that sculpture and subject are both totally unique.
Horses and donkeys purely as pets are almost as popular as dogs these days, though I find the caricatures of horses and ponies allow for positions that wouldn't occur naturally: it's not easy getting a pony to sit for a picture but they look charming on display knowing you have the real thing in the field!
All types of people like to own a model of their pets, and in many cases those that have lost a beloved pet are very glad to be able to own a sculpture copied from their photos. Having a sculpture of our pets when they were in their prime is such a nice way to remember them, and it can often be a great comfort having such a model on display. And of course, making a present of a sculpture of a dog we no longer have makes for a really personal gift and is a timeless way of remembering them and keeping them with us forever.
Dogs are my first love, and because I live in the countryside in France, many of my first sculptures were of my own dogs. Also, because I compete internationally in agility competitions, and spend much of my time in the company of dog enthusiasts, I have the opportunity to do private commissions of dogs in the agility poses. I especially like movement in my sculptures and agility is a great way of showing dogs in some interesting and impressive positions.
The sheep and ponies are also immortalised in porcelain - for instance, to save space and not miss out any of my sheep, I have caricatured my flock of the primative breed of sheep I keep by making a model of them piled one on top of the other. It takes up less room to display (except for the added height) and is certainly a talking point!
I love the appeal of cross bred dogs, and sculpting them is always a real pleasure. It is particularly satisfying finishing a model and knowing that sculpture and subject are both totally unique.
Horses and donkeys purely as pets are almost as popular as dogs these days, though I find the caricatures of horses and ponies allow for positions that wouldn't occur naturally: it's not easy getting a pony to sit for a picture but they look charming on display knowing you have the real thing in the field!
All types of people like to own a model of their pets, and in many cases those that have lost a beloved pet are very glad to be able to own a sculpture copied from their photos. Having a sculpture of our pets when they were in their prime is such a nice way to remember them, and it can often be a great comfort having such a model on display. And of course, making a present of a sculpture of a dog we no longer have makes for a really personal gift and is a timeless way of remembering them and keeping them with us forever.
