Ed creates eye-catching recycled stainless-steel sculptures for the home and garden. They depict iconic and well-loved animals, particularly birds. He is inspired by his local wildlife that lives along a river estuary in the South Hams. He gets to see a breadth of animal life that spans from Dartmoor to the coast. Ed takes his encounters and brings them here for you to enjoy today. Realism and the use of negative and positive space are two techniques that form his style.
He prefers stainless for its highly reflective surface and the ability to recreate delicate and intricate forms. The use of second-hand metal offers Ed the opportunity to honour his environment and add an extra layer of curiosity.
He first constructs the sculptures from cardboard and then tig welds them together. The metal is collected locally from charity shops and industrial estates.
He prefers wild animals, as it is a subject that is widely appreciated. Wild places are where Ed continuously goes back to for rest and solitude. Animals are what catch his attention the most. They are neutral subjects that allow him to detach from himself and enjoy a greater perspective on life.
At school he studied Art and Design and Product Design and received a Distinction on a Diploma course in Art and Design at Derby College. He is currently a member and exhibits with South Hams Arts Forum and South West Sculptors. His work has featured on his local BBC news network Spotlight and for several years has exhibited in several locations in England.
Ed’s parents gave him the opportunity to practice his interest of welding at home alongside his studies. His skills were later enhanced by a Tig welding course at Plymouth College.
Looking to the future, Ed plans to continue using recycled stainless and his style of realism and negative space. He would like to: Expand his portfolio of bird sculpture; Explore different ways they can be perched and how they interact with their environment; He would like to create larger sculpture and other ways to capture motion.
He is interested in the conservation of his local river estuary and would like to study a wide range of animals that are important in the eco system. He would like to help bring them to life and further into the public domain.
