Sculpture Information

Ledmore Marble is from the northwest peninsula of Scotland which faces onto the Outer Hebrides.

I used the technique of direct carving to see what the stone revealed. As I carved, following the grain, colour and form of the original stone, this abstract piece was released. My initial inspiration was the small chicken-like head above the breast of black stone. One side has a leaf like proportions and has echoes of some form of creature. The reverse side, which was originally covered in a pale grey skin, once removed revealed these beautiful radiating green curves which could be interpreted as a shell.

The name of the sculpture is related to its colouring. Chartreuse is vibrant lime green colour named after the herbal drink made by Carthusian monks since 1737 in the Chartreuse mountains north of Grenoble.