James with his latest sculpture ‘Cube’ which he exhibited at both Gardening Scotland and The Royal Highland Show. ‘Cube’ seemed like a natural progression from my recent sculptures ‘Breconside Sphere’ and ‘Sphere on Boulder’. The sculptures are dramatic and captivate the imagination of the viewer.
Cally House, near Blairgowrie, Scotland.
My clients, Mr and Mrs Buchan like all things Scottish and after meeting me at the Royal Highland Show they commissioned me to build a thistle in their woodland garden.
The thistle is constructed in Westmorland Green and Burlington Blue Slate. I used fairly large pieces of slate for this sculpture. As the sculpture is in a woodland garden I think that it was important to be relatively unfussy, leaving the slate as unrefined as possible adding to the natural, informal look. I finished the base of with reclaimed railway sleepers. They help to frame the sculpture and give it some width.
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One of my favourite sculptures. I created this sculpture in 2010. I wanted to capture as much movement in the sculpture as possible. I think there is a fluid quality to this piece which immediately makes me think of a ballerina.
Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Slate sculpture in memory of Mark Sheehan, Portpatrick, Scotland. The two parts of a sphere represent Mark and his wife Julie. The larger part embracing the smaller portion. The sphere representing infinity and timelessness. The gulf in the middle is filled by their daughter Emily who is able to interact with the sculpture.
Cawdor Castle, Highlands, Scotland
In September 2009 I was commissioned by Lady Cawdor to construct Cawdor Sphere at Cawdor Castle in the Scottish Highlands.
Lady Cawdor was keen to use the materials reclaimed from the castle roof to construct a sculpture for the central feature in what is now known as the slate garden.
The large sphere commissioned represents the Sun. It’s central location in the slate garden represents the position of the Sun in our solar system and also signifies the importance of it as the foundation of all life. Water cascades over the edges of the sphere and into a large lead bowl (also from the roof of the Castle).
The planetary theme is continued by the addition of a second commission. The Moon Seat is positioned at the edge of the Slate Garden. A great place to sit and contemplate.
Cawdor Castle, Highlands, Scotland
This Moon Seat was commissioned by Lady Cawdor, The Dowager Countess of Cawdor for the Slate Garden at Cawdor Castle. This was the second of two commissions in the garden. Cawdor Sphere, at the centre of the garden, represents the Sun.
I constructed the Moon Seat using slate reclaimed during a large renovation project which Lady Cawdor undertook over five years to replace the roofs of the impressive Cawdor Castle.
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