Titan – “Born of Gaia” The Iron Clocks
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Titan “born of Gaia” – a unique creation story in the artist’s own words.
This was definitely my biggest challenge yet. I wanted this sculpture to be distinctly different from my previous creations, yet have the overall sense of the melting effect that my other Iron Clocks also possess.
The concept of movement and fluidity have been an important feature in all my work.
Zeus – “My Favourite” The Iron Clocks
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I think of this Iron Clock as my “show stopper”.
The third in this series of clocks, it was to be my tallest and heaviest by far …and it had to be ready in time to be shown at an important exhibition. I’m glad to say that I finished it just in time.
To create its huge form, I made some rough calculations on paper, scaling up the dimensions of the previous two Iron Clocks. But then I put the figures to one side, because I work much better by intuition.
moreApollo – “The Explorer” The Iron Clocks
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A unique creation story in the artist’s own words…
When I told my wife about my Iron Clock dream, she thought that I had a mantle clock in mind! Instead, as you can see from this lovely Iron Clock, I created a timepiece on a far larger scale.
I woke up one night staring hard at the curtains in our bedroom, focussing on the way the material folds and overlaps. My thoughts were all muddled up at the time – something about working with hot iron, and how everything deteriorates
morePhoenix – “From The Ashes” The Iron Clocks
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Phoenix “From The Ashes” – a unique creation story in the artist’s own words.
I always smile when I think back to the making of this Iron Clock. 
It was only the second clock in this series, so all the challenges of creating my first Iron Clock were fresh in my mind. I had sketched out some ideas of how to realise this new creation – and I hoped that these notes would save me repeating previous mistakes.
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