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.

My main point of reference is the human form – you’ll see that the proportions of all my Iron Clocks fit the proportions of people. For example, my clocks flex at the “neck” and tilt at “waist” height.

I decided to take several creative chances with this big clock. My original inspiration for the series was – believe it or not – the creases in our bedroom curtains. At some point in the middle of one night, I studied how the material folds and overlaps, and I knew that I wanted to add this effect to my iron creations.

For the first time, I added this creased effect to the base of this Iron Clock…and I also decided to make one side of the “head” very distorted, leaving the other almost untouched.

I am very pleased with the final outcome. This is perhaps my favourite clock in the series and, when finished, I added my name to the face and back of the clock with great pride.

- Mark Avis