Will Spankie
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Will Spankie
Sculptor
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Artists Statement:
I undertake public and private commissions for sculpture, garden
ornament and lettering; I also carve house signs, commemorative plaques
and memorials. I see myself in the tradition of artist makers, carving
original pieces either to commission or for exhibition.
The ideas behind my sculptural work are often influenced by organic
forms, material and the environment. I am interested in the geometric
structures, patterns, symmetry and proportion found both in nature and
the unfolding of numbers in space. Other pieces have an historical
element to them, either on a personal level or as part of the
commissioning process with the client.
I work predominantly in stone and wood because they are durable, lovely
to carve and have their own innate beauty. I also teach stone carving and
letter cutting courses on a private basis, in schools, prisons and through
local adult education colleges.
I am a Friend of the Edward Johnston Foundation and a member of the
Landcape and Art Network. I exhibit my work at the Garden Gallery, near
Stockbridge in Hampshire and the Montcrieff - Bray Gallery, Petworth,
West Sussex.
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Public Commissions:
Maidstone Oncology Unit – Sculpture Commission – Birdbath, March 2014
Hassocks Infants School - Seating Commission – Circular Oak benches,
March 2012.
Weald and Downland Open Air Museum - Lettering Commission, Opening
Plaque April 2011.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, March 2011.
Sculpture Commission
Aintree Hospital Partia Project - Sculpture Commission, December 2010.
Waymarker Project – Stone Bench for Via Beata Pilgrimage Trail
September 2010
Harlow Art Trust – Sculpture Commission for Harlow Town Park Paddling
Pool, May 2009.
Bellway Homes and Farnham Public Arts Trust, Bishop’s Gate – Farnham
Flower sculpture, 2008.
Langley Green Hospital, Crawley - Green Oak bench with poetry lettering,
2008.
Ritz Carlton Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida.
Ammonite Sculpture, August 2007
Making Space, Havant.
Commemorative plaque opened by HRH Princess Royal, May 2007.
Hayling Island, Hampshire
Stone Sail Sundial and Wave Cut seating, Nov.2005 - 6
St Wulfrans Church, Ovingdean.
Lettering for exterior altar stone. April 2006.
Moulescoomb Primary School, Brighton
Stone bench, March 2011
Stone Circle, September 2009.
Slate seating and poetry plaque, June 2007.
Green Oak Caribbean Fruit, July 2006.
Green Oak Story Tellers Seat, Nov. 2004.
Standing Stone Markers, 2004 – 2006.
St Albans Cathedral, Romelands Gardens
Lettering Commission 6 x memorial benches, Nov 2004.
Wivelscombe Heritage Arts Trail
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2 x slate plaques for the Somerset town trail, Aug. 2003
Old Manor Hospital, Salisbury
4 x Sculpture commissions for the Acute Mental Health Unit Courtyard,
May 2003
Dorothy Stringer School, Brighton
2 x Memorial stones, March 2003
Phoenix Housing Development, Brighton
Lettering commission for commemorative plaque for Chichester Diocese
Housing Association, opened by the Mayor of Brighton. March 2002
Brighton Dome
Lettering commission for opening by HRH The Princess Royal, March 2002
Park Wood, Hellingly
2 x Seating commission for East Sussex Countryside Management
Service, carved on site. Sept. 2001
Exhibitions:
Goddington House Gardens, Ashford, and Avebury Manor, Wiltshire, 2012.
Montrcrieff Bray Gallery, Petworth, West Sussex 2012
Hymalayan Gardens and Kings Hill (Art for Business) 2010.
Garden Gallery, Sir Harold Hilliers Gardens. 2009.
Leonardslea Gardens, West Sussex. June 2007
Newnham Paddox Art Park. May 2006.
Affordable Art Fair, Battersey Park, London. November 2005.
Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London. December 2004.
The Garden Gallery, Stockbridge, Hants. Summer Exhibition 2004 - 12.
Abbey Gardens, Malmesbury, Art Outside Exhibition, May 2004.
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Exbury Gardens, Art in the Garden, June
2003 - 4.
Crypt Gallery, Seaford, Landscape and Art Network, October 2002
Brighton Festival, Fiveways Open Houses, May 2000 - 2006.
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Lewes House, Lewes Art Week, September 2002
Garden Architecture, Fulham, London, July 2001 – ongoing.
Beatrice Royal Contemporary Art and Craft, Beautiful and Unique, October
2001 – January 2002.
Cabbages and Kings, Uckfield, Art in the Garden, July 2001.
Covent Garden Flower Festival, London, June 2001.
Barn Galleries, Artspace 2001, Henley on Thames and Worcester, May
2001.
Brighton Fringe Festival, May 1996 - 1998.
Central St. Martins, Foundation show, London, July 1994.
Whitechapel, “Sculptures in the Park”, London, June 1992.
Education:
1990 – 1992, Sir John Cass School of Art, Whitechaple, London.
Certificate in Sculpture, (part-time).
1991 – 1992, Goldsmiths College, London.
Introduction to Art Therapy, (part-time).
1992 – 1994, Central St. Martins School of Art, London.
Foundation in Fine Art, (part-time).
1996 – 1998, University of Sussex, Brighton.
M. A. in Social Work.
Nov. 2001, Working with vulnerable and volatile groups in open and
closed community settings, Unit for Arts and Offenders
Work Experience:
2006 – 2011 Carving workshops at Making Space, Havant.
July 2008 -2012 Beginners stone carving and lettercutting courses –
Weald and Downland Open air Museum.
April 2006 - Two week Lettercutting Course at HMP Send, funded by The
Koestler Trust.
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Aug.2005, 2006, 2008 - Beginners Stone Carving Course at Charleston
Farmhouse, Lewes.
April 2005 and 2006 – Two week stone Carving Course at the
Construction Unit, Berkshire College of Agriculture.
Aug. 2004 – Three week Stone Carving Workshop at HMP Reading YOI,
funded by The Koestler Trust.
Oct. 2002 – Present, Basic Stone Carving Workshops, Hanover
Community Centre and South Downs College, Lewes.
Mar. 1989 – Sept.1990, Self-Employed Bronze Founder, Vauxhall, London.
March 2002 - Carving Workshop, Brighton Steiner School.
Nov. 2001 – Dec. 2001, Craft Organizer, Avondale Day Center, Hove.
Oct. 2000 - Present, Craft Workshop Leader (part – time), South East
Region.
Oct. 1999 – Present, Self-Employed Artist/Lettercutter, Brighton.
Apr.1999 – Sept. 1999, Mason’s Mate, Cathedral Works Organisation,
Chichester.
1990 - 1999, Social Worker, in statutory and voluntary sectors.
Referees:
Belinda Holden
BH Associates
Walstead Chapel
East Mascals Lane
Haywards Heath
West Sussex RH12 2QY
01444 484847
Kelly Lean
Harlow Art Trust
Arts Development
Civic Centre
Water Gardens
Harlow CM20 1WG
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