tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55822712988864562522011-07-08T03:46:26.611-07:00Broomhill National Sculpture Prizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13660718288761422512noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582271298886456252.post-64604186091713265082010-05-20T15:08:00.000-07:002010-05-20T15:10:59.973-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S_WzROQ2gmI/AAAAAAAAAtM/wGQP9o_GHT4/s1600/Pic-18.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473478030606631522" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S_WzROQ2gmI/AAAAAAAAAtM/wGQP9o_GHT4/s400/Pic-18.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S_WzQ_ze_JI/AAAAAAAAAtE/G7qv_vAd0mY/s1600/Pic-17.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473478026725358738" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S_WzQ_ze_JI/AAAAAAAAAtE/G7qv_vAd0mY/s400/Pic-17.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S_WzQbE1CnI/AAAAAAAAAs8/GXpM6K85iyc/s1600/Pic-16.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473478016865995378" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S_WzQbE1CnI/AAAAAAAAAs8/GXpM6K85iyc/s400/Pic-16.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S_WzQF2OGmI/AAAAAAAAAs0/odkkR6ngbvg/s1600/Pic-15.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473478011167578722" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S_WzQF2OGmI/AAAAAAAAAs0/odkkR6ngbvg/s400/Pic-15.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5582271298886456252-6460418609171326508?l=doug-burton.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Broomhill National Sculpture Prizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13660718288761422512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582271298886456252.post-30275558908499574032010-05-16T00:20:00.000-07:002010-05-16T01:03:19.521-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#333333;"><em>'Soothsayer'</em>, 2010, 310cm x 140cm x 94cm, Resin, Printed Vinyl, Ash, Pebbles, Scaffold, Corrugated Iron, Onyx</span><br /><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S--c7An3UAI/AAAAAAAAApU/ObD-PBygNwQ/s1600/Pic-12.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471764609871859714" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S--c7An3UAI/AAAAAAAAApU/ObD-PBygNwQ/s400/Pic-12.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;">The site is pretty muddy at the moment but I was lucky to have a day of sunshine to get the bulk of the setup done. There was a nice <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Devonshire</span> man operating a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">JCB</span> at the park who helped me get the top of the Sculpture lifted onto the Scaffold base. I'm looking forward to coming back to the park in the summer to see the landscaping finished and to get some good photo's of it with grass around.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S--c68lQJTI/AAAAAAAAApM/K5lOE5ASEwQ/s1600/Pic-11.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471764608787162418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S--c68lQJTI/AAAAAAAAApM/K5lOE5ASEwQ/s400/Pic-11.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;">Installation day!</span> <p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S--c6sZjyTI/AAAAAAAAApE/xTQrbONF7rU/s1600/Pic-10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471764604443150642" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S--c6sZjyTI/AAAAAAAAApE/xTQrbONF7rU/s400/Pic-10.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;">Finishing the top of the Sculpture in the studio.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S--c6fY6q4I/AAAAAAAAAo8/PdqW6YjAyhw/s1600/Pic-9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471764600950795138" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S--c6fY6q4I/AAAAAAAAAo8/PdqW6YjAyhw/s400/Pic-9.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;">Went down to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hele</span> Bay a local beach to do a bit of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">beach-combing</span> for the material surface of the sculpture.<br /></span></p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S--c6FwjlAI/AAAAAAAAAo0/q35bWfh0iNc/s1600/Pic-8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471764594070623234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S--c6FwjlAI/AAAAAAAAAo0/q35bWfh0iNc/s400/Pic-8.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#333333;"> <span style="font-family:arial;">Working on the back of the piece.</span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5582271298886456252-3027555890849957403?l=doug-burton.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Broomhill National Sculpture Prizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13660718288761422512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582271298886456252.post-91634568227795620612010-05-04T14:34:00.000-07:002010-05-04T14:38:53.427-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S-CTGhobICI/AAAAAAAAAj8/-sqvHlB43rI/s1600/Pic-7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467531687944200226" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S-CTGhobICI/AAAAAAAAAj8/-sqvHlB43rI/s400/Pic-7.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;">Amazing sunset here tonight, had to include an image of it in my blog as <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'm</span> so stunned by it, my studio in London doesn't have any windows so I'm emmersing myself in the Devon light.</span><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5582271298886456252-9163456822779562061?l=doug-burton.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Broomhill National Sculpture Prizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13660718288761422512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582271298886456252.post-59470776427996212772010-05-04T14:25:00.000-07:002010-05-04T14:34:28.048-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S-CSSdx3zTI/AAAAAAAAAj0/dD32oYZWCe4/s1600/Pic-6.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 268px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467530793556888882" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S-CSSdx3zTI/AAAAAAAAAj0/dD32oYZWCe4/s400/Pic-6.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;">Have brought the elements of the Sculpture down from my studio in London to Devon to get ready for install next week. I'm finishing the work off down here as I need to gather some materials from the local area that will go into the work.</span> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5582271298886456252-5947077642799621277?l=doug-burton.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Broomhill National Sculpture Prizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13660718288761422512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582271298886456252.post-21650516933924312102010-04-11T13:01:00.000-07:002010-04-11T13:10:48.937-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S8Iq6y5e4LI/AAAAAAAAASo/w7kgvIu08nE/s1600/Ash-resin.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458972887910113458" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S8Iq6y5e4LI/AAAAAAAAASo/w7kgvIu08nE/s400/Ash-resin.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;">I'm enjoying using this ash-resin to create a kind of lava flow spewing out of the head. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;">Had an enjoyable chat/interview with Amy Cole from BBC Devon yesterday who wanted to meet me and talk about the work and the Sculpture Prize, the interview is available on BBC Devon listen again on the internet, it went out today between 11am and 12.</span><br /><br /></div><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5582271298886456252-2165051693392431210?l=doug-burton.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Broomhill National Sculpture Prizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13660718288761422512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582271298886456252.post-7418562514603020272010-04-06T12:40:00.000-07:002010-04-06T13:07:11.240-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S7uOXAvfTYI/AAAAAAAAAN0/wHK-N5y2lMQ/s1600/Pic-4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457111899476807042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S7uOXAvfTYI/AAAAAAAAAN0/wHK-N5y2lMQ/s400/Pic-4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;">Detail of brass modelling mesh that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I'm</span> covering in an ash mixture that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I've</span> been experimenting with.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5582271298886456252-741856251460302027?l=doug-burton.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Broomhill National Sculpture Prizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13660718288761422512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582271298886456252.post-10233300764335069302010-04-04T14:21:00.000-07:002010-04-04T14:27:33.780-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S7kC9onAJwI/AAAAAAAAAMk/pBI_2rTFV1Y/s1600/Pic1-Getting-Going.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 382px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456395681432348418" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vOVpQx3_feU/S7kC9onAJwI/AAAAAAAAAMk/pBI_2rTFV1Y/s400/Pic1-Getting-Going.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> Have got the printing done onto the galvanised sheet steel and I'm starting to fragment the image as it now exists on the wood and resin structure.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">The beginning is always quite daunting!</span><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5582271298886456252-1023330076433506930?l=doug-burton.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Broomhill National Sculpture Prizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13660718288761422512noreply@blogger.com0