May 2011 Discovered Stone. Five glorious days tuition with, Richard Renshaw, Kate Sempel, and Will and Lottie O`Leary..
I was welcomed into the `expansive world of stone`, and advised to aim for `cerebral depth, and meaningful narrative`
Always inspired by Rodin, Hepworth and Moore, I now enjoy Brancusi, and Gill..

Gill said of Stone..`Stonecarving is conceiving things in stone.The type shape and hardness of the original piece of stone determines not only the form, but also the mood and feeling. Stone won`t be forced! The idea is shaped as much by the stone, as by the idea. It is a collaboration of constant backwards and forwards interplay between the mind and the stone...the carving process reveals the innate quirks and characteristics innate in each new block of stone.Equally frustrating and exciting!`