He then worked as an art teacher at Phera Hall in Redmarley, Gloucestershire before working full-time again as a self-employed sculptor.
David’s ability to ‘visual spatial thinking’ has helped him to become a creative and experienced stone mason; his work includes commemorative pieces with hand cut lettering, stone benches, and house signs using only British stone. He has also created carved stonework, figurative and restorative, in a variety of styles and produced carved murals and site specific sculptures, along with producing sculptural ceramic pieces and lost wax bronze casting.
His work is often commissioned, and he’s designed a range of sculptural pieces for outdoor projects and gardens. Most recently completed being ‘public art’ commission of three ‘Forest of Dean Oak’ benches for Gloucester City Council’s ‘The redevelopment of Kings Square’ project, which he designed and built himself.
David also designed and created ten sculptures from ‘Forest Sandstone’; the largest being over 7 ton’s for the Lydney Docks development alongside the River Severn, commissioned by the Environment Agency.
One of his favoured areas is working in a sustainable capacity with found objects - juxtoposing and grafting them to create a variety of layered emotional reactions to everyday life.
David’s lively and reliable approach to workshops in stone carving with communities, schools, arts and crafts, fairs and festivals has helped him to successfully project lead on programmes of activities for younger people, as well as working with adults with severe to moderate learning difficulties as well as major public art commissions.
