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GFX21 - Rowena Beaty

 www.rowenabeaty.com

Pam final.

I felt lucky to be able to spend lockdown in the garden and workshop, unlike so many people confined indoors. I carved a ‘locked down’ figure and a medieval plague guardian for the house. 

Locked Down.

Locked Down, Ancaster Stone, 40x26x16cm

Plague Guardian.

Plague Guardian, Ancaster Stone, 26x17x10cm

I felt an odd sense of time standing still so a wonderful Seawhite concertina sketchbook helped as a daily diary. And being able to work in the studio gave me a focus.

Seawhite Concertina Sketch Book.

Sketchbook

Stretching Figure.

Stretching figure, Ancaster Stone, 35x20x13cm

The two angels represented resilience and hope in a bleak and anxious time. And also to welcome the birth of a grandson! (Definitely the happiest event of the year). 

Gritstone Angel.

Gritstone Angel, Millstone Grit, 53x23x13cm

Tobias's Angel.

Tobias’s Angel, Lincoln Limestone, 38x38x11 cm

We had a long hot spring drought followed by heavy rain; as a result, I became fascinated by the flow of water (rivers, estuary, tides) and how to describe that energy in stone. Capturing movement at a time of lockdown felt cathartic! 

Rowena mp1.

River Column,  Lincoln Limestone,  112 x15 x12cm

Undercurrent.

Undercurrent, Lincoln Limestone, 30x70x20 cm

Aegir Tide.

Aegir Tide, Ancaster Stone, 30x20x12cm

I have really missed our Friday GoFigure sessions! 

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