Entwined

Deborah is a contemporary sculptor who specialises in stone. Once she sees an image within the stone, she works with its form, colour and grain, seeking a synergy and convergence between her spirituality and the stones qualities. Whilst carving she imbues the sculpture with emotion and movement until she reaches a skin and the stone takes on a life of its own. ‘Her carving is very sensitive and imbues such character and pathos rarely seen in a piece of stone’ - SWAc Guest Judge Guest judge Joseph Hillier. She discovered carving in her middle years and went on to complete a stone masonry diploma in 2015. She was the winner of the 2022 Ashburner Sculpture Prize and in 2020 won the SWAc Sculpture Award, the SWAc Guest Judges Award and the Christian Arts Festival prize. Notable sales are to Gloucester’s NHS Trust and Sir Malcolm Evans – chair of UN anti-torture committee. Deborah is a founder member of the Cotswold Sculptors Association which began in 2017 and now has over one hundred members. Her studio is based in Gloucester where she holds workshops.

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