The world of sculpture is vast and knowing what you want is only half the battle. Affording what you want is something that most can’t justify and many have trouble quantifying. The simple fact is that most sculpture is made by hand in the country it is sold as a one off which mean that you are paying for the labour time of a person to design and create such a piece and this is all relative to your own wage. The likes of eastern manufacturing has warped many peoples understanding of value and they forget how things are made and that the majority of what they buy is produced by people who earn less than what we would spend on netflix each week.
My favourite type of garden falls into the contemporary design category and there are plenty of high end designers that offer a service to design you a fresh looking garden style hot spot. Not limited to one country they span all climates and altitudes, even some on roof tops but they all make a statement and wow the viewers. One thing that a lot of these gardens have in common is the use of planted areas segregated from paving or other soil and flower pots. They are used to frame and make a feature of the plantations within and work really well.
Many of our gardens are modest in their size so space is at a premium but some lucky soles can boast more space and so you would think they can easily place large flower pots outdoors and not worry so much about how they fit in. However, it isn’t about how much space you have with large flower pots but more how you use it.
Often when I deliver my work to customers I am not the last finishing touch and so to take photos doesn’t really do any justice, especially if the pots are yet to be planted. Today however I was in the lucky position to see one of my coffee tables in it’s finishing glory on the brand new patio of a charming customers house. She was very pleased with it and I think it went really well with surrounding furniture and patio, what do you think?
Every year I take myself down to Grand Designs to see what is on offer that’s new and interesting and whilst it is something to do it really doesn’t have a huge amount of inspiration there unless you are literally building a house, which I’m not. Still you can’t complain for a free show!
It’s always nice when I get a call from an editor of a big garden magazine saying they love my work and want to feature it. Not only is it a free advert but also accreditation from the industry and it’s always nice to feel like you are doing something right.
Well back in March that is what happened when the editor of Gardens Illustrated got in touch and asked for images so she could do a feature on my Kronen pot for the design updates section of the magazine. I was obviously delighted and have been eagerly awaiting the magazine since. Today I went out and got one to see and on page 103 there I am with a great, stand out section telling about my work and a picture of Kronen, jolly good 🙂