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Lot 31
Eleanor Lakelin (UK) burr oak hollow form 23x19cm. Signed When I started to learn to turn wood, three people were particularly influential– Dave Regester on a five- day bowl-turning course and the books of Ray Key and David Ellsworth. Since then I have learned many different approaches to hollowing and carving wood but the essential theory and appreciation of simple but perfect form was set in stone for me after reading Ray’s “The Woodturner’s Workbook”. I only met Ray a few times but I am very aware of his enormous dedication and importance to the woodturning movement worldwide and I am honoured to have been asked to be part of this project. My box with the part-turned oak blank arrived and I opened it with some trepidation. There was a major crack in the piece of oak burr which Ray had glued but then a chasm had opened above. Avoiding the crack was not really an option unless I made a miniature so I decided to try and bring the best out of the burred wood which must have attracted Ray in the first place and to embrace all the cracks and fissures. I wanted to keep a shape that would be reminiscent of Ray’s elegant forms but to carve and sandblast some texture into it in the freer, more organic way I tend to work. Balancing these two elements would be the issue and would determine the success of the piece. I hollowed the blank and carved rounded peaks into the surface and then sandblasted another layer of texture. Bleaching the vessel helped to bring together the sense of a fissured, eroded landscape- a piece celebrating both the essence of nature and growth and the beauty of classical form. I have tried whilst finishing this piece to create something worthy of a collaboration with Ray and I hope he will look down kindly on it. The Ray Key Collaboration Auction
Lot 1035
9ct white gold pearl pendant, on silver chain, pair of 9ct gold rose quartz pendant earrings, amethyst bead necklace with 9ct gold clasp, pair of silver jade pendant earrings, pair of silver-gilt cufflinks and collection of silver stone set jewellery, all stamped Condition Report pearl pendant approx 2gm, rose quartz pendant earrings - broken loop at top
Lot 1113
Victorian 15ct gold (tested) amethyst shield brooch, gold turquoise set brooch, necklace, pair of earrings and signet ring, all hallmarked 9ct or stamped 9ct and pair pearl shirt studs Condition Report 9ct gold non stone set approx 5gm, amethyst brooch approx 5gm, turquoise brooch 1gm (back pin not gold),
Lot 3112
Darren Yeadon (b.1970) Fish Signed, Carrara venatino marble, 50cm high See illustration Brought up by the sea in Whitby, Darren Yeadon began his work as a quarryman and stonemason. Learning about geology, how to extract materials from the earth; then to split huge pieces up, shape them and finally carve stones to fit into arches, church windows and architectural applications. He developed a real flair and interest in carving stone and three-dimensional forms. Suffering a life-threatening road accident in his mid-twenties caused him to readdress his approach to life and kindled his intense fascination and appreciation of nature and the beauty of our time on earth. He began carving rocks and off cuts from the quarry developing a strong personal style and dedication. He soon began to receive commissions and was sent to Italy to find a marble for a client. Seeking to develop a further understanding of the material he went to live in Carrara preferring the quarries of Michelangelo. Now established in both Pembrokeshire and Whitby, he continues to work from his studio in many types of stone and regularly goes over to Italy to buy Carrara marble.He has held exhibitions at the Staithes Gallery Whitby, Tenby Museum, the Houses of Parliament and the Pembrokeshire Botanical Gardens currently hold a number of his works.
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