This sculpture centres around the Mariner’s Way walk. The 73 mile route is recorded in 146,000 knots indicative of how many steps it takes to complete the journey. The Mariner’s Way Walk is an ancient journey crossing Devon; from Bideford on the North coast to Dartmouth on the South. The journey was undertaken by seamen wishing to change ships. Although the walk ...
The opening of the new forum and seeing the Queen at Exeter University was a fantastic experience and here are a few photos from that wonderful day. The crowds beginning to form outside in anticipation for the Queen arrival Michael, Anne, Amy and Edward Crumpton at Exeter University Looking out from the Forum with Mariners Way sculpture and the glass work of ...
Hello, The final stages of the sculpture have now been completed in readiness for the opening ceremony at the new Forum at Exeter University. The photos below show the transportation of the sculpture from Studio to Plinth. It has been a lot of hard work and I would like to thank anyone who has contributed toward the making of this sculpture. -Ed
Hello, The opening of the new building at Exeter University is less than 10 days away and with the installation of the sculpture happening this week I am busy adding the final touches to the sculpture. Here are a few photos I thought I would share with you. Here I am along the Mariner’s Way Walk when a fellow walker decided to take some snaps of me carrying ...
Created by Edward Crumpton, an artist living and working in North Devon, this sculpture takes its inspiration from the almost mythical Mariners Way, a 73 mile long footpath running from Bideford to Dartmouth, via the wilds of Dartmoor. This arduous and sometimes treacherous footpath was used from the late 1600s by mariners wishing to change ships, crossing Devon ...
Hello, This month I am going to go along the footpath of the Mariners Way and take photographs of the rope sculpture being constructed. You can see how far I’ve got up to by clicking here Thanks, Ed
Created by Edward Crumpton, an artist living and working in North Devon, this sculpture takes its inspiration from the almost mythical Mariner’s Way, a 73 mile long footpath running from Bideford to Dartmouth, via the wilds of Dartmoor. This arduous, and sometimes treacherous footpath was used, from the late 1600s by mariners wishing to change ships, crossing ...
Hello, I have great news that I have now completed the knots for the Mariner’s Way Project. The total number of knots comes to 146,000 and of the 6,000meters of Tarred Marlin rope I used; the total length has been reduced to 1,300m. It took me the best part of 6 months to do (av.380hours) and after wearing through a dozen gloves I am happy to say that it is ...
This month I wanted to explore my own drawing within the drawing and how its relates to itself. There is a sense of time and transition within this drawing as you are lead between different spaces, each getting smaller and less defined. And this definition could relate to the way you process a drawing from start to finish, from a rough sketch into a final piece. ...
This month I have been concentrating on developing the roof so that more of the wooden arches join together. The door to the right of the drawing is behind me and so it has been challenging -with the perspective- to position the door correctly. There is only one month left in St. Anne’s Chapel before work starts inside it so next month I will have to finish ...