Hello, With the up and coming exhibition at Exeter University in April I thought I would give you an update to the new work I’ve been doing in 2013. These are some barrel ends I’m going to be using as information boards. I went on a Winter crossing of the Mariners Way walk just to refresh myself with the route. It was a great experience and with ...
From May 2012 to February 2013 I have been helping the Art Society of Exeter University to design and create their new sculptural idea of a peacock. The brief for the project was to utilize as much recycled material as possible and create an object or animal and display the final piece on campus. The construction of the new Forum building had finished in May 2012 ...
Hello, At the moment it is difficult to display finished pieces as I am currently making work so I thought I’d update my blog with some shots of my studio and make comments about the work. In the background is my first oil painting in over three years! Realising how long it had been I decided to have a month of colour mixing before I got started on this ...
Hello, In the past few months I have created some new work with a different medium; print. The first piece I made was by using a process called photo etching. The idea was to encapsulate the large charcoal drawing I made inside St. Anne’s Chapel into a smaller etching and make an edition of it. After going to a day’s training at Double Elephant ...
Hello, This month I have been exhibiting some of my Artist-in-residence work in St. Anne’s Chapel. If you didn’t get chance to see some of the work displayed I have a number of photos taken of the show below. Main Room Upstairs area of Chapel Small pen and ink Drawing Three ink drawings with etching Charcoal drawing of Chapel Three drawings in pen and ...
Please come to the opening day of the newly restored St. Anne’s Chapel where you will be able to see my finished worked from my Artist-in-Residence. Also happening this day are:
Hello please click here to read about me in the latest article publicising the open studio event, Art Trek. -Ed
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