Thursday, 1 November 2012

so heres what I'm gonna do


Everyone who's seen the St Kenny has loved it. I had Kev Sapmson come over during the exhibition. He read my poem, and I took his pic with it.
Lots of people said that they would buy a small version of it if I had one. I've done a fair bit of carving, most recently, I did the 'Sweet Melissa', which commemorates the womens golf at Royal Liverpool this year. I also carved a central piece, for a Japanese flag I made last year called 'Liverpool for Japan.' It was sold at art auction, together with 13 other artists work, including Willy Russell and Adrian Henry, amongst other peers. I carved the Liverbird with the Japanese symbol of Japan in its beak, and set it against my interpretation of a cracked and crazed land with waters flowing through. The money raised, went directly to help the victims of the Japanese Tsunami. Its hard to tell from the picture I've posted of it, but the carving is extremely delicate, inspired by Japanese Netsuke.
So I'm about to start work on another. The 'St. Kenny', and I'm going to make a limited edition casting. I'm setting the pricepoint to reflect all the expenses I've had to this point. I'm giving half of the money to the HJC, the other half will pay for the mould-making, materials, etc, and will hopefully provide some shopping trolleys full of food from Tesco's to feed a struggling artists ever growing family while I'm doing it all. I'm carving up a miniature version, and I should be ready to start producing them in December. I want to help those affected by the tragic events 23 years ago, and raise awareness of my sculpture, which one day will hopefully adorn Anfield.
You'll get a dinner plate size St. Kenny, in a pewter finish, signed by me, and a copy of my poem, which will act as your certificate of authenticity. I'm going to make 250, and I think I may try to get a hold of Kenny, see if he will sign them too!
If anyone wants one, they will be £75 each, with £40 going to the HJC, to help pay for their deliverance of Justice.
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Please read the rest of my blog....its not that long, but I've been at this for 18 months now in one way or another. I'm happy with the way I want it to conclude, and I hope I can get everyones support. Contact me on
terryhayes65@gmail.com
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