About The Artist

I was born and raised in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and grew up in contact with the work of local artists, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore. I have my heroes, - Donatello, Brancusi, Noguchi and many others. I sculpt, which uses the skills I had developed over many years. Artists owe a debt to craftsmanship, and I prefer to do everything from design to finished piece, otherwise there can be no evolution during the process of making, and the artist becomes another client. I prefer handwork. I like carving, though I do work in all materials. Carving is material music with a very profound rhythm. My abstract works are figurative in origin. I explain the aim of my work by saying I am ’giving a shape to feelings'. If you want to see more of my work go to www.keithmellard.com