Born 1962. Michael has worked in stone and marble for more than thirty years.He has over 100 commissioned works on public view in the UK, Ireland, and the Far East, and work in many public and private collections.
He worked as a stonemason in Chester, lived and carved alongside Shona carvers in Zimbabwe and carved marble in Japan. Recently he has worked in Jaipur carving sandstone and in Xiamen in China making large granite pieces for commissions.
His bas-relief trees are carved from marble sourced from around the world and celebrate the stunning beauty of the materials; each one is unique as no two pieces of marble are the same.
Michael exhibits widely across the UK, and his studio for the past twenty years has been at Appleton Quarry in the Peak District.
He has run “School of Rock” stone carving workshops for over 20 years teaching thousands of first time carvers the craft of stone carving.
Recently Michael has created wonderful acrylic paintings in the same style as his sculpture!
Michael exhibited with Linda Blackstone many years ago and we are delighted that he has returned to our team of talented and innovative artists.