Whale Dreams

When a bone is made transparent, it reveals new and striking internal lines. It is transformed into a dream-like object, solid yet ephemeral, fragile and precious. My process is to observe the actual bone in order to make a ‘portrait’ of a particular bone in clay. This clay sculpture is then cast into precious lead crystal at a foundry using the ancient lost wax process.

I have recently explored the concept of transparency with a large scale sculpture. Inspired by the pectoral flipper fin of a whale, FIN is the largest single casting of recycled acrylic in the world as of 2025. Commissioned by Freswick Castle, the sculpture was cast at Midton Acrylics foundry in Lochgilphead, Scotland.