Sculpture of a sitting Hare carved in Yorkstone. This is one of the pieces heading to Norton Way Gallery very shortly for their upcoming exhibition at the Affordable Art Fair – Hampstead Heath, London – May 8-12. And you can see here how it came by its name – Hare with a brown back – from the uniquely beautiful natural markings in this piece of stone.         The post Hare with a brown back appeared first on Jennifer Tetlow ..read more

  Swallow Fly – sculpture of a Swallow in flight carved in Soapstone Last year my first sighting of a Swallow was on 13 April, so I’m looking skyward now with expectations of their return very soon.  How happy it feels when you catch first sight – a glint of shiny feathers, sweet chittering and sweeping aerial supremacy. In anticipation, and celebration of our glorious summer visitors – a sculpture carved in Soapstone of a Swallow in flight. EXPLORE >         The post Swallow Fly appeared first on Jennifer Tetlow ..read more

  Sliver of Hare – carved in English Alabaster – a small piece measuring just 4″ in length. Most of the colouring in the stone is at the Hare’s head and rather aptly echoes the tumult and frenzy Hares exhibit come Spring time.  So many of the special qualities of Alabaster fit with the myth and magic of our much loved Brown Hare.   Shop Sliver of Hare     The post Slim Sliver of Hare appeared first on Jennifer Tetlow ..read more

  Witton Fell Hare takes shape in the workshop this Easter – I’m working over the long weekend which also coincides with the change to British Summer Time.  No time to lose, we lost an hour! The Hare of course is long associated with this time of year and so it is fitting to be carving it now (in fact it is often depicted in the Spring segments in Labours of the Months – the medieval imagery depicting in twelve scenes the rural activities that commonly took place in the months of the year): The Easter bunny is said to have been the bird which at one time drew the chariot of the Godd ..read more

  On the first day of Spring I was treated to the sound of Pied Wagtails.  A pair back and forth chirruping from the workshop roof and fence post.  I’m always hopeful they’ll return and nest here – so with any luck they’ll like what they see and stay. I also heard the low humming of a bumble-bee, it was large, a Queen emerged from the soil, out looking for food.  She’s seeking early sources of nectar to give energy for finding a nest site – she’ll be looking for bird nest boxes, old burrows and hollows or under sheds.  She was flying in beneath one of my stone pallets ..read more

  Sedimentary Pot – one of the pieces I’ll be showing at Borde Hill Garden Festival in June. The markings in this sandstone are really striking, showing all the sedimentary layers of gritty texture.  I’ll be exhibiting a small collection in this stone, of pots, planters and vases alongside new garden sculpture. Full details – Borde Hill Garden Festival         The post Borde Hill Garden Festival appeared first on Jennifer Tetlow ..read more

  I spent some time over the last month setting aside some Ancaster Limestone for carving my small Barn Owl sculptures, the Little Hushwings.  They’re now all chiselled to shape and sanded for an impeccable finish. Although I follow the same form for each one made – they’re every bit individuals, and of course every piece of stone is different too.  One of the great joys of things made by hand, in a natural material.  We share the input – the owl, the stone, and I. Now available in my online shop – Little Hushwings           The post Little Hushw ..read more

  A number of years ago I went out on a Nightjar watching evening.  Once we arrived at the site I found a tussock of heather and made myself comfortable. And watched, and waited.  We were surrounded by trees and rough upland terrain, which gradually became indistinct as the light ebbed away. But still I watched, and waited. I’d planned to be quiet and still – noiseless – but the midges were biting like mad and it became very difficult to concentrate. At a point I felt as if I’d just about had enough, there was an extraordinary sound coming from a cluster of young Scots Pine tre ..read more

  Vixen Cub sculpture carved in sandstone   Fox sculpture carved in Fell Sandstone – a Vixen cub sitting in the Spring morning sunshine on mossy tree roots on the edge of Hagg Wood. March is the peak month for fox cub births, though it will be a few weeks before they emerge from the den.  They’re born blind and deaf so initially their mother remains with them constantly. Research suggests that more female cubs are born to Foxes where the habitat quality is poor, and hence fox size smaller – mothers invest more energy in producing male cubs so the larger females (from better qu ..read more

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