Elephant on a Drum Gold Silver & Bronze When I visited him in

When I visited him in Dartmoor

‘Corked’ speaks volumes of the poor man’s disappointment

We’ve had works from this period before in the retrospectives held after Gordon’s death but they are a rare find and it is a pleasure to see one of this quality in the gallery again

with a wry look and something of a military demeanour

Elephant on a Drum Gold Silver & Bronze When I visited him inIn our Cecil Court gallery It took me a while to develop the method but my elephants are made from two sheets of clay gently encouraged into shape. I make an elephant and then add features as the piece takes on shape and character. This particular work is somewhere between a salt and a candle stick in design with a hint of vintage circus act.