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April Shepherd is an established British sculptor producing highly expressive works exploring movement and the natural world. Her sensitive yet unsentimental animal studies have won her considerable acclaim, with the horse in particular being her main subject matter. Her concepts are often enriched by her love of literature, folklore and mythology. April’s smoke fired horse series explores the idea of weightlessness; that through the expression of extreme and spontaneous movement, even a brawny animal like the horse can defy its intrinsic earthbound nature. Employing a variety of media including clay, bronze and resin, April attempts to push the boundaries of the materials she uses. Working entirely without armatures allows her to maintain full control of the evolving piece and energise the forms she creates. Through loose yet definite mark making, she works vigorously, ‘pulling out’ a shape that The surface of the work is inspired by the effect that smoke firing creates. As smoke licks around a form it leaves a resinous variegation. These marks coalesce into a dramatic and naturally derived canvas, tracing a permanent record of the fire. The perspex in the mount allows the work to further defy gravity, imbuing the forms with life affirming energy.

Originals  
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Raring to Go Paying Attention On Guard Ever Hopeful
Ltd Edition Cold Cast Porcelain 295 Ltd Edition Cold Cast Porcelain 295 Ltd Edition Cold Cast Porcelain 295 Ltd Edition Cold Cast Porcelain 295
Sculpture Size 17 x 12" £395 Sculpture Size 12 x 12" £395 Sculpture Size 10 x 14" £395 Sculpture Size 8 x 13" £395
       
Great Expectations Dog Days Sprucing Uo Spirit
Ltd Edition Cold Cast Porcelain 295 Ltd Edition Cold Cast Porcelain 295 Ltd Edition Cold Cast Porcelain 195 Ltd Edition Cold Cast Porcelain 195
Sculpture Size 10 x 9" £SOLD OUT Sculpture Size 11 x 10" £SOLD OUT Sculpture Size 12 x 9" £SOLD OUT Sculpture Size 17 x 17" £SOLD OUT
     
       
 
Liberty Hope Keeping Watch  
Ltd Edition Cold Cast Porcelain 195 Ltd Edition Cold Cast Porcelain 195 Ltd Edition Cold Cast Porcelain 195  
Sculpture Size 21 x 17" £SOLD OUT Sculpture Size 18 x 20" £SOLD OUT Sculpture Size 8 x 13" £SOLD OUT  
       

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