Julie Wilson Sculptures
About
“If it’s not good enough for me, it’s not good enough for anyone else!”
I’m sure that this is what every artist feels and thinks and so it goes for me. It’s what gets us through the days when it just won’t work, when it doesn’t feel right, when you seem to be going down a blind alley. And it’s no good looking at what you’ve done in the past if the piece in front of you isn’t right, but then with perseverance it clicks and you’re off; “I’ve still got it” you smile to yourself.
It’s been a strange path from winning awards for men’s fashion through designing children’s wear to my studio and kiln, but it is the most rewarding part of my career by far and here I am after 30 years of sculpting in clay doing the work I love, making art that is classically realistic, yet a style of my own.
It’s certainly not “contemporary”, but after all there’s nothing wrong with that as I’m not either!
Gallery
My gallery shows the diverse range of animal sculptures that I make, from African Wild Dogs to the humble Dormouse.
News & Links
Locations
You can see some of my work at these galleries below and on their websites. Iona House take some of my pieces to the Affordable Art Fair in the Spring at Battersea, London. I also exhibit every year at the Global Birdfair in Rutland.
Iona House Gallery
Iona House Gallery is a large, established contemporary gallery. Woodstock, Oxfordshire
White Chalk Gallery
White Chalk Gallery showcases wonderful craftsmanship from around the UK in Devizes, Wiltshire
Pricing
My prices range from £60 – £100 for small pieces such as Dormouse and Leveret; £290 for medium-sized pieces such as Hares; and £300 – £400 for the large pieces like the African Wild Dogs and Ostrich Heads.
If you would like to commission a piece please contact me. I’ll have a go at anything so if there’s something special you want we’ll discuss how I can make it for you. Dogs tend to be the most common commissions and prices range from £450 for a small 30cm high dog and £600 for a larger 45cm high dog.
Contact
Please call or email me if there is anything that you are interested in or if you simply want to have a browse round the small gallery next to my studio in Great Easton, Leicetershire – we’ll follow correct social distancing and view by appointment only.
Phone Number
01536 770912
wilsonjulie@btinternet.com