T
his is an example of a recent commission we completed for a local Devon customer.
To depict some of the many species they regularly see within a mile of their house near Dawlish, customers Ray & Ros Mason contacted us to make them a custom fire surround:
We were very keen to find someone local to the area, a person as appreciative of this rich landscape and its wildlife as we are. Through a friend's recommendation, we met Matt Hurley and soon formed a good working relationship. We exchanged sketches of the chosen birds and beasts and gradually the overall design took shape.
Agreeing which species would be turned to stone took some deciding! We also had our grandchildren in mind, imagining story telling by the fire, inspired by the 'lives' of the creatures. The final selection includes badger, fox, Canada geese, heron, weasel, great spotted woodpecker, squirrel, oak, yellow flag iris, bluebell, hart's tongue and Polypoidium ferns.
Ros Mason Dawlish, Devon, UK