Sculptor Profile
Claire Sadler
2 F Sharp Minor With a Flattened 5th, Totara
3 Light Fingered, Carved Japanese Cedar
25 The Bud, Taranaki andesite
The Bud is a familiar form, be it flower or leaf - it is the early stages of life. The power of regeneration, growth, recovery and most importantly hope, is held within its graceful form.
Claire sculpts fulltime from her studio in Bridge Pa, Hawkes Bay.
With no previous formal art training, Claire began learning stone carving andesite boulders at Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture Society New Plymouth in 2006.
A recent foray into wood has created the opportunity to explore different forms.
Her approach is to explore the individual piece of raw natural material, to respect and feature all of it’s characteristics and proportions. With a preference for the more humble materials, her works are mostly created from Taranaki andesite boulders, locally grown trees and salvaged timber.
http://www.clairesadler.co.nz/
