- LINDA PARK
- IAN DARLING
- FIONA MILLAR
- FIONA STRICKLAND
- FRANCES BELL
- LUCY PARSONS
- PHYLLIDA MEACHAM
- ROB HAIN
- DAVID HAY
- SUSAN MITCHELL
- ANGELA HUNTER
- MARCUS HODGE
- CLAIRE BEATTIE
- SANDRA VICK
- BARBARA FRANC
- SAM MACDONALD
- PENELOPE ANSTICE
- CHRIS ROSE
- HELEN KEMP
- PATRICIA SADLER
- HAZEL VELLACOTT
- MATT CURTIS
- HELEN FAY
- JEAN FEENEY
- MICHAEL DIX
- HENRIETTA LAWSON JOHNSTON
- GRAHAM MUIR
- CHRISTOPHER PALMER
- ANNE SKINNER
BARBARA FRANC
Barbara uses steel wire and recycled materials to create wonderfully original three dimensional animals, with birds and hares particular favourites. Any material can be incorporated into her sculptures, from tin and typewriter keys to knitting needles and cutlery. Barbara cites nineteenth century animal engravings as a key influence, as well as the movement and skeletal structure of animals both domestic and wild.
Barbara explains; "I have always been fascinated by the shapes and sculptural forms of animals, they present a never-ending source of inspiration to me. I try to capture a feeling of their movement and presence in my sculpture. For this I use wire and other materials in a way that suggests drawing in three dimensions. This allows me greater freedom to add changes whenever I want during the construction to keep the feeling fluid and to reflect the diversity of movement and form.
I increasingly use recycled and discarded materials as I enjoy the challenge of transforming something with a past history into something new and exciting".
Barbara attended Morley College of Art in the late 1970s where she studied under illustrious names such as John Bellany and Maggie Hambling. She went on to study sculpture at Richond College under Avril Vellacott and cites Mary Orrom as her greatest influence. Barbara's work is displayed in many galleries throughout the U.K. including The Smithy Gallery, Glasgow, One Church Street Gallery, Bucks., The Albion Gallery, Chipping Norton and The Pinkfoot Gallery, Norfolk. A recent solo exhibition at the Union Gallery, Edinburgh was a near sell-out and in 2014 her work has been shown at both the Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows.