Marion Smith, Sculptor

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Sail shaped sculpture on stone base shown in wider context, it sits on cobbled paving with the sea wall behind and in the distance the May Isle.

The Plough and the Reaper

Materials: Phosphor bronze and Whinstone

Created: 2009

Client: Anstruther Town Centre Working Group

H: 250cm W: 150cm D: 70cm

Categories: Commissions, Works in Progress

Close up of bronze sail shaped sculpture. In the background to the right is a Baptist Church, above this 2 seagulls. To the right in the distance across the sea is the May Isle.
Bronze sculpture close up showing the silhouette of a boat cut out of sheet bronze in the top triangular panel, in this panel there are also stars in the shape of the Plough and a crescent moon. In the background across the water is the May Isle.
Sheet of clay having shells embedded in it.
Clay with shells embedded in it on right, on the left pale blue rubber mould with plaster case. There are 2 batons of wood embedded in this, window to the left.
Close up of white cast panel with sea shells
Detail of bronze sculpture simplifies fish shapes on top of a linear structure made out of rod with diamond shapes, below a panel with cast sea shells
Work in progress shaping simplified fish patterns to cast in bronze, these are in the foreground with tools behind.
Looking down on work in progress; layout of simplified bronze cast fish on net like structure made out of bronze rod with 1 to 1 scale drawing beneath, and black and white A4 drawings on the right.
Figure sandblasting bronze sculpture with shell panel
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