Mary Anstee-Parry
I am a professional wood carver and letter carver working mainly to commission. Over the last three years I have worked on a series of coats of arms carved in the most superb oak and this has been a private commission. I am also a sculptor in wood and stone and a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors. As I have a lifetime of acquired techniques and this learnt history of carving has made me quite unusual in my field of sculpture. I use these skills and the historical backgrounds of the subject matter to make up an interesting armoury of images. I have carved replicas of panels and picture frames found in the Victoria and Albert storehouse in Blythe Road as a means of adding to my repertoire of skills.
Sustainability and concern for the state of the world is at the forefront currently encouraging me, on occasion, to experiment with more ephemeral materials such as fabric, knitted copper wire and paper and my thoughts are to take this further.
