I am so pleased to have won the gold award in the Craft & Design selected maker 2015, I make the things I like to make and I find it’s quite humbling to find so many people like what I am doing, a very special thanks to all the people who have taken the time to vote for me it is very much appreciated, also thank you to John Makepeace, Judge, for selecting my work I think a very tough call with such talent in the final, I must also give a big thank Angie & Paul for their help and support over the years.
Wow, another year gone and voting for the Craft & Design selected awards 2015 has already started, Thank you to all the people who have taken the time to vote for me and taking me to the finals for the last two years, it is very much appreciated,
Voting opens for the Selected Awards 2015, please vote for your favourite
make at http://www.craftanddesign.net/awards/selected
Now in place in Norton Lindlsey
New Commission Sculpture to go to Norton Lindlsey
Just having a rest
Rye Hills School
Sculptures now installed in the dining room, Good luck to you all hope you enjoyed the day and the end result.
Because of the Grand Depart starting in the north, it was decided to make metal sculptures from recycled bike parts and some other parts the students had collected.
Last week I had the pleasure of working in Rye Hills School Redcar with year 8 students. cool bunch of guys, they all came up with some fantastic ideas. thanks to there hard work it was a very successful day, Eight Sculptures where made, three of them I managed complete and where display In the lesser-known Marske Tour de Marske Family fun day at the weekend. the rest of the sculptures will be completed before the September term starts.
I have just found out I am a finalist in the Craft&Design Selected Awards
Thank you to all the people who voted for me, it is very much appreciated, also good luck to the other six finalists.
17 May to 16 June
Paysage Recycle Gallery Exhibition
Graham Anderton and Sue Slack team up to create a truly unusual exhibition inspired by the Tour de France’s ‘Grand Depart’ from North Yorkshire in July 2014. In ‘Recycled Countryside’, Sue’s vibrant paintings- made from points along the route of Le Tour-complement Graham’s delicate metal sculptures, which are fashioned from bicycle parts and inspired by animals o
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Wednesday 3rd March 2014.
“Life Cycles” exhibition @ Art in the Mill this evening. What a coup for Knaresborough – 3 stunning sculptures by Graham Anderton of Gray Star Forge to commemorate the Tour de France 2014. They will look amazing on the approach to Knaresborough in the re-designed garden adjacent to the Worlds End public house
District Councilior – Anne Jones
Anne Jones Absolutely stunning sculptures by Graham Anderton. A pleasure to meet the artist, what a nice guy he is!
Current project, I have been awarded the contract for three sculptures in Harrogate for, Le Tour De France Legacy Garden. The Sculptures will be exhibited at The Harrogate flower show in April, and then moved to a permanent site in Knaresborough before the Tour De France starts in July
- Voting opens for the Selected Awards 2014, please Vote for your favourite
make at http://www.craftanddesign.net/awards/selected
Also can I take this opportunity to thank all the people who voted for me last year it is much appreciated.
Great art, enjoy opening up your website, is the bench made from aircraft wings?
Well spotted Ray its was a KLM, Boeing 737, Thanks for the comments its good to get feed back.
Cheers Graham