New pieces arriving at the gallery this week will include his most well known solid bronze hare collection along with some fabulous ceramic Raku hares, all available with Free UK delivery. Click on the product for pricing and size information.
Solid Foundry Bronze Collection by Paul Jenkins
Cleaning Hare & Sitting Hare by Paul Jenkins
Long Tail Mouse & Short Tail Mouse by Paul Jenkins
Leaping Hare (Front Foot) by Paul Jenkins
Raku Ceramic Collection by Paul Jenkins
Raku Lying Hare by Paul Jenkins
Raku Scratching Hare & Raku Sitting Hare by Paul Jenkins
Cold Cast Bronze Resin Collection by Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins Biography
Paul Jenkins was born in the West Midlands, England in 1949 and started his career in art in the early 70's sculpting in wood and then found himself drawn to sculpting in clay and wax. Paul then went on to study ceramics at Dudley College of Art.
Within five years Paul had a growing customer base that included galleries, private collectors as well as the general public. Paul then sold the business to concentrate on more exclusive art work rather than the mass market pieces he had successfully produced in the past.
Following on from this he then went on to work as a commercial designer for various companies around the world including the Metropolitan Museum in New York. It was there where he was commissioned to reproduce the exact size, shape and colour of a rare l850's tea pot which was exhibited at the museum. Further copies were sold onto galleries and private collectors. Paul has also created more outlandish pieces such as 6 Ten-foot Art Deco Figures for the interior of a night club.
Paul has also sculpted several pieces for the National Trust which were then presented to people for their outstanding contributions within the trust.
Paul's Inspirations come from his love of nature especially animals. Many of his pieces are inspired from direct observations of wild animals in their natural habitat.
What is Raku?
Raku originated in Japan in the 16th century, where raku vessels were and still are used in the traditional tea ceremony. It is a low-fire technique, where bisqued work is quickly heated to red hot temperature and then taken out of the kiln and reduced in wood shavings, newspaper or a similar combustible material. Raku ware is decorated with low-fire glazes, which usually contain a lot of frit. The clays used for this firing technique contain a high percentage of grog, so the work will be able to withstand the high temperature fluctuations, although this doesn't mean that other clays can't be used.
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