This portrait of an 8 year old boy was commissioned locally and the picture is taken in my studio with the model sitting patiently. Once finished in clay I took a silicone mould of the clay sculpture.

Sumo Sculptor:  Chris Cudlip  Article by Chris Gould "For at least 1500 years, from the time when the earliest known sumo carvings date, sculptors have been fascinated by Japan's national sport. In 2009, Chris Cudlip, a young artist from the UK, will s

This is taken outside my studio during a weekend when we open to the public.

Taken just prior to being moulded and cast.

Asashoryo

Cast in cold cast aluminium

Interdisciplinary sculpture

Direct sculpture in concrete and recycled steel

Hands clasped ( A hand up )

A member of the metal workers guild

Modelled in clay seen here prior to moulded and cast.

Historic carving in lime wood of an Acanthus