Ghillie
This much loved Labrador was worked in wax in the winter of 2018. Holly‘s intention was to invest the qualities of the very best gundogs into this piece - devotion, attention and willingness to do as their master commands.
Ghillie is an intensely worked, densely considered piece that has taken on both a universal quality of loyalty as man’s best friend, as well as the strong image of a beautifully bred working dog.
“There was a point in this project where it became less about the formal qualities and more about the feeling of the piece. I was conscious not to use any hard tooling whilst working to let the piece grow slowly, with a gentle application of material in an effort to express the loving nature of this faithful dog.”
Bronze 2019, Limited Edition 9, Size: H:43cm x W:29cm x D:31cm
