Miss Ter Bush

Bronze 25cm x 20cm x 44cmH (140cm high inc plinth)

... he leaves the world a-gog ...

MISS TER BUSH is a man who is a Bush ... who believes he is a great wit and entertainer.

Is this apparent "madness" found in nature, or in our own natures ... or both? Or is it just another face of comedic expression?

Instinctively we are often quick to push the unusual or strange away. Can our humanity modify this, or does the pack-animal in us win, so we shy from any differences?

This piece, as with the other works in the 'Leaf' series, intends to make us stop and consider where the edges begin to blurr and what our relationship is with the natural world.

This mask was the first piece made in the round using a new practice, which was developed in the early days of the studio foundry.

Leaves are cast into wax and then pressed into or around a form or mould. Each section is taken apart and 'run-up' individually, and cast in segments. Then, the segments are welded together, finished and patinated. The 'stand' is made of the actual 'runner cup' used to cast the bronze.