Brian Caster
Brian’s sculptures are largely inspired by shapes and structures found in the natural world. Growing up in Yorkshire, many of his works are influenced by features of the Yorkshire dales landscape, notably the standing stone formations at Brimham Rocks, a National Trust sight Brian frequently visited on childhood holidays. Made of cast bronze, his works are robust and made to stand the test of time, adorned with beautiful complex patinas which are intended to grow and develop in the outdoor environment.
Born in Middlesborough in 1963, Brian attended Edinburgh College of Art from 1982-1986 and later completed a masters at The Royal College of Art in London. In 1989 he returned to Edinburgh to establish Powderhall Bronze foundry with his wife Kerry Hammond. Over the last 34 years the foundry has produced many private and public artworks which have been sited throughout the UK and worldwide. Brian taught in the sculpture department and foundry of Edinburgh college of art from 1991- 1993. He has also completed several private sculpting commissions over the years including The Hearts FC 1914 Memorial Soldier, sited in the Heart of Midlothian F.C grounds, Edinburgh. In recent years Brian has created his own line of commercial bronze sculpture, inspired by natural forms. These pieces have been exhibited at RHS Hampton Court 2019 and The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Lucy Caster
Lucy Caster is an emerging artist based in Edinburgh. She graduated from Duncan Jordanstone in 2018 with a BA in Textile Design and has since been developing a body of works based on urban scenes found around the capital and other city locations. Her work is largely inspired by industrial landscapes, particularly construction sites, as she enjoys using drawing to document and provide a snapshop of these temporary and unique moments in history. Lucy uses an illustrative and playful style in her work, abstracting scenes through expressive mark making and contemporary colour palettes to create vibrant compositions.
Lucy also works on a commission basis, creating bespoke artworks for clients. For further information on potential projects, Lucy can be contacted directly at lucycaster@gmail.com
Pablo Delgado
Pablo Carrión Delgado, a Granada native, embarked on a transformative artistic journey, travelling to learn diverse mediums and techniques, with sculpture becoming his most prolific medium. Today, residing in Edinburgh, Pablo has evolved into a versatile, multidisciplinary artist working at Powderhall Bronze while carrying alongside his creative endeavours.
Kerry Hammond
Kerry’s cast bronze sculptures are inspired by shapes and rhythms found in the natural world. It is envisaged that the larger pieces be sited outside where they integrate with the patterns and formal elements of plant growth, their characteristic evolving with the movement of the sun, changing weather and the seasons. Cast in bronze, they are robust and tactile, inviting the viewer to reach out and interact when encountered.
Born in St Albans in 1963, Kerry studied sculpture at N.E.L.P London from 1982-1985 and later worked at The Arch Bronze Foundry 1985-1986. In 1987 she undertook a post graduate diploma at The Royal College of Art where she advanced her lost wax casting knowledge in the foundry department. In 1989 she travelled to Edinburgh with her husband Brian Caster, where they established their own fine art foundry, Powderhall Bronze. Over the last 34 years the foundry has produced many private and public artworks which have been sited throughout the UK and worldwide. Kerry taught in the sculpture department of Edinburgh College of art from 1999-2007, leading casting workshops for students. In recent years Kerry has created her own line of commercial bronze sculpture, inspired by natural forms. These pieces have been exhibited at RHS Hampton Court 2019 and The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021, 2022 and 2023.
James Howden
James Howden graduated with a BA in Sculpture from Edinburgh College of Art in 2017 and has since exhibited his work with galleries throughout the UK, Europe and The United States of America. His work highlights political and social tensions in the public domain through the use of humour. The work identifies and questions societal issues such as violence, war and consumer culture. James’ most recent works explore our modern world and past culture, asking what would be left behind when we are all gone? He does this through references to historic cultures, using existing artefacts and combining these with icons of current popular consumer culture to create sculptures that blend the past and the present.
Kenny Hunter
Kenny was born in Edinburgh in 1962 and studied sculpture at Glasgow School of Art between 1983 and 1987. Since then he has exhibited extensively in Britian and abroad including solo exhibitions at Artolfini, Bristol, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, CCA and Tramway both in Glasgow. Hunter has also created several high profile public commissioned works including; Citizen Firefighter, 2001, outside Glasgow’s Central Station, Youth with Split Apple, 2005, Kings College, Aberdeen. In London he has created three major public works, iGoat, 2010in Spitalfields, “Blackbird (the persistence of vision) for Leicester Square and most recently the Southwark Memorial to was and reconciliation, 2018. Most recently Kenny was commissioned by The Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh to create a memorial to healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The sculpture ‘Your Next breath’ is now sited in the courtyard of the city centre building. Hunter is currently a lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art and the was the Programme Director of Sculpture from 2014 to 2017.
Shona Kinloch
Shona Kinloch studied sculpture at the Glasgow School of Art, BA (Hons) Fine Art 1980-84, and later undertook Post Graduate Study from 1984-85. Her public commissions include “Thinking of Bella”, Italian Centre, Glasgow, “A Leith Walk”, Elm Row, Edinburgh, “The Sock” Market Square, Loughborough, “Seagulls”, Morecambe, “To Edinburgh and Beyond”, Edinburgh Quay, Edinburgh. She also has works on Five Royal Caribbean cruise ships. Her pieces have been shown in galleries across the UK and can be found in private collections from Scotland to Brazil. Awards Shona has received include The Millie and Benno Schotz Award from the RGI, Civic Trust Award (Italian Centre) and Art in Architecture Awards from The Saltire Society.
Keith McCarter
Keith McCarter was born in Scotland in 1936 and later studied at The Edinburgh College of Art as an Andrew Grant Scholar. Working primarily in bronze and stainless steel, he has also carried out work in concrete and GRP for works that range from individual murals to entire cladding of buildings. Keith has major works world-wide including, ‘Arabesque’, Minks Cross, York, ‘Covenant’, Royal Exchange Park, New York, ‘The Observer’, 19th Street, Washington, ‘Continuum’, ‘New Caledonian Wharf, Docklands, London, ‘Epsilon’, Marchmont House, Berwickshire.
Sarah Robertson
Botanical artist Sarah Robertson captures the essence of nature’s delicacy and intricacy through mesmerising wall art relief.
Inspired by the subtle beauty that often goes unnoticed, Sarah seeks to unveil the intricate details of flora, showcasing the delicate dance between light and shadow in the botanic realm from her walks through nature. Discovering and collecting shapes, forms and textures. Imprinting then casting them into relief panel artworks.
With a keen eye for precision and a deep appreciation for subtle nuances of plant life, Sarah's botanical imprints invite the viewers to explore the often overlooked marvels of the natural world.
Andy Scott
Andy Scott is a graduate of Glasgow School of Art and works internationally from his studio workshop in Philadelphia, PA, USA. He creates prominent public artworks for private, corporate and civic clients, and his prodigious output now numbers in excess of eighty projects internationally.
He works in steel and bronze, combining figurative and equine themes with contemporary techniques to create stunning landmark artworks. His most prominent project to date is the Kelpies, a pair of 30 meter/100ft high, 300 ton horse heads, sited in Falkirk, Scotland, UK. The Kelpies sculptures are the best-known public artworks in Scotland, with Millions of visitors since their inauguration.
Nana Shiomi
Nana Shiomi was born in Japan and studied at the Tama Art University (BA, MA), Tokyo and then The Royal Collage of Art, London. She has been living and working in London since 1989 and has had exhibitions widely in Japan, the UK, the USA, Italy, Ireland, Slovenia, Finland, Iran, Portugal and China. Public Collections include The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Oriental Museum, Durham, Bronx Muesum of the Arts, New York, National Museum Gdansk (Gdansk, Poland), Pallant House Gallery (Chichester, UK), Brunel University (Middlesex, UK) and more.
Nana makes contemporary woodcut prints, often using traditional Japanese icons. Her printing approach can be described technically as a combination of relief/intaglio and water-based woodcut printmaking. It is rooted in the traditional methods of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock printmaking by hand with a Baren, to which she has added her experimental printing techniques. Shiomi is a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) and Japan Artists Association Inc.
Robert Balfour Ward
Robert was born in Edinburgh and studied hot glass at Edinburgh College of Art. He is a teacher of Art and Design at a secondary school in Fife. He recently won the J.D.Ferguson Art Award, which took him to the Ross Sea and Antarctica where he visited the expedition huts of Scott and Shackleton.
His endless fasciation with materials and processes mean that his work is executed in a wide range of media. The current body of work explores two key themes- evolution and the ark and the endeavors of humanity to explore uncharted territory on our world and beyond the biosphere.
Susan White-Oakes
Sue White-Oakes trained as an Industrial Designer in London in the 1950’s. She practiced as a designer for many years working in industry and as a consultant in London. In her spare time she painted and made sculptures. On moving to Scotland in 1975, Sue concentrated on sculpture and painting giving second place to her design work.
Sue now sculpts in copper using a process akin to silversmithing. She has developed and refined her technique into a method of working that enables her to tackle difficult subjects such as birds and delicate insects. With her engineering background, Sue has a keen appreciation of the perfectly adapted mechanical structures of her subjects, and this insight enables her to produce unique works of art. Sue also makes many of her own tools. Many of her sculptures have been cast in bronze from the copper originals. Sue exhibits widely and her work is in many private collections in Britain and aboard.
Alan Yates
Alan is an established sculptor with over fifty years experience, he enjoys the challenges and excitement of working with cast metal, mainly bronze. His pieces of sculpture explore the spatial relationships, nuances of body language and those ephemeral moments and feelings experienced by people in a variety of situations. His skill lies in transferring a frozen moment in time into cast metal with all the range of tactile vocabulary , colour patination and textural variation at his disposal.
Namon Gaston
Namon grew up on the north west coast of Northern Ireland and came to Edinburgh in 1998, where he studied furniture design at Edinburgh College of Art. After some time working as a designer in London, and a furniture making apprenticeship in rural Scotland, he set up my own business in 2005.
Since then he has endeavoured to produce beautifully designed and crafted free-standing furniture. He aims to create pieces that have timeless appeal with a focus on elegant simple design solutions. His work has been recognised by The Furniture Maker’s Company Design Guild Mark and The Wood Awards.
Glencairn Furniture
Based in Edinburgh, Glencairn Furniture was founded in 2019 by Richard England. Originally qualifying as an engineer, Richard spent 18 years in PR and marketing before reigniting a passion for working with his hands. He subsequently retrained at The Chippendale International School of Furniture as a designer and maker of bespoke furniture.
“Glencairn Furniture’s philosophy is simple, it’s about combining traditional techniques with modern technology to create beautiful furniture that will be loved for generations. We live in an expendable society, where fast furniture is becoming as common as fast fashion. To keep pace with ever-changing styles, manufacturers are pumping out cheaply made furniture to the detriment of quality and the environment. At Glencairn Furniture, our aim is to give clients a compelling alternative - exquisite handcrafted furniture, made using the finest materials, and with a commitment to sustainability.” Richard England.
Nomad’s Tent
Nomad’s Tent is an Edinburgh warehouse of tribal art, directly importing ethically sourced oriental carpets, tribal & contemporary rugs & kilims, jewellery, artefacts and furniture from Iran, India, Afghanistan, Turkey, The Caucasus, Pakistan, and the Himalayan Kingdoms.