A Bit About Me!

Graduating in 1993 with a BA (Hons) in Art Education Studies from The University of Wales, Melissa embarked on a successful full time career working with her chosen medium of sculpture made predominantly using traditional forging techniques.  Trained as a traditional blacksmith by her father Hector Cole MBE FWCB, Melissa started making bespoke domestic iron…

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Melissa Cole – Biography

Biography COMMISSIONS 2019       Ridgeway Farm Art Project, Purton, Wiltshire for Taylor Wimpey, Stanford In The Vale, Oxfordshire, village arts trail project.  2018       DNA sculpture for Cosmic Walk at Winchester University.  Moravian Star sculpture project, Malmesbury, Wilts. Private commission, large garden sculptures, Wiltshire. 2017        Decorative window panels for a Sir John Soanes designed private…

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Ridgeway Farm Art Project Newsletter #4 Jan 2020

Hello and Happy New Year to you all!  I hope that 2020 brings you joy and peace and adventures to share – like getting involved in this project! The next ‘Walk n Talk’ is Sunday 19th January 2020 meet 11am outside school Wrap up warm, bring friends, dogs, coffee, chocolate! We will be reviewing progress so far and this is…

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Ridgeway Farm Art Project Newsletter #3 November 2019

Ridgeway Farm Art Project Newsletter #3 November 2019 Location: Ridgeway Farm Residential Development, Purton, Wiltshire. Phase One: Community Consultation – ongoing to February 2020  for the residents of Ridgeway Farm and the wider Purton community. You may have received a flyer through your letterbox about this project – this is a quick update for you! Thank…

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Ridgeway Farm Art Project Update 21.08.19

Ridgeway Farm Art Project Update 21.08.19 Following the first Walk n Talk on Sunday 11thAugust and subsequent site visits, the project is now taking form. Meeting outside the Ridgeway Farm Academy at 11am we headed up through the houses to Upper Ox Hill where the path leads spiralling around to the top (and has been…

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Ridgeway Farm Art Project ‘Walk n Talk’ 11 August 2019

Newsletter #1 Summer 2019 Location: Ridgeway Farm Residential Development, Purton, Wiltshire. Phase One: Community Consultation – now to February 2020 for the residents of Ridgeway Farm and the wider Purton community. Following the launch of this project at Ridgeway Farm Academy Summer Fair on 13thJuly you are invited to come to: Walk ‘n’ Talk on Sunday…

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Ridgeway Farm Art Project Launch 13.07.2019

Thank you for your hospitality and interaction today at the Summer Fair – I enjoyed talking about the project with you and you made some lovely wings! This is the poster about the launch of the exciting art project coming to the new Taylor Wimpey development near Purton in North Wiltshire. I will be at…

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