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Stanford In The Vale Art Project
STANFORD IN THE VALE ART PROJECT May 2019 Public Art Project – Community Consultation Opportunity Following some building development in the village (Section 106) there are some Public Art works in the consultation and development stages and the local residents of Stanford In The Vale have an opportunity to be involved. Initial design ideas are…
Read MoreRidgeway Farm Art Project – It’s Happening!
RIDGEWAY FARM ART PROJECT Location: Ridgeway Farm, Purton, Swindon, Wiltshire. Public Art Project – Community Consultation – Get involved! Ridgeway Farm housing development is nearing completion and as part of the planning requirement (Section 106) there will be a public art project starting this summer which it is hoped residents of the development will be…
Read MoreFerrous Festival 2019 5th – 14th April 2019
For anyone interested in blacksmithing there was a great event in Hereford – Ferrous Festival 2019 You can see the results of the fabulous #150mmchallenge pieces which have inspired blacksmiths from across the globe to get involved and post images of their work on social media. My piece was about giving myself boundaries along with…
Read MorePublic Art Sculpture for The New Athelstan Museum, Malmesbury
Yesterday I delivered my sculpture to the new extension of the Athelstan Museum – known as the Julia And Hans Rausing Building in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk This sculpture was commissioned by the Team organising the renovation of the former Moravian Church in Malmesbury www.malmesburyappeal.co.uk I was contacted in the summer of 2017 about the potential…
Read MoreMaking Rivets and other stories
I have been working on a complex handrail panel with rivet details. The sections are forged then joined to each other with a steel rivet giving a secure traditional decorative join using the round head rivets as a feature. I have been lucky enough to have some workshop time filmed by SocialMeansUK Here’s the short film…
Read MoreAutumn 2018 – Update
It has been a busy year so far! I have made a large scale, split strand DNA sculpture for Winchester University Cosmic Walk. DNA sculpture by Melissa Cole (photo credit; Mark Somerville) I have also finished the last window panel in a Sir John Soanes designed house which depicts the history of the house and…
Read MoreGuest Blog with Wiltshire Arts Service 28th July 2017
This week myself and Jonathan Mansfield, Landscape Painter give an insight into their working practices towards a curated show at The Pound Arts Centre, Corsham. Follow the link below! https://theartsinwiltshire.wordpress.com/2017/07/27/guest-blog-an-insight-into-our-working-practices-towards-a-curated-show-at-the-pound-arts-centre-corsham-melissa-cole-sculptor-and-jonathan-mansfield-landscape-painter/
Read MoreSo You Want To Be A Blacksmith! Part One
I want to be a blacksmith! How to get started if you have a burning desire to be a blacksmith Modern blacksmiths are fantastic, they are multi-skilled and multi-talented, they often work alone through choice and because it is a hard to generate enough work to run a team and if you are restricted by…
Read MoreWomen In Trade Magazine Feature Summer 2015
PRESS I have been featured in a super on-line magazine Women In Trade which you can read on line here or you can purchase a PDF version for £3.25 Women In Trade Magazine Summer 2015 British Designers Rock. ‘Women in Trade Magazine is a stylish independent publication. The first tradeswomen-focused magazine in the UK; it…
Read MoreChristmas Exhibition at The Wine Street Gallery Devizes.
CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION 2014 Friday 21st November 2014- Saturday 31st January 2015. Opening times: 11 am – 4 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday. 11 am – 2 pm Wednesday. Also by appointment. Artists: The Somerset Printmakers and Joanna Scislowicz. Sculpture: Melissa Cole, Peter Hayes & David O’Connor. Ceramics: Paula Downing, Sue Mundy, Sophie…
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