Wendy Bristow is an artist and sculptor based in Ashburton, Devon.

Wendy sees her work as a journal of observations and an avenue through which she can convey a message. The thinking behind the work is as important to her as the work itself and therefore is rarely about the figurative or decorative piece alone.

For her personally it needs to be meaningful, as although an idea may originate in a moment of inspiration, some projects can take months to complete. Time is the most precious of commodities, so if an individual is then touched by a piece of her work, that time is made even more precious.

Wendy enjoys both the freedom and spontaneity of line drawing and loves to work with clay for its mouldable nature and the speed at which something can be created and completed. On the other hand, she also finds that carving something in stone is a powerful experience, each chisel action literally cutting into millions of years of the geological past.

Wendy loves the idea of combining materials, for example wood and stone and believes that by experimenting with materials and by mixing up styles as well as concepts, life can be added to a piece. By using both textural and smooth finishes whilst blending 3D and line drawing approaches within the same piece of work can be interesting and exciting.

In the process, if she can find a degree of functional use for the art she has created, the idea that someone could buy a piece of artwork they love, and at the same time see it as enhancing their living space only adds to its appeal. She believes that more often than not, craft and art can be synonymous.

As well as creating my own pieces, I undertake commissions. If you are interested in commissioning a piece, please contact me.