Emma Stothard (Contemporary)
Mare and Foal
Wire sculptures, 49cm and 33cm (2)

Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist

Hull born Emma Stothard was an artistic child who drew inspiration from her local flora and fauna.

She gained a BA Hons in Fine Art from Southampton Solent University and, following this, moved to Somerset to learn the process of growing, coppicing, bundling and weaving willow. Returning to Yorkshire to study for a PGCE at Bretton Hall, Wakefield, she was captivated by the sculptures of Henry Moore and Elisabeth Frink housed at what is now the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and she began weaving animals made out of willow.

She now exhibits nationally and internationally and her sculptures can be found in the grounds of many stately homes, including that of His Majesty The King's house at Highgrove.