Apsara Maquette, bronze, 2014, height 17 cm
I was working on a very representational sculpture of a bird. I was also thinking about how wooden fishing boats were built back in the mid 20th century. When I was a lad, I was fascinated by the boat-yards of the Moray and Banffshire coast. This piece evolved from the meeting of these ideas. The name came about because of what happened later...