![Red stag in the sun](https://www.h-art.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/venue_banner/public/stag-in-sun-2-1.jpg?itok=pEbrIGvR)
Artwork for Miranda Michels
![Red stag in the sun](https://www.h-art.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/3_of_12_cols_aspect__327px_/public/stag-in-sun-2-1.jpg?itok=tYfMUOjS)
Red stag in the sun
![come in to my parlour](https://www.h-art.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/3_of_12_cols_aspect__327px_/public/mb-cobweb-1.jpg?itok=y9aRNvWZ)
come in to my parlour
![hares above the ground](https://www.h-art.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/3_of_12_cols_aspect__327px_/public/hares-above-the-ground-3-meters-mild-steel-in-ireland.jpg?itok=zvP5Ruo8)
hares above the ground
![swan upping](https://www.h-art.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/3_of_12_cols_aspect__327px_/public/swan-flying-stand-removed.jpg?itok=mzhKoSF7)
swan upping
![time flies](https://www.h-art.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/3_of_12_cols_aspect__327px_/public/dandy-with-seeds-1-1.jpg?itok=DvMnDP9z)
time flies
![going fishing](https://www.h-art.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/3_of_12_cols_aspect__327px_/public/heron-at-hinton1.jpg?itok=tLM70nC7)
going fishing
![autumn](https://www.h-art.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/3_of_12_cols_aspect__327px_/public/mb-oakleaf.jpg?itok=uT6YcQ_s)
autumn
![Crucifix](https://www.h-art.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/3_of_12_cols_aspect__327px_/public/crucifix-installed-2.jpeg?itok=NCLuDhxW)
Crucifix
Details
How would you describe the work you do and why?:
I have worked in steel since the 1970s and find it allows me to portray the lightness of movement found in animals and birds. It also lends itself to large sculptural plants and figurative pieces. Each piece is a 'one off' I do all the welding and construction myself.
For you what does being an artist mean?:
It is my living
Describe what you call yourself/your practice?:
I am a professional sculptor mostly working in welded steel.
Your practice & activities include e.g workshops, teaching:
I work entirely on my own and do not do workshops or teach
CV & Education, relevant & leading to your artistic practice:
I am self taught and mostly work to commission
Exhibitions in the last 3 years:
Moncrieff- Bray summer exhibition, Petworth West Sussex
Your gallery outlets/stockists:
The Burford Garden Company, Oxfordshire