marie shepherd
Mediums Used
Marie Shepherd has always been fascinated with forms and movement. This is reflected in her sculptures. She likes to explore various facets of sculpture, from the sensitivity and dynamism of the human form to humour in animals or the pleasing shape of fruit.
She draws a lot of her inspiration from the nature around her.
My style varies, it depends on the subject, but also on the modeling material I use. I love working in plaster, it gives me a smooth finish so I use it for sculptures of fruit or a figure. Alternatively, I use clay or wax for a textured finish.
My sculptures are either cast in bronze resin or bronze.
Sculptures by marie shepherd
Credentials
Exhibitions
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Awards
Marie Shepherd`s Prizes,
Sculpture Prize 2010 runner up winner at Showborough House Sculpture Garden.
The People`s Prize jointly awarded in 2012 at Showborough House Sculpture Garden.
The People`s Prize in 2013 at Showborough House Sculpture Garden.
Marie Shepherd is originally from Brittany, she lives in Oxfordshire where she pursues her passion for sculpture; it has always been a life-time ambition, but with a busy family and a professional life she was only able to begin, in earnest, in September 2004 at the Sunningwell School of Art with Alison Jones. It rapidly became a passion. She took the opportunity to enroll in several courses at West Dean with Jon Edgar, life classes with Rosamund de Tracy Kelly and Jane Hamilton.
She is an active member of the Oxford Sculptors Group and regularly takes part in exhibitions around the country.