
The restoration of an oak sculpture
Ceres was created in 2001 and has recently been sitting on a millpond island in the South Downs National Park for 6 or 7 years, exposed to the wind and weather. The oak has silvered and hardened such that the patina has improved – but the attachment of the base to its stone plinth had eroded and a passer-by noticed a steadily declining angle to the once vertical work. The restoration of the work has removed the rotten wood and replaced the steel attachment to the portland stone plinth, but results in 3cm less height. This should guarantee another 20 … Continue reading The restoration of an oak sculpture