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This photograph of the statue of Alfred the Great in Winchester was taken in July 2009.

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In the early stages of his subcreation, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a number of new texts in Old English, in which he described the creation of the world in the Elder Days. This is my own calligraphic interpretation of one of these texts, which I made in…

Maþmum Mislicum
A short piece of fiction with a twist in the tail.

The Mound
Two poems inspired by Anglo-Saxon history and literature.

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I got a bit concerned as the claywork of the sculpture was finished and I thought my dog might take a bite out of the clay snout - he did things like that when he was younger! [A4A Art for Architecture, High McGowanston Studio, Ayrshire, Scotland]…

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John McKenna ARBS cast the sculpture, The Vision of Eof, in bronze at the A4A Art for Architecture studio foundry in Ayrshire. The bronze statue was unveiled in 2008 on site on the edge of the town market square in Evesham.

The sculptor had won a…

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John McKenna ARBS makes the full size wax version of the sculpture, The Vision of Eof, ready for investing (to cast in bronze) at the A4A Art for Architecture studio foundry in Ayrshire. The bronze statue was unveiled in 2008 on site on the edge of…

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John McKenna ARBS checks over the moulding (from the clay version) of the sculpture, The Vision of Eof, made at the A4A Art for Architecture studio foundry in Ayrshire.

From the mould a full size wax version was made for investing, ready to cast in…

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This clay sculpture was created of The vision of Eof by sculptor John McKenna ARBS, before moulding at the A4A studio foundry, in Ayrshire. From the mould a full size wax version was made for investing, ready to cast in bronze. The bronze statue was…

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This very small maquette sculpture idea was submitted by John McKenna ARBS, for a public art competition.

The competition was held by the Cotswold and Vale Magazine of Evesham around the 2000 millennium, to select by public vote a sculpture using…
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