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tom payne

photo: grunts1 My sculptures are generally figurative and built using coiling techniques in high-grog crank clay. I concentrate on poise and character rather than realism but like my figure to be easily recognisable so that people can relate to them. My finishing is normally quite rough as I like to show the surface and making-marks such as fingerprints. Each figure is a one-off piece, however they exist in themes and groupings.

I graduated from University for the Creative Arts (formerly, The Kent Institute of Art & Design) in 2000 and have gone on to become a self-employed sculptor and model maker. I have been exhibiting and selling my work for more than 10 years in galleries throughout England as well as selling through various fairs and galleries in London and abroad.

I have also produced public exhibitions, most notably for the Natural History Museum and the Grant Museum (University of London), and specifically commissioned models for television adverts (MTV). I have contributed to charity fund raising activities such as a charity auction at Christie's.