2009
'Green Fuse'
Commissioned by the Jerwood Foundation for the Jerwood Sculpture Park at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, it stands at the summit of the main axial avenue in the parkland.
The title 'Green Fuse' refers to Dylan Thomas' poem 'The force that through the green fuse drives the flower'.
2007
'Between the Lines'
Commissioned for Fisher's Square, Cambridge by Grosvenor for the central piece of their new development, Peter was invited to design the hard landscaping which incorporates his sculpture, paving design, tree grills and a bench.
2007
'Seed'
The Eden Project, Cornwall.
2007
'Eginja Eriyimba'
'Eginja Eriyimba' translates as 'Singing Rock' from Luganda, the language of the Baganda people of Lolui Island, Uganda where the sculpture is situated.
Commissioned by the Ruwnzori Sculpture Foundation as part of their 'Rock Music, Rock Art' project
2006
Memorial to Sachem Mahomet Weyonomon
Commissioned by Southwark Cathedral and the Mohegan Tribe, Connecticut. This memorial is to their Sachem who died in London in 1736 while waiting to present a petition against the white settlers invasion of their land rites.
2006
'Mind's Eye'
Commissioned by the Department of Psychology, Cardiff University with support form Artworks Wales, situated on the Tower lecture theatre, Park Place.
A leaflet documenting this project can be downloaded here
2005
'Give and Take'
This monumental granite sculpture was installed in June 2005 within an amphitheatre of hard landscaping designed by the artist in collaboration with the landscape architect Ros Southern. 'Give and Take’ is the centre piece of a new mixed use development known as Trinity Gardens, behind the law courts a few minutes walk from the Millennium Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne.
'Give and Take' won the 2006 Marsh Award for Public Sculpture, selected by PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association).
2005
'Rocks in my Bed'
Specially commissioned for the atrium office space of 1 Trinity Gardens, Newcastle Upon Tyne to celebrate the installation of his sculpture 'Give and Take' outside (see below). This work was in situ Sept 2005 - Nov 2006 and a new composition by Jim Aitchison ((for clarinet, piano, cello and marimba) in response to this work was premiered at the opening of the exhibition. A leaflet documenting this project can be downloaded here
To listen to Jim's composition click here
2005
'Shapes in the Clouds (Plato Dreaming of Artemis)'
A series of four highly related carvings emphasizing how the sensual and organic can emerge from the formal and geometric. Commissioned by Projects Art Consultancy, for the Said Business School, Oxford.
2005
'Jacob's Pillow'
A new sculpture and associated landscaping commissioned by the Dartington Hall Trust for the historic gardens at Dartington Hall, open to the public.
2004
'Sung-Woon'
‘Sung-Woon' (translated from Korean means constellation or more literally, cloud of stars) was commissioned specially for the Gwangju Biennale, South Korea and is an example of the way in recent years, Peter has attempted to combine geometric order with chaotic form, in order to reveal natural processes from the inside, through understanding their operation rather than simply their appearance. The eroded boulder is mathematically chaotic being the result of millions of years of natural erosion. The Fibonacci sequence pattern which is superimposed onto this random shape relates to growth patterns in plants and has to adapt and distort to accommodate the random shape of the stone. It is hoped that this work achieves the kind of balance between order and chaos found in nature, like a constellation of stars on a random ground.
2004
'IIMW'
This two part sculpture celebrates the vision of Joe Turner, who created the Two Moor's Way for all to enjoy. It was formed by cutting a boulder in half and each cut face is a mirror image of the other. One half is sited at West Anstey as the Two Moor's Way enters the Exmoor National Park from the south. The other is sited 30 miles away to the south, as the Two Moor's Way leaves the Dartmoor National Park, 2 miles to the north of Drewsteigtnon. Commissioned by Devon County Council
2003
'Ebb and Flow'
'Ebb and Flow' is an enormous granite bowl, 2.4 metres in diameter
and 1.1 metres high and weighing seven tonnes. It is set within
a spiral granite path beside the historic Newbury Lock, to which
it is connected by an underground pipe. As the lock mechanism is
operated the water in both lock and sculpture rises and falls simultaneously.
The piece was the first work of art in Newbury's Town Trails, commissioned
by Newbury Town Council. Situated near the bridge over the canal
at the south end of Northbrook Street, open to the public.
2002
'The Fullness of Time'
This private commission involved reshaping a steep hill into three broad terraces. A series of three limestone carvings are set into 'coves' in the banks. They are a sequence like three stages of development from geometric low relief pattern to full blown organic form. Private collection, Warwickshire. Not open to the public.
2001
Water Garden - Wiltshire
A new sunken water garden designed by Peter for a private collector as a permanent location for two sculptures, 'Willendorf Knot' and 'After Bessie Smith', was completed last autumn. Peter has also designed a pair of wrought iron gates which will be the final element of the scheme. Private Collection, Oare, Wiltshire. Not open to the public.
2001
Maze at Burghley Sculpture Garden
The turf maze designed by Peter is really a very large drawing which will be recut into the grass every year. Burghley Sculpture Garden, Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire.
Open daily, 10am - 5pm, free admission.
2000
'Inner Compulsion'
This large three part work in Kilkenny limestone was commissioned by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew with financial assistance from the Gulbenkian Foundation. To stand outside the award winning Millennium Seed Bank (The Wellcome Trust Millennium Building, Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex) designed by architects Stanton Williams. It was officially opened by the Prince of Wales in Nov 2000.
Open daily (except Dec 25 and Jan 1) from 10am, admission free to visitors of RBG Wakehurst Place.
2000
'Womb Tomb'
Enabled by Sculpture at Goodwood, 'Womb Tomb' was cut from an enormous granite boulder in Southern Germany. The two halves have been hollowed out and carved into concentric rib like rings on their internal surfaces. One half sits horizontally like a cave the other is sunk vertically into the ground like a well. 'Womb Tomb' was acquired by a private collector and permanently sited in 2001. Not open to the public.
2000
'Bronze Dreaming Stone'
This is Peter's first large scale bronze sculpture. It was made by laying rope soaked in molten wax over the surface of a large boulder. The finished work is like a bronze husk with apertures which make its hollowness apparent and reveal its interior surface.
