Date 1997.
Scale 18 metre square of open space. The steel raven is 1.5 metres long.
Location Colston Street, Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Commissioner Newcastle City Council with City Challenge Partnership.
Budget Circa £85,000.
Description The redesign of this pocket of urban space left by the demolition of two terraced houses was a partnership with Newcastle City's landscape designers and architect Nigel Jenkins. The work includes a low fence, planters and sculptural post tops. The main feature is a wall relief with stainless steel tree forms and a forged raven keeping a watchful eye on the city in the form of the bird’s egg.

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Date 2000.
Scale Height of each spire: 2.5 metres
Location Witton Country Park, Blackburn, Lancashire.
Commissioner Blackburn and Darwen Borough Council with the Darwen River Valley Initiative and Sustrans National Cycle Route.
Budget Circa £9000.
Description The four spires are surrounded by swirling forms that reflect the patterns of the water beneath the bridge. On the surface, like bubbles, are steel globes with forged details that reflect some aspects of the river, its return from a polluted past, the wildlife and the use of the surrounding park. The work marks the National Cycle Route at its crossing of the River Darwen by framing the entrances to the bridge.

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Date 2001.
Scale Height: 4 Metres.
Location Britannia Mills, Radcliffe, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council.
Commissioner Irwell Valley Housing Association and Irwell Valley Sculpture Trail.
Budget Circa £15,000
Description The sculpture conceals a model canal boat at the centre of these bulrushes. The ovoid form recalls an upturned weaving shuttle (product of the old mill) and was inspired by the clumps of rushes growing in the nearby canal. The sculpture lights up to offer a nighttime welcome to residents of the new housing.

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Date 2000.
Scale Height of Swarm Tower: 10 Metres. Bees are 50mm long.
Location Monkton Business Park, Hebburn, South Tyneside.
Commissioner One NorthEast Regional Development Agency).
Budget Circa £125,000.
Description The work consists of a sculptural tower in the form of a hollow tree or chimney with a 3 metre swarm of forged steel bees hanging within. The sculpture was the outcome of a year's residency with South Tyneside College managed by Helix Arts, with parts of the work manufactured by welding trainees. The scheme also includes a walk through hive and 150 metres of railings. The bees reflect a divided view of this site, a reclaimed cokeworks complex with a history of pollution.

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Date 1992.
Scale 5.25 metres tall.
Location Longbenton Community High School, North Tyneside.
Commissioner Longbenton School and Northern Arts.
Budget Circa £5000 (in 1992).
Description William’s first significant public art commission was manufactured by an AMARC training team. Inspired by the delicate form of an Aurum Lily it represents the flowering of young people's talents, ambitions and desires in this school.

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