The Sculptor

Denise studied sculpture at the prestigious Sir Henry Doulton School of Sculpture in Stoke-on-Trent, following an art foundation course at Cambridge.

The sculpture course was figure based, but allowed her to complement figure work with that of the horse; leading to study periods at veterinary schools in London and Cambridge.

She has worked on numerous commissions both public and private over the past 24 years examples include:

Portrait bust Sir Neville Mott Nobel prize winner for physics, Mott Building, Cambridge;

Life size equestrian statue of the last Maharajah of India, Duleep Singh, unveiled by Prince Charles. On Button Island Thetford;

Amberleigh House, winner of the 2004 Grand National. Private estate;

The Land Girl’s and lumber Jill’s memorial at Alrewas unveiled in 2014 by HRH The Countess of Wessex;

Annie Kenney, suffragette; sculpture unveiled in December 2018 in Oldham.

I will be pleased to work with the trustees of the Mary Clarke Statue appeal and to be a part of realising their mission in bringing the memory of Mary’s life story to others through the statue.

The making of a sculpture goes further than a sheer physical task it’s also about the artist’s engagement with the subject. I feel empathy with Mary, for what for she endured through her life and what she fought for. These emotions will be ever present during the realisation of the commission.