Hand - Commission | Katherine Worthington

Portland stone retirement gift for a surgeon. 230mm x 150mm

The brief for this commission was to depict a surgeon who specialised in scaphoid bone fractures, enjoyed sailing and liked jazz. Katherine's idea for this difficult concept was to target these three points including his step into retirement.

The design was centred around the hand, and its pose on the operating table. There is a small boat sailing on the hand where the bone is pinned together. There are jazz cords flowing freely over the hand like swirling waves, the second boat riding these waves represents his transition into retirement.

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Retirement gift carving

Proudly placed on surgeon's shelf

Researching scaphoid pin location

Katherine’s loves carving her stone Wall Art. It is her version of painting or drawing but in stone. It has no limitations allowing her to carve a landscape, portrait, or other. She enjoys carving close up detailed leaves and foliage influenced by her love of nature and her architectural carving of decorative leaves.

She draws on her sculptural skills which can be seen in the stone carving creating the illusion of 3D in a 2D form. She carves in both realistic and immpressionistic styles. People comment on how delicate and detailed her carvings are.

They make an ideal gift and can be embellished with carved letters; such as a name, date or special phrase. They can also be gilded or painted.

The idea of her Wall Art is to create something beautiful in stone that can easily be placed in a home or small flat. It can be hung from a wall or placed on a shelf. The stone is small and light as it is hollowed out at the back with picture hooks installed.

For commissions and sales Katherine quotes competitively. Contact Katherine to discuss a Wall Art commission or buy a piece you have seen on her website.