Environment Series Explained

The Environment Series[1] [2] Heads developed from the Environment Triptych portrait sculptures by Jon Edgar in 2006. His ongoing series of terracotta clay portraits celebrates those contributing to a sustainable future on Earth. The sculptor observes the sitter on a rotating chair, working over seven or eight hours building up the head on a wooden peg using small pieces of clay.[3] One sitter accounted "It is the most intense and prolonged physical scrutiny I have ever had from a friend. For hours on end."[4]

Sitters

Notes and References

  1. Web site: University Challenge Christmas 2022: Episode 9. BBC iPlayer. 29 December 2022. 25 July 2023.
  2. Book: Jon Edgar - Sculpture Series Heads: Terracotta Portraits of Contributors to British Sculpture. Peter. Hall. Marilyn. Scott. Hesworth Press. 15 July 2013. 39. 978-0955867514.
  3. Web site: Jon Edgar Become a sculptor. howtomakeadifference.net. Fran. Monks. 18 October 2010. 25 July 2023.
  4. Book: Mabey, Richard. Turning the Boat for Home: A life writing about nature. Prologue X-XII. Vintage. 4 March 2021. 978-1529111958.
  5. Book: Blythe, Robert. Decadal. frontispiece illustration of portrait head. Enitharmon Press. 1 December 2014. 978-1907587818.

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