Sculptor living in Upper Hutt.

Born in Raetihi in 1956, one of six brothers and a sister and educated at Raetihi Primary School and Ruapehu College in Ohakune.  Bruce works in stone sculpture and mixed media constructions, combining wood, stone and metal; often making use of recycled materials as an inspiration for something new.

Bruce talks about the great honour of producing an international piece (“Patritha”) in collaboration with Lower Hutt artist Maria Heath) as a commission, presented to the city of Athens, Greece in 2004 by the NZ Olympic Committee. 

In creating, I like to utilise the inherent emotion of materials that have been worn and corroded and incorporate them into works that evoke a mixture of nostalgia and curiosity.  My artistic direction is fluid and evolving, but I tend to be attracted first to form, then to texture and colour.  I aim to create a form that is pleasing to the eye and emotionally comforting.  Most of my work represents a transformation or alteration from a past use or form into a fresh entity sometimes purely abstract, other times familiar.

Bruce lives intending to stay fresh and alert to new directions.