About Lesley

Lesley has been making art for decades. First as a Primary School teacher, then as a sculptor with her partner and husband John Hardy at Wickmere Drystone and lately as a painter and printmaker.

She sculpts mostly animals and children for outdoors in cold-cast bronze but loves the carving of wood for indoor pieces (if only there were more hours in a day!)

The 2-dimensional work has developed over the last 10 years. Completing a Diploma at the Norfolk Painting School with Martin Kinnear, she remains enthusiastic for oil paint on board and continues to walk the journey painting in oils presents to her.

Parallel to this, church architecture, which she loves to draw, lends itself to Lino printing. The sharp contrast of light on the many mediaeval churches in Norfolk is a favourite exploration in her practice.

Sculpture

Painting

Prints

Visit the Wickmere studio during North Norfolk Open Studios,

which runs from May 23rd-June 7th.

We are open each Friday, Saturday and Sunday plus the bank holiday Monday on May 25th.

My friends, Maggie Simmons, Jo Hiller and Angie Maddigan will be exhibiting their work alongside mine so we have a varied and exciting mix of 2D and 3D art to view.

Find out more >

To see some of my process and workshop practice, see the films below.

The Enjoyment of Sculpting

Filmed for Norfolk Artscape, an online series of films about the Norfolk art scene.

How to create a Mould for cold-cast bronze

For more videos about how I create my work, please subscribe to my Youtube channel by clicking the link below

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Lesley Ash Sculptor, Painter and Printmaker

About Lesley

Sculpture

Painting

Prints

Lesley Ash
Sculptor, Painter and Printmaker