A series of blogs featuring the sculptures of artist Simon O’Rourke.
In the Autumn of 2024, I had the fantastic experience of travelling to Switzerland for a commission. The job was in a beautiful part of the country and our clients were fantastic hosts. We enjoyed the local scenery and cuisine at the weekends and were blessed with great weather throughout. It was one of my … Read more
2025 got off to a busy start, both in the studio and out and about with some on-site projects. One of those projects was in Gloucestershire where Paul and I created a unique pine marten sculpture in the Forest of Dean… ABOUT THE FOREST OF DEAN The Forest of Dean is approximately 42 square miles … Read more
HAPPY NEW YEAR! And welcome to my first blog of 2025!I like to end each year (or start the next one!) with a review of the sculptures I’ve made, and pick a favourite from each month. 2024 was a busy year in the workshop with some brilliant commissions so it hasn’t been an easy task. … Read more
Back in September I had the pleasure of travelling down to Chalfont St Peter for a commission. I stayed with my clients Gillian and Kevan at their stunning property while I worked on the commission. As well as being a fun commission, the place is incredible so I knew this one needed a blog! I … Read more
Things got a bit meta earlier this year when I used chainsaws to create chainsaw sculptures! The sculptures were created for the opening of Contra House (Stihl’s new UK headquarters), and were started in my workshop then finished as part of a live demonstration at the event. It’s the first time I’ve been asked to … Read more
In May I had the pleasure of creating a family of wyvern sculptures for Powis Castle. As is becoming more common for me, I shared the process and progress on social media each day. They were so warmly received (thank you!), they definitely needed their own blog… THE COMMISSION The commission for the Wyvern sculpture … Read more
One of the highights of summer so far for me was making and unveiling a commemorative sculpture of Blackie the warhorse. I’ve made several memorial sculptures related to war like the Highclere Castle airman and WWII soldier in Workington. This was the first time making one for a military animal though! I love history so … Read more
Below you will find a map of sculptures in the UK that we’ve made, that show all of our sculptures that are visible to the public! When you click on a marker it will show you the sculpture and give you the what3words address, as well as any other relevant information, e.g. the website for … Read more
I think it’s fair to say that my best known sculptures are pretty big! Dragon of Bethesda, Giant Hand of Vyrnwy, Powis Castle Wyverns – they’re all BIG! However, did you know that not all my pieces are so large? I recently had a commission for some unique centrepiece sculptures for a charity dinner at … Read more
Earlier this year a client invited me back to her farm to give new life back to a fallen oak tree by creating a sculpture in it. I’d already made her a Hydra Sculpture in the past (you can see it HERE) so when I saw the branches and shape of the fallen oak, there … Read more