Glen Farrelly

A day to experiment! Lots of pigments dug from the ground, looks like a lot of iron. Watch this space…. Remembering my ceramic days at !

Enigma, 2024, Unwanted and discarded oak, 196cm tall, Yakisugi Technique. This piece is influenced by the many standing stones we find throughout the Uk, especially those that have carvings of ‘cup and ring marks’ . There are many suggestions of what these marks might mean. To me the carvings or message from the past is a wonderful enigma.Happy weekend everyone ☮️
thank you for letting me have this piece of oak saved from the chipper!

Wonderful show this year at The Cotswold Sculpture Park. Open until the end of September, Thursday to Monday. I have 4 sculptures in the park, let me know if you can find them and send me some photos! If you have purchased from me in the past and would like to attend the meet the artist event in 20th July send me a message.

Voyage, 82cm x 116cm, ancient (possibly medieval oak).
This piece has been created, from what I have been told,is a medieval oak beam from a ship. There really is no way off telling but I love the story. This insired me to look at how our ancestors used the North Star, Polaris to help them navigate the seas. The pole star is the star above the north pole and all the lights from other stars will appear to rotate around it if you used a time lapse camera. Maybe these are what the cup and ring marks mean on many of our ancient standing stones?
This piece is currently part of the RCA New Members Exhibition. Get along to Conwy to look at the wonderful exhibition.

‘Standing of the Sun’, made during the festival of the summer solstice. Unwanted oak slab, Yakisugi and cold pressed plant oil.
Oak is the tree of the solstice, it’s leaves are used for crowns and it’s wood for ceremonial fires. This is a time of hope and beginnings, at time when the earth rewards us with it’s bounty. Let’s make sure we treat mother earth with love.
Big thanks to for letting me have this oak destined for the chipper!

Loving my new father’s day t-shirt, did I mention I was on tv 😂?
Happy Father’s Day to all those father figures ❤️🌱.

Delighted to be showing at Altered States Open air sculpture exhibition
Saturday 3 August - Sunday 29 September
11am - 4pm Free Entry!
All works on display available for purchase www.alteredstatessculptures.co.uk
Shaw House, Church Road, Newbury RG14 2DR | 01635 279 279 .
20 artists and over 70 sculptures!

Delighted to be exhibiting as a new member of the renowned RCA. The New Members exhibition is such a wonderful show, you must visit if you can.
is an incredible gallery and organisation from the staff, volunteers, artists and local community. If you want to find out more please send me a message.

From the RCA,
Looking for a fresh
perspective on contemporary
Welsh art? Our 2024 New Members Exhibition showcases vibrant, emerging talent. Explore a diverse range of captivating paintings and intriguing sculptures.
Join us for the exclusive Private View on June 1st from 2pm to 4pm and celebrate these exciting artistic endeavors with us.
Delighted to be showing a range of sculptures including 2 new wall sculptures.

Thrilled to be part of this wonderful exhibition

So here it is!
The big interview!

https://www.itv.com/walesprogrammes/articles/backstage-series-4-episode-5

https://rcaconwy.org/news/members-roundup

ROYAL CAMBRIAN ACADEMY OF ART: MEMBERS EXHIBITIONS AND TV FEATURE The Royal Cambrian Academy is proud to spotlight the remarkable achievements of our members. , We are thrilled to promote two significant exhibitions and…

So apart from being on itv wales on Sunday 7pm, I made a surprise appearance on Good Morning Britain this morning! Just had a message from the producer….

Hi Glen, there may be a short version of the report on itv wales at six news tonight (2 mins long) and possibly an even shorter clip on the lunchtime news today (like the one in the GMB bulletin)

I will make sure I have plenty of ink for autographs 😂

Oak is the National tree of quite a few countries that I have been looking into for a potential new project.
Big thanks to for letting me save this piece of oak from the chipper and to for saving this piece of unwanted limestone.

Voyage, 82cm x 116cm, ancient (possibly medieval oak).
This piece has been created, from what I have been told,is a medieval oak beam from a ship. There really is no way off telling but i love the story. This insired me to look at how our ancestors used the North Star, Polaris to help them navigate the seas. The pole star is the star above the notth pole and all the lights from other stars will appear to rotate around it if you used a time lapse camera. Maybe these are what the cup and ring marks mean on many of our ancient standing stones? .

‘Beltane’, unwanted oak, Yakisugi technique and oil.
The holiday celebrates spring at its peak, and the coming summer. Beltane also sometimes goes by the name May Day. This holiday is associated very strongly with fertility for pagans. So be fertile, bring forward new life and hope ❤️🌱.
Big thanks to for letting me save this piece of oak from the chipper and to for saving this piece of unwanted limestone.

Enigma, 2024, Unwanted and discarded oak, 196cm tall, Yakisugi Technique. This piece is influenced by the many standing stones we find throughout the Uk, especially those that have carvings of ‘cup and ring marks’ . There are many suggestions of what these marks might mean. To me the carvings or message from the past is a wonderful enigma.Happy to share this new piece on the festival of Beltane, I might end up dancing around this sculpture later!
thank you for letting me have this piece of oak saved from the chipper!

Misplaced Message, 2024, Unwanted and discarded oak, 191cm tall, Yakisugi Technique. This piece is influenced by the many standing stones we find throughout the Uk, especially those that have carvings of ‘cup and ring marks’ . There are many suggestions of what these marks might mean. To me the carvings or messages from our ancestors may help us unravel our future, our present or even our past.
Many thanks to for the oak destined for the chipper!

Open today until the 15th May! at , this is a satellite show of members work from the RCA in the Chapter House. Absolutely free in this beautiful cathedral in the stunning centre of Chester. I am really pleased to be showing five sculptures, please get along if you can 🙏❤️

‘The message’, unwanted oak, approximately 50 x 50 x 3cm, Yakisugi, cold pressed linseed oil.
I have been looking at stone makings from our ancient ancestors, the really ancient ones! I am absolutely fascinated by them, what do they mean and what is the message. I have a few ideas but would love to hear yours.
Thanks to for the oak saved from the chipper!

Absolutely delighted to be exhibiting at the beautiful Chester Cathedral with the RCA. This is going to be a small group show with some incredible names showing their work, I will announce who is showing soon but just to say I am so excited to be showing alongside them! So this is just a date for your diary post so you don’t miss out! This is a first for the RCA so please get along if you can.

This piece is called ‘Gobaith’ the Welsh word for Hope, 215cm high, unwanted oak, Yakisugi technique

Hope that we can act now and avoid climate crisis. This piece is inspired by the Ancient Standing Stones, I grew up not far from Avebury stone circle and these incredible stones have always fascinated me. The markings are called cup or ring marks that are found on stones throughout Europe. Although we don’t know their real meaning I like to think of them as powerful pulses of energy. These pulses are placed around the circular opening where we can view the life and beauty beyond.
This piece is currently situated at the beautiful

So the secret is out! ITV Wales came to visit yesterday to interview me for the wonderful arts program ‘Backstage’. Watch this space for when it will be aired. Jess and Ciara from ITV Wales were incredible, thank you for visiting.