Roxy Winterburn is a woman of many talents. A sculptor, first-class chemistry graduate, open water diver, record-breaking powerlifter and VW Beetle restorer, she is above all else a lover of animals. Her debut collection, Circle of Life, combines her childhood memories of Kenya and passion for Disney with a little scientific wizardry.
C IRCLE OF LIFE
C IRCLE OF LIFE
FOREWORD
Roxy Winterburn is a woman of many talents. A sculptor, first-class chemistry graduate, open water diver, record-breaking powerlifter and VW Beetle restorer, she is above all else a lover of animals. Her debut collection, Circle of Life , unites her childhood memories of Kenya and passion for Disney with a little scientific wizardry. Taking its title from The Lion King , the suite of three sculptures – available in resin or bronze – is a stylised representation of animals that inspired her as a young girl. From a gloriously rotund hippo to two huddling penguins, the circular forms evoke happy emotions and symbolise how everything in life is connected. “It’s all about nature’s way of taking and giving back to the Earth,” says Roxy. “That’s life: everything depends on everything else, and the end of one journey is the beginning of the next. My love of Disney really inspires my art. I love the way the animals have quirky characters, and that’s what I want to capture.”
As a child, Roxy’s father, the successful sculptor Steve Winterburn, took her along on his travels to Africa. While on safari, she visited elephants at an orphanage and saw a baby hippo in the wild. She also spent a lot of time with penguins at the zoo, watching them grow and interact with each other. Behind Roxy’s art is a fascination with the way the world works. Amazed by how changing just one molecular bond can alter a state, she uses her scientific knowledge to formulate her own patinas. Different heats and chemicals create a unique reaction that cannot be replicated. As a result, each of the studio editions has a unique finish. The colours are muted to reflect Roxy’s belief that art should be ever-lasting and live within the home. She adds: “Animals are there for you no matter what. There is always a love there from both sides. I would love people to feel a connection to the characters I have created. I want people to see them and want to give them a loving home.”
BUBBLES
Bronze Studio Edition 22cm tall | Edition of 25 £2,950
Hand-Painted Cold Cast Resin 19cm tall | Edition of 195 £250
BET TER TOGETHER
“ANIMALS ARE THERE FOR YOU NO MATTER WHAT. THERE IS ALWAYS A LOVE THERE FROM BOTH SIDES.”
Bronze Studio Edition 29cm tall | Edition of 25 £2,950
Hand-Painted Cold Cast Resin 17cm tall | Edition of 195 £250
“I THINK MY LOVE OF DISNEY REALLY INSPIRES MY ART. I LOVE THE WAY ANIMALS HAVE QUIRKY CHARACTERS, AND THAT’S WHAT I WANT TO CAPTURE.”
PENELOPE
Bronze Studio Edition 22cm tall | Edition of 25 £2,950
Hand-Painted Cold Cast Resin 14cm tall | Edition of 195 £250
Bronze Studio Editions Complete Collection £7,950 CIRCLE OF L I FE COLLECT ION
CIRCLE OF L I FE COLLECT ION
Hand-Painted Cold Cast Resins Complete Collection £695
B IOGR APHY
BORN: Coventry (1994) EDUCATION: University of Hull
the workshop is different to the last. Some days I might be sculpting, and others I can be making lost-wax casts, welding or chasing the bronze works. I am able to do every part of the process, from the very start of sculpting to the final patinated bronze.” Along with the animal kingdom, Roxy is influenced by Disney and strong women. These include the Suffragettes and the pioneering female pilot Amy Johnson. She also cites Leonardo da Vinci as a major inspiration. An advanced open water diver, she has dived in the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Egypt. She is also an award-winning powerlifter and is currently working towards getting her private pilot’s licence. She owns a 1968 VW Beetle named Pumpkin, whom she is lovingly restoring back to his former glory.
British sculptor Roxy Winterburn grew up surrounded by art. Her father, Steve Winterburn, is a wildlife artist and she accompanied him on his many travels to Africa, becoming inspired by animals like hippos and elephants. As a teenager, she lacked the confidence to pursue art as a full-time career and instead studied chemistry with forensic science and toxicology. After graduating with a first- class degree, she set herself a one-year challenge to make it as an artist and received several private commissions before attracting the attention of our publisher, Washington Green.
Roxy creates all of her original sculptures at the family’s foundry. She adds: “Each day in
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