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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