Susannah

A Portrait of a Young Artist

Susannah Collins, daughter of famed artist Jacob Collins (the Founder of Grand Central Atelier in New York), and a talented young artist in her own right, came to study sculpture for a short time at Florence Academy of Art before Covid forced her home to New York. Just before she left she agreed to sit for me for a few sessions and the portrait was then finished in my apartment during lockdown.

The Images below show the portrait in clay (white background) and the artists proof in Hydro Resin (black backround).

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Susannah, portrait by Maudie Brady 2020

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Details

Bronze
Scale: 3/4 life
Size: 50 x 36 x 30 (excluding base)
4 editions (what is an edition?)

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Figurative sculptor from Melbourne, Australia. Based in Florence, teaching at @florenceacademyofart. Member of @societyofportraitsculptors

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Back in 2021 in my old studio at @florenceacademyofart working on ‘Red Star’ with the beautiful model @marilucecilia_
📸 @giuliapianigianiph

Back in 2021 in my old studio at @florenceacademyofart working on ‘Red Star’ with the...

This a 2/3 scale figure I made alongside a student over a few weeks during the summer …. It was so nice to be sculpting with a live model again and in the new studio space 🥹 Hoping to finish this one to a higher level in the next few months in between my teaching days at the @florenceacademyofart 🤓

This a 2/3 scale figure I made alongside a student over a few weeks during...

From before the summer…photo by @stephanieblack.studio

From before the summer…photo by @stephanieblack.studio

Two and a half weeks of hard work! Congratulations @anna.kiesser! So proud of what you accomplished in such a short time! 🥳😎🙌🏻 it was an absolute pleasure having you in the studio ❤️

Two and a half weeks of hard work! Congratulations @anna.kiesser! So proud of what you...

‘The Philosopher’, Bronze.
Temporary base (until marble base is ready)!
@michael2002york

‘The Philosopher’, Bronze. Temporary base (until marble base is ready)! @michael2002york

Evenings in the studio

Evenings in the studio

‘Anastasia Drifting’ - mask in White Hydroresin. Available.
My Summer Sale is happening until end of July- 25% off everything in the catalogue. Link in the Bio ☝🏻

‘Anastasia Drifting’ - mask in White Hydroresin. Available. My Summer Sale is happening until end...

White resin mask of ‘Idan’. Available in my webshop, link in my bio.

White resin mask of ‘Idan’. Available in my webshop, link in my bio.

Mask of ‘Leviathan’ in white hydro resin. Available through my web shop (link in bio).

Mask of ‘Leviathan’ in white hydro resin. Available through my web shop (link in bio).

In the studio yesterday with this guy 😍 turning this anatomy demo into a full traditional portrait.

In the studio yesterday with this guy 😍 turning this anatomy demo into a full...

Resin mask of ‘Bianca’. Available in my web store.

Resin mask of ‘Bianca’. Available in my web store.

Got a second session in the drawing room on this relief sketch yesterday. Unfortunately that’s all I’m going to get! Values are out of whack but it was fun trying!

Got a second session in the drawing room on this relief sketch yesterday. Unfortunately that’s...

Jumped in to join the sculpture drawing students this afternoon…tbc. Playing with the clay planes to create the illusion of depth on such a small scale brought me some light relief 😂😬

Jumped in to join the sculpture drawing students this afternoon…tbc. Playing with the clay planes...

Some images from my workshop @figura_sculpture in Amsterdam where we built a dynamic ecorche of a portrait from the live model. We had only 4 days to cover a great deal of information and everyone did a super job!! 🙌🏻😎 I still have one place left in my August 2 week workshop covering the same material, link in bio above through my website 👆🏻
📸 @lisjohn123 🙏🏻

Some images from my workshop @figura_sculpture in Amsterdam where we built a dynamic ecorche of...

‘Avatar’ fragments. Hydroresin.

Still some places left for this portrait workshop @florenceacademyofart in September! I will be teaching alongside @thor_sculp_thor for 2 weeks of traditional portraiture sculpting where we will begin by studying the forms of the skull before moving into working with the live model. Link for application in my bio☝🏻

Still some places left for this portrait workshop @florenceacademyofart in September! I will be teaching...

*UPDATE: Sold Out* 10 day Workshop: Expressive Portraiture - An Anatomical Approach. August 26- September 6. This will be my inaugural workshop in my new studio space! It’s an extended version of the workshop I taught recently in Amsterdam (thank you @feridumn for the pics!), and will be including the neck muscles as well as the facial muscles. We will make a dynamic Ecorché on one side and a traditional portrait on the other. Only 6 students with two live models. Apply now - only one spot left! Link in bio 👆🏻

*UPDATE: Sold Out* 10 day Workshop: Expressive Portraiture - An Anatomical Approach. August 26- September...

Today I went with a group of students from @florenceacademyofart to the incredible anatomical wax museum ‘La Specola’ here in Florence and we had a guided tour including the amazing Bone Room featuring a huge array of animal skeletons amongst which is the skeleton of the elephant that Rembrandt painted when it was still alive! Having a resource like this museum at our fingertips is simply mind blowing!! It’s been closed for renovations since Covid and reopened recently so we feel particularly lucky to see these exhibits! 💀🐒🦄

Today I went with a group of students from @florenceacademyofart to the incredible anatomical wax...

White resin mask of Susannah, one of several resin masks I’m making of portraits I’ve made. Available in my web store (link in bio 👆🏻).

White resin mask of Susannah, one of several resin masks I’m making of portraits I’ve...

A while back I was contacted by Brandon Rosas from @fineartconnoisseurmagazine to ask if I wanted to be involved in his ‘5 to Watch’ column, of course I was absolutely delighted! And then I received word that Editor in Chief @petertrippi had chosen to feature my piece ‘The Philosopher’ on the front cover- I was totally flabbergasted, I thought this type of thing cost a small fortune to achieve but no, here was an incredible gift from Peter, and I cannot thank him and Brandon enough for this generous and special honour!! So grateful 🥹 🙏🏻
📣May/June issue of Fine Art Connoisseur is out now and, among others, features a great article on @nerdrumodd

A while back I was contacted by Brandon Rosas from @fineartconnoisseurmagazine to ask if I...

Mask of ‘Pica Flor’ catching some rays in the studio 🌞 I am making a series of white resin masks from various portraits - Available in my web store.….link in bio 👆🏻

Mask of ‘Pica Flor’ catching some rays in the studio 🌞 I am making a...

A glimpse into this years catalogue for the 60th Anniversary of the annual @societyofportraitsculptors FACE exhibition. Outstanding works presented beautifully here in the catalogue, congratulations to all involved and a big shout out to the hard working team in the Society who put it all together in their ‘spare’ time 🙌🏻🙏🏻😍
⚜️Thanks to @okaneliz for the video and pics ⚜️

A glimpse into this years catalogue for the 60th Anniversary of the annual @societyofportraitsculptors FACE...

Last night was the opening for the @societyofportraitsculptors FACE2024 60th Anniversary Exhibition at the Garrison Chapel, unfortunately I couldn’t be there in person but thanks to @okaneliz I got some lovely photos of my work on display, and I got a mention in todays @thetimes, pictured with the Honorary Secretary Robert Hunt @huntsculpture 😎🥳🤩 Looks like it was a great evening, congratulations to all the artists involved !
📸Jack Hill Times Photographer

Last night was the opening for the @societyofportraitsculptors FACE2024 60th Anniversary Exhibition at the Garrison...

Last day of Studio Sale! Check out my web shop, 20% off selected works for...

Last days of my Studio Sale! 20% off selected works, link in my Bio 👆🏻
‘Leviathan / Xiao’ in Resin. Available.

Last days of my Studio Sale! 20% off selected works, link in my Bio 👆🏻...

My Studio Sale is ending soon! This beautiful bronze reduction of ‘Being’ (45cm high) is still available at a reduced price….link in my bio. 🙏🏻

My Studio Sale is ending soon! This beautiful bronze reduction of ‘Being’ (45cm high) is...

To celebrate the opening of my new studio I’m having a sale for the rest of this month, 20% off selected items that I have ready to ship. There are only one of each of these items on discount, some are limited edition bronzes and some are resin Artist Proofs. The money from this sale will allow me to fund new work ( and pay the rent 😆) so any support you can give is much appreciated 😍Link to webshop in Bio. 🙏🏻
Pictured above ‘Medusa’, Bronze. Available.

To celebrate the opening of my new studio I’m having a sale for the rest...

To celebrate the opening of my new studio I’m having a sale for the rest of this month, 20% off selected items that I have ready to ship. There are only one of each of these items on discount, some are limited edition bronzes and some are resin Artist Proofs. The money from this sale will allow me to fund new work ( and pay the rent 😆) so any support you can give is much appreciated 😍Link to webshop in Bio. 🙏🏻
Pictured above ‘Sauvage’, resin Artist Proof. Available.

To celebrate the opening of my new studio I’m having a sale for the rest...

Very pleased to find out that these two portraits will be part of the @societyofportraitsculptors annual exhibition FACE2024! People think that as a member of the society ones’ entries are automatically accepted but this is not true! They can still be rejected at the last stage (as mine have been in the past), but not this year! 😀 congratulations to all the artists who have been accepted and for those not, I know what that feels like and I’m sorry -but keep trying because every year holds a new batch of works and maybe yours will find its place amongst them…
15-28 April 2024, Garrison Chapel, Chelsea Barracks, London

Very pleased to find out that these two portraits will be part of the @societyofportraitsculptors...

As I recover from major shoulder surgery I have been going through old pictures and updating my website. So many amazing jobs, all carving poly (pretty much the reason why I have had to replace my right humeral head 😅). I found these pics from Wellington when I worked on The Hobbit and got to carve poly with these legends… we worked hard and we played hard, such an epic time! 🦾⚡️🦾

As I recover from major shoulder surgery I have been going through old pictures and...

The Philosopher. Hydroresin.
Now in a private collection in Ireland.

The Philosopher. Hydroresin. Now in a private collection in Ireland.

Can’t believe it’s been a year since this remarkable event - it was such an honour to be a part of this ✨
As we approach International Women’s Day let’s hope for more of these kind of changes to happen in the near future!
@tcdartcollections @trinitycollegedublin @societyofportraitsculptors
#adalovelace#longroomlibrary#trinitycollege

Can’t believe it’s been a year since this remarkable event - it was such an...

Resin mask of ‘Queen’. Thinking of doing these kind of casts to sell as a more affordable, easier to mount kind of art- just hang it on the wall! I will be posting these up on my website soon. 💫

Resin mask of ‘Queen’. Thinking of doing these kind of casts to sell as a...

Pretty much done on this - just missing some ear cartilage (and the risorius 🙊). Will make a mould and see if I can continue with it post moulding to finish it as a traditional portrait. I will be teaching a workshop in early April @figura_sculpture in Amsterdam following this anatomical approach to traditional expressive portraiture. Check out their website www.figura-sculpture.com for more info. 💀

Pretty much done on this - just missing some ear cartilage (and the risorius 🙊)....

Have added a slight tilt and expression. Time to develop the accuracy of the skull side and start to think about adding the musculature creating this expression.

Have added a slight tilt and expression. Time to develop the accuracy of the skull...

7 months work in 90 seconds!! What an amazing thing to have a studio of one’s own ✨ Björn and I have dreamt of this for so long, Björn since he was making motorbikes in his early 20’s and me, well since forever!! I hate photos of myself so I haven’t included many - but to be fair, this was mostly the labour of Björn with me trying to help out in between my teaching schedule. In this whirlpool of images you can get a sense of the incredible skills and patience of my man 🥹 what an absolute Legend ❤️ We are sooooo excited to start working on our respective projects in here!
Big shout out to those that helped us out along the journey 🙌🏻 @amitkaro and @sandeep_krishnan_s for helping to move my ridiculously large collection of moulds; @cheinke9541 for helping to move the old metal staircase; my aunt @ingletonsally for generously paying for our mezzanine kitchen when all the money had gone 🫶🏻; and last but definitely not least, we were only able to make this dream a reality with the combined inheritance gifts from both our fathers…RIP Rune and Graeme 🙏🏻 thank you Dads 🤍🤍🤍

7 months work in 90 seconds!! What an amazing thing to have a studio of...

Seems appropriate that the first thing I sculpt in the new studio space is a portrait of the man who has been working so hard with me to create it 💘this is just the beginning, after a few 20 minute sessions, so a long ways to go yet! Playing around with ideas, leaving one side of this portrait as an écorché, blocking in the skull on the right and will add the facial muscles to reflect the models forms as seen on the left side. I have used a Lanteri armature (aluminum wire on a pole) so I can position the head later into a more dynamic position if I think it will work better. I will be running a workshop in Amsterdam in early April @figura_sculpture in which we will explore this anatomical approach to the portrait. The hope is to gain more anatomical insight for future portraiture, but the final sculpture will have a ‘momento mori’ feel to it methinks.
Treasure every moment with your loved ones’ people! Furry studio assistant in last pic 🐶

Seems appropriate that the first thing I sculpt in the new studio space is a...

Just received these wonderful pictures from a very happy new owner of my sculpture ‘Forsaken Son’….thank you Chris for the fantastic positioning of this work in your beautiful home! Couldn’t have asked for a better spot, you can always trust a fellow sculptor to get it right! 😍🤗🙏🏻

Just received these wonderful pictures from a very happy new owner of my sculpture ‘Forsaken...

John Gollings in bronze. Edition 1/1. *FOR SALE*
@johngollings is internationally recognized as Australia’s leading architectural photographer who has represented Australia in the Venice Architectural Biennale. It was an absolute honour and privilege to be able to sculpt John from life back in late 2016.
I have known John since I was a baby, my parents met him at Melbourne University where they studied architecture together and they were all very close friends (his then partner Kate, may she rest in peace 🖤, even used to breastfeed me alongside her own baby if required 🥹).
I recently managed to cast this bronze, a unique edition (the silicone mould had aged so much it tore apart as the first -and last- wax was cast from it).

John Gollings in bronze. Edition 1/1. *FOR SALE* @johngollings is internationally recognized as Australia’s leading...

‘Queen’ in bronze. Now in a private collection in Portugal. #queenbronze#queenresin

‘Queen’ in bronze. Now in a private collection in Portugal. #queenbronze#queenresin

Detail of the back of ‘Avatar’

Remembering back to this 3/4 scale portrait of @susannahcollins.art which began just before lockdown and was finished at home - had plenty of time to consider how best to sculpt Susannah’s magnificent mane of hair, still don’t think I did it justice!! 😅

Remembering back to this 3/4 scale portrait of @susannahcollins.art which began just before lockdown and...

Patina day @cigliaecarrai

Patina day @cigliaecarrai

Portrait of a boy. Hydroresin.

Portrait of a boy. Hydroresin.

‘Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom’ - Aristotle
Hydroresin cast of life size portrait of Michael.

‘Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom’ - Aristotle Hydroresin cast of life size...

Thanks to @caroline.field.art for sending me this catalogue to celebrate the production of the Saint Mother Teresa sculpture for the Australian Catholic University. Thanks for the video @roxtagram of entering the new building via the escalator to find the sculpture welcoming you at the top ✨

Thanks to @caroline.field.art for sending me this catalogue to celebrate the production of the Saint...

‘Everyone is the other and no one is himself.’ This quote by Heidegger seems to fit this piece so I’m going with that as a title (for now).
Hydroresin with acrylic patina. Somewhere between half life and 3/4 life scale.

‘Everyone is the other and no one is himself.’ This quote by Heidegger seems to...

FACE2023 is about to open! It’s the
@societyofportraitsculptors 59th Exhibition and I’m thrilled to have had two pieces chosen to be exhibited this year, swipe for pics of ‘Peripeteia’ in bronze and ‘Pica Flor’ in Hydroresin. Both will be for sale at the exhibition, if you’re in London please drop by and check out all the other awesome works in the show.
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14 August - 10 September 2023.
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By kind permission of The Prince's Foundation at The Garrison Chapel.
Opening Hours:
10am - 4pm daily, including weekends
6pm - 8pm Evening opening on Thursday 24 August, Thursday 31 August and Thursday 7 September.
The exhibition will close at 4pm on Sunday 10 September.

FACE2023 is about to open! It’s the @societyofportraitsculptors 59th Exhibition and I’m thrilled to have...

Mother Teresa ‘Hand on Heart’ in bronze, now installed in the new @acuimages Australian Catholic University Saint Teresa of Kolkata Building in Fitzroy, Melbourne. I was able to visit the bronze last Christmas at @funderefoundry along with curator @caroline.field.art. Swipe to see the final finish at install. Thank you to Caroline for this amazing opportunity and to Cameron at Fundere Foundry for making this vision a reality ⚡️⚡️⚡️

Mother Teresa ‘Hand on Heart’ in bronze, now installed in the new @acuimages Australian Catholic...

Where I got after the second and final session with @michael2002york, 4 hours in total. He had to return to York! Thanks for your time sitting for me Michael 🙏🏻

Where I got after the second and final session with @michael2002york, 4 hours in total....

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Editions explained

In the context of sculptures, the term “edition” refers to a specific number of identical or nearly identical copies produced from an original sculpture, with each copy being numbered and signed. The artist closely oversees the production of each edition to ensure that the quality and fidelity to the original sculpture is maintained.

Artists and galleries usually provide a certificate of authenticity with each edition, including details about the sculpture, the edition number, and the artist’s signature. These certificates help establish the provenance and authenticity of the artwork.

In short, “edition” refers to a limited number of authorised copies produced from an original sculpture and therefore valuable and collectible in the art market.

One-of-a-kind sculptures are not considered editions because there is only a single, unique piece, and no reproductions are made.

Academic explained

When a sculpture is described as “academic,” it suggests that the artwork adheres to traditional artistic conventions, emphasising realism, precision, classical influences, and strong technical skills. It is often, but not always, created in a teaching environment where the artist has support and receives feedback from skilled teachers and colleagues.

Fragments and Crops

A Fragment is a unique single side cast of a part of a sculpture. It is a three dimensional object and can be any part of the sculpture, the face, part of a face, a shoulder blade, even the whole front or back of a torso. Fragments are often used by artists themselves to make a quick cast of a favourite part of a sculpture to be hung on the wall.

A Crop is similar to a fragment in that it’s taken from part of a sculpture. It’s not single sided but has a front and a back and therefore need a base to hold it upright.

Fragments and Crops are usually made in plaster or resin, they are not part of editions and does not come with certificates of authenticity but are usually signed by the artist.