This is a list of all the Grizedale sculptures that I know of, arranged alphabetically by sculpture name or artist.
A to Z listing
By artist
A map for the various sculptures we’ve seen in the forest can be found here – https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zV6Rj66MiDNg.kd9pGg3PGfFA and will be updated as time goes on.
For sculptures no longer current/ not seen, look here (locations not necessarily accurate): https://goo.gl/maps/8YNnm
Natural Forces
Karl Ciesluk 1996 Close to Grizedale Tarn, this work originally had ‘pyramids’ protruding from the rock face as well as carved indents. The indents now remain. There is also a rock with similar arrow marks further towards Grizedale. Other works by Ciesluk... read more
Wind Thrust
Jony Easterby 1996 Artist’s website: www.jonyeasterby.co.uk “In ‘Windblown’ the energy of the wind brings life through movement. The four points of axis amplify the wind for us, the wings harness its chaos and flow. As a family they interact in... read more
Circus
Joanna Hull 1988 Joanna Hull came to Grizedale to restore Figure in a Pond by Alan Grimwood after he died, and to build a ‘monument’ to him. “In making a ‘monument’ for Alan, I looked back and find I have made a circus, unintentionally... read more
Larch Arch
Jim Partridge, Liz Warmsley, 1991 Working together since 1986, Jim Partridge and Liz Warmsley create and design functional woodwork and furniture. At the start of the Ridding Wood trail, Larch Arch can be seen as an entrance to the forest, “a strong, bold... read more
Torment of the Metals
Jill Randall 1999 Artist’s website: www.jillrandall.co.uk Jill Randall won an open competition for a 3 month International Residency at Grizedale in 1999, which resulted in this sculpture. The sculpture contains copper ore rock (copper is a conductor of... read more
Between elephants
Iraida Cano 1995 Painted on rock. Between Elephants. Photo April 2014Between Elephants. Photo April 2014Between Elephants. Photo April 2014Between Elephants. Photo Oct 2014Between Elephants. Photo Oct 2014Between Elephants. Photo Oct 2014Between Elephants. Photo Oct... read more
Her Insistent Stream
Hilary Cartmel 1985 Hilary Cartmel spent time at Grizedale during a particularly wet summer and this influenced her work, which could loosely come under the heading ‘woman and water’. “The cycle of water within Grizedale is continuous and takes on... read more
Temple of the Forest
Hideo Furuta (Japan/UK) 1994 “I have learned that successful sculptures in the forest are those which have managed to reveal the secret of the forest. In my case I concentrated to bring up quartz lines shown on the surface of the carved form.” The temple... read more
Touchstone
Gregory Scott-Gurner 1998 Gregory Scott-Gurner spent a 4 months’ residency at Grizedale in 1998. Touchstone “stands singular and alone”, and was painted gold (then varnished) to give it a new life and identity. The gold linked to Scott-Gurner’s... read more