‘Gravetos Cinzenta’ translates as ‘grey kindling’ in Portuguese. This hallmarked heavy silver ring has a claw setting which carries a large concrete cast of a Eucalyptus pod. The Eucalyptus pod is cast in raw concrete and saturated in resin giving it a wet look.Concrete houses are the only ones left standing when the fires rageContinue reading “Gravetos Cinzenta”
Category Archives: Art
Prize Seeker
Part of the Metal Mermaid series. This piece has inspired by a friend of mine who uses pendulums to select remedies, she is also an enthusiastic wild swimmer and an amazing businesswoman. She definitely knows how to get the prize she sets her sights on. The pendulum element was a prototype for one that was commissioned.Continue reading “Prize Seeker”
Hardcore Mermaid
I’ve been inspired in the Winter months by some of my more intrepid friends who have taken to wild swimming in very icy water. This is a piece of work where I repurpose a doll. I love working with these funny little representations of human babies as a raw material for my artwork. So strangeContinue reading “Hardcore Mermaid”
Melting down the past
This is a post about my childhood doll being made into a huge piece of statement jewellery using reclaimed gold and silver
Gravetos Preta
A heavy sterling silver statement ring with hand cast Eucalyptus pod in dyed concrete with a claw setting. This is a solid wearable statement ring. The tough concrete pod is dyed with the darkest Indian Ink. Resin has been mixed into the concrete giving it additional integral strength and a smoother finish. It is earthyContinue reading “Gravetos Preta”
Detroit
Copper and silver earrings and rings inspired by 1920s classic design
Big Yellow Taxi
This page is about a piece of taxidermy made by Loz Samuels. It features a squirrel sitting on a log.
Boxed Fulmar
A simple box houses a Fulmar skull, found by a friend in Wales on a beach the reason for its death was undoubtedly plastic. There has been a huge growth in information about sea birds and mammals and the effects that ingesting plastic has on them and their population. It is also slowly emerging thatContinue reading “Boxed Fulmar”
DEVIZES OUTDOOR CELEBRATORY ARTS
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: 2010 TO JULY 2022/ CREATIVE PRODUCER NOV 2023 TO PRESENT I have returned to DOCA for two days a week to programme their events and look after their fundraising. It’s great to be back with an amazing new team working on an exciting programme. More updates to come. Below is an outline ofContinue reading “DEVIZES OUTDOOR CELEBRATORY ARTS”
Wyre Forest District Council
This post is about the work of Loz Samuels whilst working at Wyre Forest District Council