Nick Roberson
When I meet new clients to discuss a commission regardless of the subject, I bring enthusiasm, the willingness to listen and no preconceptions. By starting with a blank sheet of sketch paper I am able to visualise by responding to what I hear and feel. People are after all unique and I hope my work reflects the fact that every commission must acknowledge this.
Having worked as a freelance carver for 10 years I started my own company in 2006 specialising in figurative carving and letter cutting. I am one of the only portrait artists working in stone in the UK today. I specialise in using Italian marble and indigenous British stone but also work in Bronze.
I studied sculpture and stone carving as part of a formal apprenticeship and am involved in new sculptural commissions as well as restoration projects with an emphasis on public sculpture. In 2012 I was elected a member of The Master Carvers Association and am one of only eleven members specialising in stonework. I am now the serving Secretary of the MCA.
