BA (Hons) Carving: Architectural Stone Carving Alumnus Steffan Lomax has completed a commission for the Worshipful Company of Masons to donate as a prize to the Sherriff’s Ball auction, helping raise funds for the Lord Mayors Appeal. This marks the seventh occasion that a work by a City & Guilds of London Art School Carving student has been donated by the Masons Company Charitable Trust. Each year, the winning stone carving student at the Art School’s London Craft Week Carving competition is offered the commission by the Company.
Made from Portland stone, the carving is based on a memorial from St Paul’s Cathedral which commemorates its destruction and subsequent rebirth after the Great Fire of London. The design portrays a phoenix rising from flames and smoke along with the Latin inscription ‘Resurgam’, translating to ‘I shall rise again’. Steffan chose the material as the stone from which the new cathedral was built.
The carving is inspired by the Wren 300 celebrations, taking place this year to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of Sir Christopher Wren. It will be auctioned at the Sheriff’s Ball on Friday 22nd September.