PIONEERING THE POTENTIAL 2025 - II - Alison Crowther and Walter Bailey

Alison Crowther and Walter Bailey

Alison Crowther is a sculptor and wood carver working with native species – primarily oak – from her workshop studio near Petersfield. Her sculpture spans different scales, and often reflects Crowther’s emphasis on exploring wood’s natural features and forms in her practice.

Walter Bailey – as Crowther is wood carver to West Sussex, so Bailey is to East Sussex. Born in Sunderland, Bailey has lived and worked in various parts of the county for over thirty years, developing a distinctive sculptural aesthetic encompasssing expressive latticed patterns, including platonic solids or woven and natural form often made possible through a skilled use of a chainsaw machinery.

Photos below of Alison and Walter's work