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Derek Kinzett Contemporary Artist & Wire Sculptor Derek Kinzett was born in 1966, and spent his childhood living in Dodington Park, Gloucestershire, a breathtaking estate designed and laid out by Capability Brown in 1764. Derek moved with his family to Wiltshire in 1977, and completed his studies in Art & Design at Wiltshire College in 1984. In 2007 he launched 'The Inner Spirit Collection' of hand crafted life size wire sculptures, which has continued to grow in size and content. Described as beyond beautiful, stunning & spiritual, Derek's work has gained recognition and respect for its intricacy and detail, and can be found within private collections throughout the UK, America, Russia, and france.

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Derek Kinzett

Contemporary Artist & Wire Sculptor Derek Kinzett was born in 1966, and spent his childhood living in Dodington Park, Gloucestershire, a breathtaking estate designed and laid out by Capability Brown in 1764.

Derek moved with his family to Wiltshire in 1977, and completed his studies in Art & Design at Wiltshire College in 1984.

In 2007 he launched 'The Inner Spirit Collection' of hand crafted life size wire sculptures, which has continued to grow in size and content.

Described as beyond beautiful, stunning & spiritual, Derek's work has gained recognition and respect for its intricacy and detail, and can be found within private collections throughout the UK, America, Russia, and france.

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Kendra Haste

Kendra is a contemporary animal sculptor working with the medium of galvanised wire.

Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1998, Kendra has established a significant reputation in her field with work included in collections world-wide. She is a member of

the Society of Wildlife Artsists (UK) and a signature member of the Society of Animal Artists (USA).

Public sculptures in the United Kingdom include an elephant at Waterloo Station, London and thirteen works at the Tower of London, commissioned by Historic Royal Palaces in 2010.

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Gavin Worth

Gavin Worth was born in Zimbabwe, Africa in 1981 and grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He graduated with a degree in Acting, and after college, worked as an actor and musician for the Santa Fe Shakespeare Festival, the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, and the California Shakespeare Theater.

He has had a lifelong passion for drawing, painting, and sculpture since he first saw Michelangelo's "Head of Leda" in a book in the library. He is self taught.

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Diane Komater

As a child, Diane Komater spent many hours in church studying the black leaded outlines of the images on the stained glass windows that surrounded her. the expressive, brightly colored human forms, dramatically highlighted by their thick, black outlines, were early inspiration for the wire sculptures that she creates today.

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