Jonathan's News
Stone Carving Lessons, Sandy Hill Studios, Corfe Castle
The weather was beautiful and the students all had a good time, producing some wonderful carvings (photos of the finished items coming soon).
Stone Carving Lessons, Corfe Castle – Easter 2019
Jonathan Sells – stone carving lessons, Dorset, 2019
Jonathan will be offering stone carving tuition in 2019 on the following dates: April 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd (Easter weekend) More dates to be arranged. For more details on stone carving lessons in Dorset, or to book, please contact Jonathan direct.
Purbeck Stone Cow Fountain in ‘The Dubber’ Magazine
Jonathan's Purbeck stone carved cow fountain features on the cover of September's issue of The Dubber (www.thedubber.co.uk). The Dubber is the mouthpiece of the Parishes of the Purbeck Hills. The cow fountain was commissioned by Purbeck Ice Cream to celebrate their 30 years in...
Purbeck Stone Cow Fountain, for Purbeck Ice Cream
Jonathan at Swanage Fish Festival 2018 – 9th & 10th June
Jonathan at Purbeck Pirate Festival 2018: 23rd-27th May
Jonathan will be at the Purbeck Pirate Festival 2018, Swanage, on 23rd - 27th May. He'll be based at Sandpit Field. He will be demonstrating various stone carving techniques, and will probably have a stone carved skull and crossbones with him too! Please come and say "Hello" (or "Ahoy there"!). (Photo, above, shows a 2018 pirate themed stone carving by Jonathan). ...
Jonathan’s new stone carvings, December 2017
Jonathan is currently working on several new projects, including stone carved house signs (stone lettering), a hand carved in Italian marble, and a barn own from Purbeck stone.
Exhibition at Upton Country Park, 8th-19th June 2017
Some of Jonathan Sells' stone carvings will be part of 'Withdrawal to the Forest', an exhibition taking place at The Gallery Upstairs (formerly The Peacock Gallery), Upton Country Park, Poole. His sculptures, along with three other people's work, will be on display from 8th-19th June, 10am-5pm. Withdrawal to the Forest from David Hendrey on Vimeo....
Jonathan at Free Expression Arts Festival, 21st May 2017
Jonathan Sells will be at the Free Expression Arts Festival, Blandford Forum, this Sunday 21st May, between 10am and 3pm. If you'd like to learn more about stone carving, have a chat, attend a workshop even...come along! 🙂 ...
Jonathan Sells Featured in ‘Corfe Valley News’
In May and September 2015, Jonathan was featured in the publication 'Corfe Valley News', talking about one of his most challenging sculpture projects yet. This was a commission to carve four large wall panels for a major project, named Genesis, in the Stonehouse area of Plymouth. Genesis is the name of a new £5 million block housing affordable offices and storage units. Corfe Valley News...
Jonathan Sells meets Princess Anne
One of Jonathan Sells' most challenging project yet was a commission to carve four large wall panels for a major project, named Genesis, in the Stonehouse area of Plymouth. Genesis is the name of a new ÂŁ5 million block housing affordable offices and storage units. As a result, Jonathan had the pleasure of meeting HRH Princess Anne on 29th June 2015, at the unveiling of his work...
Sculptor Jonathan Sells carves out a piece of history
Creatures from the Jurassic Coast are being immortalised in stone by Sculptor Jonathan Sells, who is carving out their place in history with a new work at Lulworth Cove. A five-foot tall sculpture depicts life that evolved during the Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic time periods up to 250 million years ago. Read article in Daily Echo. ...
Osprey Quay Sculpture, Portland, Dorset
Jonathan Sells' new sculpture, at Osprey Quay, was commissioned as part of The Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy. Children from the existing Underhill School on Portland influenced the design with their own ideas for their new school, and Jonathan was tasked with completing the stone panel. Read more about the Osprey Quay sculpture here (this is a link to another website and will...
Wareham market’s statue to stay after auction outcry!!!!!
Wareham Market’s towering Portland stone monument has been withdrawn from auction following a public outcry. Read article in The Daily Echo ...