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I Will Lift Up My Eyes
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The Beautiful Sculpture of Lady Godiva
I will Lift up My eyes
is to be launched at the Davies Gallery
Stratford Upon Avon
England
Contact the Sculptress JOEL for an invitation
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
Saturday, 22 March 2008
The Lady Godiva Story
Follow the trails of the Lady of courage who dared to do what was needed to see people rescued from oppression
Inspiration for Lady Godiva's horse ~ the Spanish stallion Boethos
The Spanish eye
The Spanish stallion at Northfield farm, Derbyshire, was a marvellous help and inspiration to inform the sculpture of Boethos,
Lady Godiva's horse,
stepping out from the safety of her courtyard
Stepping Out
Boethos...all ready to be tacked up and saddled for Lady Godiva to ride
Close up of the details of the bridle and reins
The ornamented saddle and folds of Lady Godivas dropped cloak
The project progressed and the finished clay sculpture cast into Bronze by the lost wax process.
Coming soon more information and links
Commission of History
The Sculpture of Lady Godiva was commissioned by the new Davies Gallery of Stratford Upon Avon.
The Sculpture has been made in fine detail and with careful research by the Sculptress JOEL.
"It has been a fascinating journey of discovery ~ about the historical Lady herself, and the Saddlery of the time. We chose a Spanish stallion as her horse and he was given the name Boethos, which comes from the Greek for 'Help' and reminds us of Godiva's faith, echoed in Psalm 121"
I lift up my eyes to the hills
— where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth
Lady Godiva's Christian faith was the motivation for her compassion for the poor, and her humility in being ready to risk utter embarrassment, to see an unfair tax repealled.
She is shown with one hand dropping, yet just holding the folds of her cloak, her other hand grips the reins and some of the mane of her horse....this is to reflect the tension between wanting to go forward with the action, but the desire to cover herself.
The saddle and bridle is ornate and beautifully decorated, and the Spanish horse has long mane and tail, which add to the flow and lines of the sculpture. The stallion also has a graceful and yet powerful appearance as he steps out from a walk into a trot.
Please Contact the Studio if you would like further details of this special Sculpture
The Sculpture has been made in fine detail and with careful research by the Sculptress JOEL.
"It has been a fascinating journey of discovery ~ about the historical Lady herself, and the Saddlery of the time. We chose a Spanish stallion as her horse and he was given the name Boethos, which comes from the Greek for 'Help' and reminds us of Godiva's faith, echoed in Psalm 121"
I lift up my eyes to the hills
— where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth
Lady Godiva's Christian faith was the motivation for her compassion for the poor, and her humility in being ready to risk utter embarrassment, to see an unfair tax repealled.
She is shown with one hand dropping, yet just holding the folds of her cloak, her other hand grips the reins and some of the mane of her horse....this is to reflect the tension between wanting to go forward with the action, but the desire to cover herself.
The saddle and bridle is ornate and beautifully decorated, and the Spanish horse has long mane and tail, which add to the flow and lines of the sculpture. The stallion also has a graceful and yet powerful appearance as he steps out from a walk into a trot.
Please Contact the Studio if you would like further details of this special Sculpture
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