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Gill loved many of the pieces but the first of her three favourites was by the French 19th-century sculptor, Henri Laurens, Head of a Young Girl.
“This is a piece in stone and I like the simplicity of the cubist lines that have been used for the face against the softness of the carved hair."
Head of a Young Girl by by Henri Laurens
photo courtesy of Wikiart.org
Early stone carving by Gill Lawson
"The piece has a real feeling that makes you sympathise with the young girl. It was also the inspiration for my very first attempt at stone carving at a college three-day summer school and this piece is still in my garden.”
Untitled (detail) by Laurence Vail
Cactus Man I by Julio Gonzales