Memorial Plaque for The Waller Era as Cathedral Architects 1847 - 1960 The following is an introduction to the various workshops that Bryant Fedden set up during his working life.īryant Fedden set up his first workshop in a house in Toddington, Gloucestershire. In honour of the unknown who first preached Christ where now stands this church, the most ancient yet proven in this diocese. Memorial stone for unknown Saxon who first preached on the site of the Church Lesley Greene describes Bryant Fedden's "Carved Bison", made at age 14, in her forward to the "40 Years of Bryant Fedden Workshops: A Celebration" exhibition catalogue: "the spirit of the 'bison-ness' of the creature is wonderful." A Bison Carved by Bryant Fedden in 1944, aged fourteen. Early works īryant Fedden created work from his first year at Bryanstone School. In 1976 Bryant Fedden was invited to teach glass engraving for a year at Morely College, London. īryant Fedden taught history at Gordenstoun School from 1958 - 1961. He and Kate then moved to Pakistan to teach English from 1955 - 1958. Teaching experience īryant Fedden married Kate in March 1955. National Service īryant Fedden took part in National Service in Nigeria from 1948 to 1950 achieving the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on 24 September 1949. įrom 1950 Bryant Fedden read history and English at Clare College, Cambridge University. Those pupils included the distinguished potters Richard Batterham and Mike Dodd, the artist Richard Bawden, the sculptor and lettercutter Bryant Fedden and the architects Richard Burton and Quinlan Terry.". " had constructed the wood-fired kiln for earthenware himself, and there are many memories among ex-pupils of staying up for all-night firings, drinking beer and cider while Potter reminisced and quoted William Blake. In Fiona MacCarthy's The Guardian obituary for Potter she included a description of Potter's experiments in earthenware: Education īryant Fedden attended Bryanstone School from 1944 - 1948 where he was taught by the sculptor and potter Donald Potter. In 2002, Gloucester Cathedral hosted an exhibition of works from Bryant Fedden's various workshops entitled "40 Years of Bryant Fedden Workshops: A Celebration". Bryant Fedden's notable works from this time include a viewing platform plaque of a short poem by Robin Munro carved in stained oak for the National Garden Festival in Gateshead in 1990 the carved grave stone for his friend Li Yuan-Chia, the renowned Chinese artist, poet and curator in 1994 and the public art Memorial to Littledean Dairymen in Littledean, Gloucestershire in 2000. īryant Fedden then moved to Littledean, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire and together with wife Kate Fedden (glass engraving), his son Matthew Fedden (artist-blacksmith) and his son-in-law Paul Harper (furniture maker) set up a multi-functioning workshop. Notable works by Bryant Fedden at this time included the gates and railings for Tewksbury Abbey, with Keith Jameson, in 1968 the Ivor Gurney Memorial Plaque in Gloucester Cathedral in 1976 and the memorial plaque to Sylvanus Lysons in Gloucester Cathedral in 1989. The number of people working at the workshop increased and included Kate Fedden who took on some of the commissioned glass engraving. In 1966 Bryant Fedden moved his workshop to Winchcombe, Gloucestershire in part to be closer to Winchcombe Pottery and its manager, the potter Ray Finch. The workshop gained commissions including a memorial plaque for the Waller era architects for Gloucester Cathedral in 1961. They then made the decision to change careers and set up a letter cutting and sculpture workshop in Toddington, Gloucestershire. Bryant Fedden then taught history at Gordenstoun School in Scotland. Bryant married Kate in 1955 and they then taught English in Pakistan. He then went up to Clare College, Cambridge University where he read history. īryant Fedden went to Bryanstone School and followed that with two years in National Service. Bryant Fedden has work in the Victoria and Albert Museum Collections. He was a founder member of the Letter Exchange, a professional organisation promoting lettering in all its forms. He was a member of the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen for more than forty years. Letter-cutter, Glass engraver and Sculptorīryant Olcher Fedden (17 July 1930 - 19 March 2004) was a self-taught letter-cutter, glass engraver and sculptor who developed his craft in a workshop environment with craftspeople whom he taught and supported.
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