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An individually designed Eco-friendly wooden sculpture of a kiwi bird made by Ingrained Culture

Garden Sculpture

Have a garden sculpture made especially for you.

Ethical, local & sustainable garden sculpture, made from British grown wood and suitable for permanent outside installation

See examples below

Click here to begin the design process. Or here to ask Robert a question (no obligation).
A wooden garden sculpture of a pet dog made by Ingrained Culture

Realistic &

full size

animal sculpture

A wooden garden statue sitting with a real British woman

Life like

People

sculpture

A life size wooden garden sculpture of a peacock made by Ingrained Culture

Lifesize Bird

Sculpture

Any species

A giant dragonfly wooden garden sculpture

Giant Dragonfly

and other wildlife

large & small

Free exciting design process |  Highly personal service | 100% legal & sustainable wood Grown in Britain

Let that creative vision you hold, be realised through me.

I am bringing sculpture and the ability to commission and own it, to everybody. Regardless of the size of your budget, you will receive the same highly personal and empathetic service. 

In the past the process of commissioning a bespoke garden sculpture  has been the preserve of the wealthy. Here though, everyone, people who would otherwise have little option other than a mass produced garden centre sculpture, will experience what is for many a truly profound creative and enriching life experience.

The service I offer you, is to make the sculpture that you have in your mind's eye. We shall design it together and you will be involved with every decision along the way as I make it.

Pricing

Every sculpture I make is different and unique, so there isn't just one price. 

But, you will receive the same highly personal and empathetic service regardless of the value of your order. 

Smaller scale pieces

Small scale sculpture up to 40cm

£350

e.g. a cat, owl at rest or a small scale person

Medium size up to 60cm

£500 to £700

e.g. a lamb, puppy, obelisk or sphere

Medium plus around 1m

£1,000 to £2,000

e.g. a dragonfly

Larger scale and highly detailed pieces

This is not so much about size as it is the level of detail

£2,500

e.g. a highly detailed dog, sheep or peacock  also child sculpture

£6,000

For a highly detailed subject like a life size tawny owl in flight

Creation of a notable sculpture

Life size human sculptures start from

£7,000

For a cutting edge sculpture suitable for a show garden get in touch.

Multiple subjects in the same composition

e.g. one sculpture featuring a person, a child and a dog get in touch.

Small Scale, medium and medium plus examples

Small scale doesn't mean you have to compromise on drama or artistic appeal. Irrespective of your budget, I shall make your garden sculpture with as much artistry as I can muster.

The owl at rest on the left is an example of 'small scale' £350  plus delivery

the seal pup 'medium' £700  plus delivery

and the fairy 'medium plus' £1,500  plus delivery

A wooden owl garden sculpture made by Ingrained Culture
A garden sculpture of a seal pup made by Ingrained Culture
A garden sculpture of a fairy made by Ingrained Culture

A second medium plus example

Giant Dragonfly and other wildlife garden sculptures made by Robert.

There's always something really striking about making an insect at a much larger scale than life size.

A sculpture like the dragonfly in the photos is priced at

£1500 plus delivery.

an Eco-friendly wooden garden sculpture of a dragonfly made by Ingrained Culture
a dragonfly garden sculpture set on a tree stump made by Ingrained Culture
a dragonfly sculpture pictured in mid-winter made by Ingrained Culture

An example of a highly detailed sculpture

Life like and life size dog sculpture for your garden - made by Robert

This is a sculpture of a golden retriever and it is an exact portrait of a much loved family pet. She has an all weather coating and she will stand guard outside a front British door. You can have something similar based on your own pet whether a dog or other animal.

 A sculpture like the dog in the pictures below is priced at

£2,500 plus delivery.

a sitting dog sculpture made from wood by ingrained culture
A close look at the face of a wooden dog sculpture made by Ingrained Culture
rear view of a wooden dog garden sculpture by Ingrained Culture

A second example of a highly detailed and large scale sculpture

Large Peacock garden sculpture - made by Robert

The life size wooden peacock sculpture below, is an example of one way to add elegance to your garden. A cut above the average. That said, you can have any bird large or small in scale or stature. A peacock sculpture like the one in the photographs is priced at

£2,500 plus delivery.

A life size  garden sculpture  of a  peacock made by Ingrained Culture
side view of a wooden garden sculpture of a peacock made by Ingrained Culture
front view of a wooden garden sculpture of a peacock made by Ingrained Culture

Figurative garden sculpture or statues as they are often known - made by Robert

I can make almost any figure in almost any pose for private gardens or public spaces

a life size human figure starts from £7,000 plus delivery

 please hit this link for my webpage on statues

rear view of a life size contemporary figurative garden sculpture made by Ingrained Culture
A human lady sitting on a bench with a  sculpture of a man made by Ingrained Culture
Robert the sculptor is making a wooden garden sculpture of a life size man. Made by Ingrained Culture

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How to choose the subject for an exquisite wooden garden sculpture.

The best starting point is to decide, what subject will make you smile every time you look at it. Then simply tell me Robert, and I shall guide you through the rest.  You may be a garden owner or garden designer, either way you'll have a passion for design and commissioning a sculpture for the garden, isn't easy, there's a lot riding on it. Perhaps, you would like a sculpture to be really NOW. As an artificer, I positively encourage your design ideas. I can make your design or we can design it together.

Points to consider:

 

  • The whole garden, what is its aim?  
  • Do you have a theme in mind i.e. abstract, animal, insect, human figure life like or fictitious?
  • Have you decided where the sculpture is to be installed - can I have a few photos?
  • Do you want your piece to be about drama, soothing, nature, love, erotic, exotic, shocking?
  • Do you want it to passively convey a message i.e. emotions, pain, love, loss, gain wealth, success?
  • Is it to be high brow, folklore, classical, modernist or a memorial?
  • How large or small, almost anything is possible and small can be as effective as large. 



Large carved wooden animals for garden - a speciality.

Eco Art and Design, it's all about natural ethical and sustainable, locally grown wood. Low carbon processes and handmade traditional or contemporary sculpture, designed and made by hand & eye alone. But, suitable for permanent outside installation.

Video design consultations and regular video progress updates, are included in the price.

All handmade UK Garden Sculptures.

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Robert makes wooden garden sculptures and wooden carvings for the garden.

You don't have to settle for something ready made, something that other people want you to buy, I will make what you really want.

So what's different, what's new and now about my work?

It's largely about today's society, my sculpture is made from British grown 100% legal and sustainable wood. It's not just any wood, it consists of carefully chosen species, careful use of specialist techniques, heavily built and robust. For pieces that will be installed in the open and unprotected from all weathers, I coat the whole piece in a marine grade coating for extended longevity. The end result is a natural appearance and an air of real life, something only obtainable by using wood.


Why do I use wood and not bronze in my sculpture?


Wood is of course natural, but it is the only medium in my opinion that conveys a feeling of real life, when the sun shines it will warm and feel warm to the touch. This sense of life is especially important when making a sculpture of a person, bird or animal. Bronze was right for the Victorian period of industrialisation and Gothic splendour, concrete and steel were right for the modernist period of brutal architecture and science fiction, but today, the use of these (and other high carbon materials) are simply all out of date and some may even say irresponsible. It is fair to say the use of  bronze, steel, iron or concrete, will last longer than wood and require no maintenance, so it comes down to what your priorities are.


Medium plus example

A statement piece of Garden sculpture.

High impact statement piece of wooden garden sculpture by Ingrained Culture.

Large scale statement piece garden sculptures.  Really let your imagination go wild.  British high impact garden sculpture and design.

An example of a notable sculpture, (one component of twelve)

an intellectual modern piece

Contemporary individual garden sculpture.

Covid Clouds sculpture by Robert Lawrence of Ingrained Culture

Or, if you want to be right up to date, modern and contemporary, let's design together, a bespoke individual sculpture of a kind no one else has.

Contemporary wooden figurative sculpture.

Contemporary figurative sculpture by Ingrained Culture

This life size figurative sculpture was made from a single photograph. You may like to consider an Eco-friendly wooden figurative sculpture from your own  family or simply your imagination. 


Design your own garden sculpture.

A Eco-friendly kiwi bird garden sculpture by Ingrained Culture.

This life size sculpture of a Kiwi Bird standing on a fern leaf, was entirely the idea of my client. The design  was achieved through  a consultative video design process where I advised on the practicalities, but essentially the whole concept and pose etc belongs to my client. 

Gardens all over the world have been ornamented by art & sculpture

I guess for as long as there have been gardens, they have been ornamented. When we first think of garden sculpture, we either bring to mind the classical figures of ancient Greece or the ubiquitous garden gnome. The gnome has a place, and if you would like a wooden one, I'll make it for you, but I like to make individual one off pieces that have meaning and fit their locations and surrounding environment, but it goes much deeper than that. If you're looking for a sculpture to draw on the emotions, in my experience, a human figure can do that best. Wooden figures, have an air of real life about them, unlike bronze that is just dead metal.

Beautiful wooden sculpture for garden settings.

  • This is all about proper, right up to date environmentally responsible garden sculpture
  • Climate Crisis mitigation, here now & today.
  • Contemporary garden sculptures, or traditional fashions and styles.
  • Unusual garden ornaments made in the UK exclusively from British grown wood.
  • Low carbon, practical, all weather, Eco alternative to high carbon materials
  • Everything I make, is made from 100% legal and sustainable British grown, local wood.
  • As an artificer, I make what you want, not what I think you should have.
  • I can make your design, or we can design it together.

Wooden Garden sculptures

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  • How do I choose a garden sculpture?

    Firstly, decide what's important to you, family animals, nature, flora etc. You can buy something already made, but in doing so, you end up with what someone else thought was good taste. Why not be involved with designing your own and have it made for you. Click here to find out more. 

  • Can I have a garden sculpture made to my design?

    Oh yes you can.  As an artificer, Robert of Ingrained Culture, will happily make sculpture to your design.

  • I want an Ecofriendly garden sculpture.

    Robert of Ingrained Culture makes all manner of garden sculpture exclusively from 100% legal and sustainable British grown wood. It's all about climate crisis mitigation.

  • What is Garden Sculpture?

    Well, it can be almost anything. Even some plants are sculptural. What makes you stop, look and think, what  visually makes you linger for more than a few seconds? That would be a good place to start when thinking about what you would like as a garden sculpture.  

  • I sort of know what I want, but I can't draw.

    No problem, just describe your sculpture design in words, and Robert of Ingrained Culture, will draw it, over and over again if necassary, until we get it right between us.

  • Can I have a unique, personalised garden sculpture?

    Every garden sculpture Robert of Ingrained Culture has made so far has been an exclusive one off.

  • Do you cover the whole UK?

    Ingrained Culture uses a speacialist fine arts courier who will deliver anywhere in the UK.

  • How much does garden sculpture cost?

    As everything I make is different, there isn't just one price, so please click here to view the various price options

  • Can I get a free quotation?

    Certainly, fill in the form on this page and Robert will tell you how much it is to have your garden sculpture made. Free estimates and quotations.

  • I would like to know how you make my garden sculpture.

    Good! You will receieve from me regular video updates as your sculpture progresses, and give some demonstrations along the way. You'll always know at what stage the piece has reached as the making process continues.

Contemporary British Garden Sculpture.





An all weather coating making them suitable for permanent outside installation.

wooden garden sculpture made in the UK
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