Clive Duncan Sanderson BA hons

Artist ~ Metalsmith

Blacksmithing & sculptural metalwork

Clive was born and raised on his grandparent’s family farm in Lighthorne Warwickshire, his love of the natural world and of metalwork formulated in those early years and much learnt from his grandfather Charles Walter Branson.

Clive embarked upon his career in blacksmithing as a trainee at Culworth Forge, Culworth Northamptonshire. He later studied Three-Dimensional Design, silversmithing & metalwork at Camberwell School of Art London, graduating in 1988 with BA hons degree, and has continued as a practitioner of the arts in metalwork and sculptural pieces to this day, now living near Hay on Wye.

Clive worked in his own artistic studio practice as well as for other prestigious metalwork studios within the Uk and abroad expanding on his knowledge and skills gaining invaluable experience whilst continuing to broaden his own portfolio of work.

Clive has passed on his skills to a younger generation and adult learners wishing to gain skills in blacksmithing, he became a lecturer at Warwickshire College 2004-2014 teaching blacksmithing and design skills to learners on Farrier Access and Blacksmithing BETEC courses, also weekend blacksmithing to adults at the historic Tooley’s Boat Yard forge, Banbury Oxfordshire.

Clive combines over forty years’ experience as designer maker of fine artistic metalwork unique nature inspired pieces that preside in private and corporate collections.

“Inspired by his grandfather Charles Walter Branson to set up his own business.”

Teaching and Mentoring

Present

Freelance Artist and Metalsmith, available for commissioned blacksmithing and sculptural metalwork. Please get in touch to find out more.

2004-2013

Warwickshire College. Main Lecturer of Access course from 2007, part time teaching craft and design skills at this FE college.

2006

Plymouth College Of Art visiting lecturer for the BA Three Dimensional Design Metal department.

English Heritage National Archaeology week, craft demonstrator,Fort Cumberland Portsmouth Wilts.

1988-1999

Middlesex University Visiting lecturer P/T Three Dimensional Design Silver/ metal Dept BA.

Past Publications

Touch Base magazine 2014 Royal Leamington Spa going for Gold

Cotswold Life magazine june 2012 Home security placed within feature

Cotswold Life magazine Dec 2012 Green fingered Gifts placed within feature

Oxford Times Aug 25 2011 within weekend Arts Article about St Hughs ‘Whitehead Gates

Forge Magazine publication for BF&BA June 2011 article in news about St Hughs ‘Whitehead Gates

St Hughs College Autumn News Letter magazine 2011 article about ‘Whitehead Gate commission and opening ceremony.

St Hughs College Spring News Letter Magazine, 2010 article about the ‘Swan gate motif commission.

British Artist Blacksmith Magazine April 2000 feature of garden bench

Vogue magazine 1991 Article about group exhibition at the Barbican, Avant Garden.

Stratford Herald Nov 1990 article by Betty Smith about my work ‘On His Metal’

Warwickshire & Worcestershire Life Magazine March 1983 showing feature of village life at Halford and my work as a maker.