I was delighted to be approached to make a very unique sculptural glass trophy for the new prestigious marine award “Marine Trade Young Person Award”. The award was to be sponsored by A-Plan Insurance the sister company to Haven Knox-Johnson Commercial and which would be presented at the British Marine Trades Association Dinner in June.
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The A-Plan team wanted the trophy to be something ‘out of the ordinary and truly unique’. Approaching me because they like the way I use natural and recycled elements in my work. Naturally I was up for the challenge and set to work designing a trophy that would be a sculptural piece of art that would hopefully be proudly displayed by each years winner.
The final trophy design uses reclaimed wood mixed with glass to form a beautiful sculpture. The central post is part of an old sea groin from the Lymington coast that has been naturally sculpted by sea gribble. Sea glass found from the Netley shore is mixed with new coloured glass into two spirals that wrap around the groin representing the ocean and the encompassing nature of insurance.
The trophy was presented to the incredibly hard working and worthy Sophie Tapp of Maritime Yacht Services during the dinner. I could not be more thrilled that in its first year it was awarded to a woman in a very male dominated industry. Congratulations Sophie.
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