This version of the stag is a further development of the theme, and I was very pleased with how he looked in the 2011 summer exhibition in Nottingham.

My guinea pig! Life-size, made for a comission at Christmas. Very tactile, and I love how well the colour has come out. The rounded plump bottom, the questing nose, and the absurd flappy ears that surely can't be any help in hearing. Did you notice the front feet?

Bullrushes in a natural garden pond setting. Well, OK, it's a lake, but they do work in ponds too.

The mole is not laquered, so his colour will age to a dark-brown-purple. Life-size.

This cow was a commission, and is actually a miniature breed: the Dexter. They stand only 3-4 feet tall at the shoulder. However, if anyone would like a full-size cow, I shall be delighted to tackle that too. This sculpture is 10" tall.

My swan's nest has been seen before, at the Salutation gardens in Sandwich; but for last year's garden exhibition in Nottingham I did some further work on the swan, and paired them together. It works well on the large scale.

The feline form, like the character of the cat, is all about style and image; self-centred and self-indulgent.

A group of penguins. I have done individuals of various sizes - and of course these can be bought singly if people wish - but these were conceived and have been shown as a set of three.

Revisiting the duck: the mallard is a new take on the form. It is amazing, when you start to look closely at them, how many animals are really crazy shapes; the duck, more so than most. As with all my colouring, the wing-stripes are purely caused by heating and cooling the copper.

A dachshund, commissioned before Christmas.

From autumn 2011, the retriever is a very small-scale sculpture, a desk-top piece. He is 4" tall. I was pleased to be able to get this much detail into a small-scale piece, and I think he works very well, in both texture and proportions. The character of the breed still comes through.

The giraffe was my biggest new piece in 2011, but he's only a baby: he stands eight feet tall to the top of the antlers. To put it another way, a tall person can stand under the head without any fear of bumping on the jaw. That makes him still less than half the height of a fully-grown adult, which is an impressive idea. One day maybe I'll have the chance to do one of those, too.

He is seen here on view in the Nottingham sculpture garden exhibition, in June 2011.

I'm really pleased with the tulips. The natural rich plum colouring from heating the copper suits the flower; the yearning twists of the stem can be picked up by the pipe; and the single broad leaf makes a contrasting complementary shape. They are a naturally sculptural flower. I think they are most interesting when slightly over-open, but it's a matter of personal preference.

Here set in a row in a natural piece of tree, they can equally be used in a vase, or as single wall ornaments, or used outside in the garden. For the garden, I have also made giant-sized versions about 3 feet tall, which can be an interesting talking-point.

Both standard and giant-sized could be seen at the annual Tulip Festival at Pashley Manor, East Sussex, in April 2011.

More experiments with flowers: the poppy, in bud, flower, and seed-head. The seed-head in particular is fun - hard, round, very tactile.

The Green Man was a commission, and not probably a thing I would have thought of trying for myself. However, the oak leaves are something I have done before - dry leaves are utterly fascinating, and work so well in copper. Shaping the leaves into a face creates a slightly scary image; a reminder that nature is wild, and to be underestimated or ignored at our peril.

The Phalenopsis orchid, arial roots reaching, and the angular stalk offering its beautiful flowers to the light. This has proved very popular, and it should be seen in real life. The delicate colours in the flower petals cannot be seen clearly in this photograph.

The angry gull scolds us for approaching too close. I was pleased with the angles of the pose; it captures the essence of seagull at close quarters. Rowdy, greedy, raucous.

The Bear was the major project of 2009, and I was very pleased with the final result: particularly the fur, and those great paws. He's going to have a permanently shiny nose, because everyone who meets him reaches up and strokes it.

Price: by individual agreement.

Tortoise. Actually I just made the shell, but a complete one is on the drawing-board.

Price guide: £55

Abbysinian cat, 9" tall, very elegant and supremely feline. I have also done a life-size version.

Price guide: £65

The Scorpion, like the crab and some other sculptures, works very well in metal because of its armoured nature. I also like the scuttling effect. This one is about 6" across.

Price guide: £65