Stoneware Sculpture of Mother and Child by Walter Awlson (Scottish b. 1949), signed and numbered 16/75

Realistic and beautifully observed slip-cast figurative sculpture of a mother and child reading by Scottish artist, painter, sculptor and stage-set designer, Walter Awlson.

Born in Galashiels, Walter studied Furniture Design and Sculpture at Edinburgh College of Art. Graduating in the early seventies, he went on to a successful career in secondary and further education before focusing full time on art. He set up workshop in Alloa in 1985, producing wheel-thrown functional stoneware, Raku fired ware and figurative sculpture.

Exhibitions:
RSA Edinburgh, RGI Glasgow, Heinzel Gallery Aberdeen, Athol Gallery Dunkeld, Fotheringham Gallery Bridge of Allan, Smith Gallery Stirling, Gatehouse Gallery Rouken Glen, Pyramid Gallery York.

Winner of the SPA Alastair Dunn Award 1990 and Professional Member of the Society of Scottish Artists and Artist Craftsmen