Ian Wolter

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Award-winning artist and sculptor: his public works include Safe Haven, the Kinder Transport memorial in Harwich, The Children of Calais in Saffron Walden, and works for the Fry Galley, the National Army Museum and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University.

15/06/2026

Part 2: Nocturne grew out the despair you feel when you think about species loss and global heating, but I suppose its viewpoint is irrationally optimistic - a dream that it could all be fixed.

12/06/2026

For me being an artist could be very solitary, I could spend all day in my studio listening to podcasts and not seeing anyone, but part of my practice involves collaborating with other artists and I love it!

10/06/2026

Part 1: I don’t usually post about the early experimental stages of my projects, but this one’s such a fun process. It’s called Nocturne.

05/06/2026

This week I’ll be training a group of volunteers for TouchPoint, a fantastic charity in Stansted in Essex. This is a quick test to see which air dry clay is best for the workshop I have planned. I don’t usually use air dry, but in this instance it’s the best solution.

01/06/2026

During lockdown, Clare wrote a book about the Gibson library - originally the Saffron Walden Literary & Scientific Institution started in 1832. During the research, she found an amazing cast of interesting historical figures who at one time visited this small market town. I decided to sculpt 10 of them. It’s gonna take a while, but at least I’ve started!

One of my sculptures is on a sign!The two landmarks chosen to promote Harwich and Dovercourt are the Electric Palace cin...
13/05/2026

One of my sculptures is on a sign!

The two landmarks chosen to promote Harwich and Dovercourt are the Electric Palace cinema, which is fabulous, and Safe Haven - the memorial to the Kinder Transport 😊

The paperback of by is out today, and I was prompted to reread the wonderful chapter on the . It’s a marvellous book...
07/05/2026

The paperback of by is out today, and I was prompted to reread the wonderful chapter on the . It’s a marvellous book.

07/05/2026

📍 Gibson Library, Saffron Walden

I'll be a keynote speaker on Wedsnesday, 13th May, at the Gibson Library AGM.

The speech will mainly be about the proposed memorial to do with the extraordinary meetings between the New Model Army and government commissioners in Saint Mary’s Church Saffron Walden.

I’ll also talk about some of my other public art projects that led to this commission, like the Kindertransport memorial, the commission for the national Army Museum, and the Great Barfield artists.

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