David Goode
BORN:Â
Oxford, 1966
LIVES:
Oxford
EARLY LIFE:Â
David Goode grew up in the small Midlands town of Leek, Staffordshire, just north of Stoke on Trent, also known as The Potteries, which was the heartland of the Victorian pottery industry, and to this day is still home to many world-famous pottery houses such as Royal Doulton and Wedgwood.
EDUCATION:Â
Aged 18, David trained at The Sir Henry Doulton School of Sculpture, specialising in portrait and figurative sculpture.
CAREER:Â
In 1988 David became a portrait sculptor at the London Studios of Madame Tussauds, the youngest sculptor ever offered such a position, and for six years traveled the world for sittings with many famous figures – some of his most notable works for Tussauds include Freddie Mercury, Joan Collins, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Ronald Reagan and Yasser Arafat.
In 1994 David became a freelance sculptor, taking on private commissions and exhibiting his own work
MEDIUMS USED IN WORK:Â
David’s goblins are modelled in clay then cast in bronze
SUBJECTS OF WORK:Â
The inspiration for much of his work stems from a childhood fascination with myths, legend and folklore and a love of the works of Tolkien.
David Goode art for sale from The Sculpture Park is detailed below:
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BronzeBronze Fantasy Goblin Sculpture – Little Drinker by David Goode (Edition 28 of 200)
£6,789 inc VATLittle Drinker by David Goode, Bronze
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BronzeBronze Goblin Sculpture – Tooth Fairy by David Goode (Signed and Numbered Edition 16)
£6,500 inc VATTooth Fairy by David Goode, Bronze
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BronzeBronze Goblin Sculpture – Isabel’s Goblin by David Goode (Signed Edition)
£6,000 inc VATIsabel’s Goblin by David Goode, Bronze
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BronzeBronze Goblin Sculpture – Little Pudding by David Goode (Signed Edition 4 of 200)
£5,400 inc VATLittle Pudding by David Goode, Bronze
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BronzeLarge Bronze Goblin Sculpture – Ferryman by David Goode (Signed Edition of 50)
£18,000 inc VATFerryman by David Goode, Bronze , Metal