Patrick has a natural gift for story-telling and it is from his stories, accumulated over a lifetime, that he draws his creative inspiration. Whimsical, observant and dramatic - Patrick's work spans a wide range of emotions.



Some of these stories are about the sculptures themselves and others are about the historical and cultural background to the African motifs that features in Patrick's work.

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Silver Cleaning Service

Grouse Pair

The idea to create this wonderfully elegant piece was spawned a few years ago while Patrick was shooting on a Grouse moor in Yorkshire.

It was a crisp cold morning and having positioned himself in one of the shooting Butts, he spied a pair of Grouse scratching amongst the heather ahead if him. In trying to get a better view of the birds, Patrick startled them and they immediately crouched low to the ground. The cock-bird, sensing someone watching them, stretched his neck up as high as possible to get a better view over the Heather. The hen-bird, still uneasy, remained low to the ground. Patrick has mimicked that scene faithfully and both sterling silver birds are signed, dated and hallmarked by Patrick Mavros.