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.
Stories
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Grouse Pair
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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.
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