Collection: Ann Coomber

After twenty years in the electricity industry in England, Ann Coomber moved to Scotland in 1995, settling in the West Highlands. Initially inspired by First Nation soapstone carvings during a trip to Canada, and a need to express herself more meaningfully, Ann undertook a series of courses to train in all aspects and techniques of stone carving, mostly at West Dean College, Chichester.

All of Ann’s curvaceous, abstract, domestic-scale sculptures contain a personal memory or story, recording her journey through time and space. Increasingly, she is driven by a desire to make stone ‘move’, creating sculptural forms that flow like wind and water, directly inspired by the wild weather of the Highlands.