Artweeks with Martin Cash

As part of Oxfordshire Artweeks, the county’s largest arts festival, our Burford Gallery is hosting a select number of our artists across the week, from Saturday 9th May. We are delighted to be joined by sixteen of our artists throughout the week, demonstrating how they bring their impressive pieces to life, whilst shedding light upon their practice and answering any questions you may have about their work.

On Saturday 9th until Monday 11th May, join us in store to meet sculptor Martin Cash between 9am and 3pm who will be demonstrating his method of creating Ancaster sculptures, focusing on creating new signature garden and parkland pieces.

As a full-time sculptor based in the Cotswolds, Martin Cash works primarily with English stone, bronze and resin. Each sculpture begins with a hand-drawn sketch, which may lead directly to carving in stone or evolve into a clay maquette before the final form is realised. His work seeks to bridge the timeless quality of traditional materials with contemporary ideas, combining classical craftsmanship with a quietly modern sensibility. The resulting pieces invite a sense of stillness and reflection.

Martin’s practice is driven by a deeply personal pursuit rather than passing trends. Inspired by the natural rhythms of the landscape, his sculptures move between geometry and gesture, with each curve, surface and contrast carefully considered. Many of his works are unique, one-off pieces that respond to the ideas that first spark his imagination. Through this process, he explores how form and feeling can become inseparable, using both traditional and alternative materials to extend his expressive vocabulary. His sculptures invite viewers into a space where physical presence meets emotion.

Largely self-taught and deeply connected to his craft, Martin’s years of hands-on practice have given him an intimate understanding of the materials he works with. This sensitivity allows each sculpture to feel almost discovered rather than constructed. His work has been widely exhibited, including at National Trust Avebury, the Chelsea and Kingham Lodge exhibitions, and Magdalen College, Oxford, and his sculptures are held in private collections both in the UK and internationally.