Frippy Jameson– Sculptor
Finding her ideal property in the Scottish Borders has brought the added bonus of becoming part of a thriving artistic community for sculptor Frippy Jameson. ‘I have a big studio space in this beautiful place, looking out over the Cheviots,’ she tells me. It’s certainly a departure from London where Frippy trained to be a sculptor at Camberwell College of Arts and City & Guilds Art School. But living next door to a yard of racehorses has its advantages when equines are your muse.
‘I can ride but I’m not very good,’ says Frippy. ‘But I’ve always loved horses. They are so beautiful, with such a sense of endurance, yet fragility. And when they’re not working there’s a stillness that I love to capture in my work.’
Frippy works in clay for larger sculptures or wax for smaller pieces, before having them cast in bronze. She often pops over to her neighbour’s yard to watch the animals in the barn, taking video and measurements and sculpting a maquette that will eventually be scaled up. In total, creating a life-sized horse sculpture takes around a year.
Exhibitions at Cheltenham and Ascot and an upcoming show at Dalkeith Palace from 10–12 September take up half of Frippy’s time, while the other half is dedicated to commissions. www.frippyjameson.com
‘I’ve always loved horses. They are so beautiful, with such a sense of endurance, yet fragility’