The Carmarthenshire based sculptor Chris Crane takes much of his inspiration from British wildlife. This is where the idea for a piece of artwork can often start: an encounter with a hare, momentarily frozen before it flies across a clearing into the safety of the dunes; coming across a stag, which silently vanishes into the backdrop of the forest; or watching the dynamic grace of a falcon as it chases pigeons from the sea cliffs, or the entwined play of otters as they weave through lily ponds.

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He first captures images in charcoal or ink, before he starts developing the artistic process before creating forms by arranging and merging pieces of steel