Ashwinstudio art blog

Paintings, contemporary sculpture and furniture by Ashley Baldwin-Smith


Self-Build New Art Studio – part 3

6th December, 2017 - Ashley

I investigated many types of roof finishes but finally decided on a EPDM rubber roofing membrane because it is; hard-wearing, reasonably priced, not to difficult to for a DIYer, works within the […]

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Self-Build New Art Studio – part 2

6th December, 2017 - Ashley

Before I started the studio self-build I sat down and worked out what I wanted in the building and how I would position electric sockets. Top of my list was somewhere to […]

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Self-Build New Art Studio – part 1

6th December, 2017 - Ashley

I decided that I needed a studio in the garden, so after much mulling things over and having looked at the prices of off-the-shelf garden rooms, I decided to design and build my own.

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Serpentine – Sculpture created from found objects

7th March, 2015 - Ashley

Serpentine is a sculpture created from recycled roll-cage tubing, scrap metal off-cuts and found objects. I fabricated the sculpture by reshaping the tubing and welding to my desired shape. I have left […]

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New sculpture titled Immutatus – upcycled roll cage and boules

5th March, 2015 - Ashley

Immutatus is a sculpture created from recycled steel tubing, steel rod and pétanque balls. I have allowed part of the surface to rust, whilst other areas have been spayed with a variety of colours. I built up the layers of paint and then in areas I used a grinder cut back – sometimes right back to metal.

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