Ruth Devor Sculptor

Artist’s Statement

Breathing life into magnificent stone from around the world has always been a very spiritual and humbling experience, after all, it took nature billions of years to create their glorious veins and colourations. Their beauty inspires me, and it has been my greatest joy to honour Nature; to create beauty from Nature's beauty for over fifty years.

I love the freedom of carving with no preconception and not having any initial design.

I believe the sculptures are more unique and exciting by following this liberating creative process. I'm communicating my emotions in every sculpture as I work, and I can only hope viewers can experience how special they are.

I feel truly blessed to be instilled with a passion for carving. To create beauty from nature’s beauty has been my greatest joy. It is indeed, as Michelangelo believed, ‘the most noble of all art forms.’
— Ruth Devor