Residing near the Suffolk coast, benefitting from living on a peninsular, gives Carl the range of differing habitat and ecosystems that supports his subjects.

The estuaries in particular, with their migrating birdlife and mammals that frequent the area throughout the seasons, provide a real source of inspiration for Carl’s work. Carl’s artistic process is organic in itself; sketching, photographing and watching the subject matter gives him an innate understanding of the species, as well as hours spent in hedgerows and on marshes, gaining intimate knowledge and taking photographs of a species to enable a sculpture to start its life is all part of the process that lends itself to the final creation you see before you.

The process of sculpting initially in clay, either water-based or oil-based, is known as the 'master'. The piece is scrutinised and adjusted to convey the pose and anatomy of the chosen animal; accurately crafting the overall shape and stance plays a vital part in conveying the animal’s size, movements, and character, so that the final piece portrays an honest and balanced likeness.