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Shaun M Williamson (born November 23 1959) Specialist British Stone Sculptor and Historical Writer. Biography Born in  Morecambe, England. Williamson left school aged sixteen and went to sea on the Great Lakes of North America. Formative years in the industrial heart lands on the Great Lakes enabled Shaun to improve his education. He attended Weymouth Technical College to train as a Stonemason/carver and then Lancaster University where he obtained a 2:1 Hons BA (Art and Design and English)

After his first major sculpture commission (Medieval Knight outside Lancaster Law Courts) He then became the assistant sculptor and pupil of Josefina De Vasconcellos MBE who before had been the pupil to Italian sculptor Libero Andreotti and Antoine Bourdelle. Bourdelle had been Rodin’s assistant sculptor. Josefina died in July 2005 aged over 100. Shaun has spent many years operating out of the Lake District as well as North America and other Countries. Later Shaun was chosen by the prolific writer Andrew Sinclair to collaborate and contribute as researcher in matters of stone and ancient civilizations in context to the written word.

http://www.lakestay.co.uk/shawnwilliamson/

https://ivan-geigerman.squarespace.com/

http://www.artworkersguild.org/member/shawnwilliamson/

http://www.thesociety.fr/images/files/Simpson&BrownConservationStatement.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henderson_Street

http://www.themonastery.co.uk/THE-SAINTS-RAISED-UP-ONTO-THEIR-PLINTHS-AT-THE-MONASTERY.html

http://www.artworkersguild.org/about-the-guild/current-members/williamson-shawn/

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Public and private commissions

1. “Medieval knight”   over life sized stone sculpture at the Law Courts Lancaster City Council, 1986.

2. “The cycling bear” relief stone sculpture Greyhound Bridge cycling track Lancaster City Council 1986.

3.”Hippo” sculptural functional play piece for Lancaster city council

''4.”Wings of Eagles” over life sized stone sculpture Rydal Hall Cumbria, unveiled by Bishop of Penrith. 1986''

''5. “The stingman stane” replication of famous stone depicting the import of Wine into Leith. (Official Scot’s monument). 1987.''

6. “Jack” Over life sized depiction of an Irish terrier for Lancaster University 1989.

7.  “Bulls head” carved in Shap granite for Lancaster University collection.1990

''8.   Over life sized Male torso sculpted in stone. University of University of Cumbria 1993''

''9. “St Martin and the beggar” over life sized sculpture commissioned by University of Cumbria. 1994''

10. “Armitt Stone” Slate monolith hand lettered and unveiled by Minister for Culture 1992

11.”Mary and Babe” Nine feet high figure sculpted in Limestone for Lancaster Priory, unveiled by Bishop of Blackburn.1994

12. 11th Station of the cross for Wintershall estate near Guildford 1994.

''13. “Emergence” 12 foot high figure sculpted in Cumbrian Limestone, commissioned for Manchester College. 1999''

14. “Sphinx sculpture” Sculpted in Cumbrian Limestone for Manchester College 1999.

15. “Sea Legend” Eight foot high sandstone sculpture for Harrington Harbour Cumbria 2000

16.”Bulls head no 2”, Eight foot sculpture of Bull for local restaurant Workington.2000

17. “Man lion” Sculpture for HRH The Queen’s Golden Jubilee for Workington 2002.

18. ”Medieval Legend”   15’ x 15’ relief carving commissioned by J Sainsbury for Wigan 1996.

''19. Monolithic Herdwick Ram sculpture sculpted in Portland stone unveiled by HRH The Prince of Wales, enabled by Cumbria Rural Regeneration. “The Hall mark of Cockermouth” 2004.''

20. Prince Henry Sinclair eight foot sculpture for the clan Sinclair Study centre Caithness.

''21. Wild Boer life sized sculpture, over life sized medieval lion of St Bernard of Clairvaux. Furness Abbey.2006''

22 “Raphael the angel of healing” and memorial to Josfeina de Vasconcellos, Rydal Hall Cumbria   unveiled by Fiona Armstrong  2009.

23. Several   hand carved features for Capita for Barrow in Furness 2009.

24.”Miners stone memorial” large lazonby sandstone boulder with carved features unveiled by MEP  Ian Grey

25.” Lang Sandy Armstong” 10 foot high depiction of a border Riever for the village of Canonbie unveiled by Fiona Armstrong.

26. Coelacanth prehistoric fish carving on slate boulder for Workington flood defences 2012.

27. Bessemer stone sculpture Workington   8 ton stone sculpture  2016.

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http://www.hayloft.eu/mauler.html

Caution Red Squirrels 2005   available on Amazon   Fiction

The Sword Brethren Book of Truth 2015  Williamson/Lattimer  fiction

The Stone Lyre   Andrew Sinclair with Shawn Williamson  Unpublished Non fiction

Josefina Biography   Unpublished 2017 and on going USA