I made the first version of this ‘life size’ sculpture in corten steel in 2017 because I wanted to see it in an outside space. I showed it in May that year at Stody Lodge in Norfolk which was the start of a lovely connection with someone who had recently lost their partner.

‘Buying a sculpture was not on my mind in any way when I visited Stody Park early in the summer of 2017 but I was completely entranced by the calmness, sadness and thoughtfulness of ‘Many Become One’. I am profoundly touched by it every day. Even the most cynical of visitors all express a deep fascination for it. To have produced an object in such a hard and severe material as Corten steel that glows with feeling and emotion is quite remarkable and shows the unique skill that Tom has.’

With thanks to Accujet and Inspired Metal