Cement and Concrete Association (Features) 1965

The association was a research organisation, and I was asked to produce an example illustrating as many methods of producing textures, finishes and colours as possible. I chose to execute my version of the Anglo-Saxon fertility rite known as the Corn King and the Spring Queen. After all, the garden at Wexham was as fertile an area as one was likely to find.

Each figure could be a different finish and colour, and yet it would hold together as one sculptural group.

Thus:

	No 1 was the Witch Doctor
	No 2 His face mask in gap graded stones.
	No 3 The golden-coloured hand maiden and protective arm
	No 4 The entire group
	No 5 A typical English fertility ceremony
	No 6 As the setting sun gleams through the Corn King's eye, a bag of cement is sacrificed to ensure a satisfactory New Year.
	His Majesty