Having met the elusive Maggi Hambling, This book is pure Maggi at her best.The book details the first ideas for the scallop to its placing on Aldeburgh beach .The book also tells us how Maggi became an artist. Anyone from Suffolk will relate to Maggi's work.First published in hardback 2010.

How many women sculptors can you name? This book will help you to understand the work and lives of dozens of women sculptors - significant artists from the past as well as those working in the exciting world of sculpture today. Camille Claudel Barbara Hepworth Elisabeth Frink Niki de Saint Phalle Louise Bourgeois Ruth Asawa Rachel Whiteread Malvina Hoffman Maggi Hambling Cornelia Parker Senga Ningudi Sophie Ryder and many more... With an overview of women making sculpture from the 1800s to today, we explore the work of fifty extraordinary women artists who have forged a name for themselves in a male arena, broken rules, pushed boundaries and inspired us with their visionary creations.

Henrietta Moraes was a muse, writer and considered a Queen of Bohemia. In last years of her tempestuous life, Henrietta was painted by Maggi, and this book has much to say about the relationship between artist and model. A series of charcoal drawings that capture the essence of their friendship.