Heather Jansch (1948 - 2021), was a renowned British sculptor whose lifelong passion was to achieve mastery of the equine form. She started out as a painter but discovering driftwood as a medium for sculpture proved revelatory.
Jansch spent many years perfecting the complex translation of her original driftwood works into bronze, establishing a technique that often made them indistinguishable from the original.
Jansch's life-size driftwood horses became her hallmark and in 1999 were featured in The Shape of the Century: 100 Years of Sculpture in Britain at Salisbury Cathedral.
The exhibition was then taken to London's Canary Wharf as part of the millennium celebrations in 2000 where her horses caught the attention of Tim Smit KBE founder of The Eden Project, subsequently she was invited to become one of their resident artists. Jansch's horse was voted the most popular artwork there and has since become widely known as The Eden Horse.
Sculpture by the Lakes look forward to ensuring that Jansch's work can be enjoyed by as many people as possible in a beautiful setting that enhances the quality of the work.