Field Visit

Date 31 March 2009

Event ID 886331

Category Recording

Type Field Visit

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/886331

Herm of Jackie Kay by Michael Snowden.

Herm of Jackie Kay showing her with a short cap of densely curling hair which sets off the smoothness of the broad young face. A slight smile plays on the full mouth and around the widely-spaced eyes. The hollowed eyes have gunshots to the right edges of the pupils. The delicate eyebrows are formed of short incised lines. The nose is wide but neat, the ears fit close to the sides of the head. The base of the neck widens slightly to terminate. The bright copper green patina makes this herm stand out from a distance.

Inscriptions: On front of pedestal (incised letters): JACKIE KAY

[Engraved glass plates bolted to the sides of the pedestal give a short biography of the poet, and a poem specially written to accompany the herm, entitled 'Life Mask (for Julia Darling)'.]

Signatures: At back of neck base (incised letters): Snowden

Design period: 2004

Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Works Ref: EDIN1504)