I
n 2000 Carl had his first public sculpture commission, a life
and a quarter size bronze statue of the great British Middleweight
boxer Randolph Turpin. Since then the list of his completed
commissioned work is extensive, including: King George and Queen
Mary commissioned by Cunard for the ballroom of the Queen Mary
2 cruise ship, ‘Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross’ which was
unveiled by Princess Anne at Banbury, and George Best,
Bobby Moore and Pele for private collectors. His personal favourite
is the Sir Stanley Matthews statue at the Britannia Stadium: it is the
largest sculpture he has created and was technically challenging,
dynamic, historical and unique. It is the only statue in the sporting
world that has three versions of the same person on one plinth
and Carl was delighted and honoured when it was voted the best
sporting statue in Europe.
