• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Waveney & Blyth Arts

Creatively connecting people with place along the Norfolk/Suffolk border

Accessibility Tools

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Area
    • Opportunities
    • Constitution & Policies
    • Membership
    • Resources
    • Archive
  • Events
    • Arts & Eats
    • Two Rivers Book Fest
      • Two Rivers Book Fest
      • Independent and Second-hand Bookshops
    • Celebrate Programme
    • Sculpture in the Valley 2021
    • Walks
  • Blog
  • Members
    • My account
    • Sculpture in the Valley Artists
    • Creative Members Directory & Member Events
    • Newsletter Form
  • Join us
  • Shop
    • Basket
    • Checkout
  • The longlist
You are here: Home / Member Artists / Meryem Siemmond
Meryem Siemmond

Meryem Siemmond

12th February 2020 By Genevieve Rudd

I especially enjoy the physical act of carving and sculpturing stone. Surface textures affect the material and give it sensual forms, allowing human expression to be unleashed onto it. Often I let the raw materials guide me, choosing to harmonise my design with what’s already there, though sometimes it’s a design idea that leads me to pick the right materials.

I have found working with stone intensely enjoyable and deeply engaging, whether that’s representing living creatures or exploring more abstract relationships in symbolic, philosophical form. It is almost a process of meditation, which encourages a more intuitive approach within an understanding of nature itself. Each stone, slate or wood has a beauty of its own.​

Much of my youthful career was spent as a humanist activist. I am trained as a software engineer and have worked as a desktop publisher/graphic designer among other roles in different industries before launching myself as a full-time stone carver. I have attended Accademia d’arte, A.M.A, insipiring workshops in France, Carrara in Italy, Germany with maestros Nicole Durand, Roberto Bricalli, Luca Marovino and Martin Wiese, Eileen Macdonagh. I have taken a part  in Sculpture Trails, exhibitions in the UK and stimulating artist residencies in the UK and Spanish mountains, overall assistant in Morocco. Almost a month  in 2018-1019 spent in Global Stone Workshop- Mamallapuram, south India- archaeological jewel village  and with over 200 stone carving workshops, ultimate destination for artists sculpting in stone, lost wax bronze casting.  Predominately worked in granite and Rajasthan marble, inspirational time spent amongst the traditional Dravidian temple carvers-village whom they got mind-blowing work ethics  and provide the carvings to temples all over the world.

Website: MeryemSiemmond.com

Instagram: @MeryemSiemmond

Filed Under: Member Artists

Primary Sidebar

  • E-mail
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Join Us

Waveney & Blyth Arts relies on membership to fund its programme. We welcome new members from any individual or organisation that supports our aims. Become a member today to join our likeminded community of creative individuals and organisations.

Join Us

Events Calendar

February

March 2021

April
MO
TU
WE
TH
FR
SA
SU
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Events for March

1st

No Events
Events for March

2nd

No Events
Events for March

3rd

No Events
Events for March

4th

No Events
Events for March

5th

No Events
Events for March

6th

No Events
Events for March

7th

No Events
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Events for March

8th

No Events
Events for March

9th

No Events
Events for March

10th

No Events
Events for March

11th

No Events
Events for March

12th

No Events
Events for March

13th

No Events
Events for March

14th

No Events
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Events for March

15th

No Events
Events for March

16th

No Events
Events for March

17th

No Events
Events for March

18th

No Events
Events for March

19th

No Events
Events for March

20th

No Events
Events for March

21st

No Events
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Events for March

22nd

No Events
Events for March

23rd

No Events
Events for March

24th

No Events
Events for March

25th

No Events
Events for March

26th

No Events
Events for March

27th

No Events
Events for March

28th

No Events
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
Events for March

29th

No Events
Events for March

30th

No Events
Events for March

31st

No Events

Follow us on Twitter

Tweets by @waveneyblyth

Promote your events

Remember, if you’re a member of W&BA as an artist or arts organisation, you can promote your events, exhibitions, talks and shows through our weekly newsletter, website and social media.

Submit Your Event

Footer

Contact Us

Waveney & Blyth Arts
W&BA Secretary postal address: Field House, Thrandeston, Diss, Norfolk, IP21 4BU

Get in contact via email
info@waveneyandblytharts.com
general enquires about W&BA

newsletter@waveneyandblytharts.com
newsletter and marketing, bookings, membership and payments

  • E-mail
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Local Co-Ordinators

Diss – Brian Guthrie
brianguthrie45@gmail.com

Harleston – Nicky Stainton
nmstainton@gmail.com

Bungay – Ann Woolston
woolstonann@aol.com

Beccles – Netta Swallow
netta.swallow@btinternet.com

Lowestoft – Michaela Hobbs
info@ferinimedia.co.uk

Southwold – Ian Lomas
ian@threshershall.uk

Halesworth – Simon Raven
simon@thefen.org

Newsletter Sign-Up

To promote your activities on this website and get all the other benefits you need to become a member – see Join Us – but if you just want to be kept informed about Waveney & Blyth Arts activities join our free mailing list below:







    Site Map / Privacy Policy / Terms & Conditions
    Copyright © 2021 · Site by Mustard

    MENU
    • Home
    • About Us
      • Our Area
      • Opportunities
      • Constitution & Policies
      • Membership
      • Resources
      • Archive
    • Events
      • Arts & Eats
      • Two Rivers Book Fest
        • Two Rivers Book Fest
        • Independent and Second-hand Bookshops
      • Celebrate Programme
      • Sculpture in the Valley 2021
      • Walks
    • Blog
    • Members
      • My account
      • Sculpture in the Valley Artists
      • Creative Members Directory & Member Events
      • Newsletter Form
    • Join us
    • Shop
      • Basket
      • Checkout
    • The longlist