Igneous Pebble. Cocooned Hare
Cocooned Hare
Igneous Peeble and Raffia
25mmx 70mm x 110mm
Not suitable for outside. Raffia may fade in strong sunlight.
From Jane -
Hares are such extraordinary animals. Their beauty, hardiness and symbolism have made them central to folklore and myth across Europe. The wide-open farmland of Lincolnshire is a habitat in which they thrive, and hares can be seen most days here, up on their haunches or lolloping across the fields. I never tire of carving them, although the stone often dictates how this is done. This pebble drew sparks when being cut. I have contrasted it with a cocooning raffia basket, reminiscent of the grasses and tender shoots in which they live and eat.
About Jane
Jane Cowan is an artist, carver, and quiet steward of time. Her work sits at the meeting point of hand, land, and language — where stone is not only shaped, but listened to.
With over three decades of experience, Jane’s practice is rooted in a deep and enduring relationship with material. She began her journey in conservation, working within the historic fabric of Lincoln Cathedral, where she now returns as Head of Conservation. This cyclical path — of leaving and returning — mirrors the nature of her work: attentive, reverent, and anchored in continuity.
An early introduction to carving in the 1990s led to an apprenticeship with the distinguished letter carver John Shaw. What followed was not simply a training in technique, but a lifelong dialogue with form, word, and surface. Today, her carvings carry this lineage forward — each mark considered, each letter holding weight.
Based in the Lincolnshire countryside, Jane draws deeply from the rhythms of the natural world. The slow turning of seasons, the textures of field and sky, the quiet persistence of growth and decay — all find their way into her work. Words emerge as fragments, inscriptions, offerings. They are not imposed upon the stone, but revealed through it.
