Mike Savage studied silversmithing at Camberwell School of Art and developed his sculptural work at the Royal College of Art in the late 1980’s. Mike’s work is represented in the Crafts Council Collection, and numerous private collections, both in the UK and abroad.

The work is a response to the complex shapes and structures of organic segmentation in plants and their seeds. This is apparent in the seamed segments of cut and beaten sheet metal, where the weld lines construct and describe the form. The work and processes exploits the malleable qualities of copper and aluminium. The hammering and the conducted heat of the welding create a patina of colour and texture to the metal, this is sometimes enhanced by chemical patination, wax is applied to protect and enrich the surface.

Mike Savage first showed with Hannah Peschar in the 1990’s - and his connection with the Sculpture Garden has continued over the past 30 years. Savage taught fellow sculptor and exhibitor Peter Clarke at Camberwell several decades ago, and in the mid 2000’s taught Sculpture Garden curator Vikki Leedham to weld and braise metals.