AN artist based in North Wales will be sculpting live at Storiel art gallery in Bangor from April 20-22.

Llŷr Erddyn Davies has been commissioned to create a new artwork inspired by items of headwear in Storiel’s collection.

He will be sculpting headwear from the collection to feed into his design for the artwork.

He is also inviting people and community groups to share headwear that they believe represents them, which will also inform the sculpture’s design.

People can bring their headwear along to Storiel and share their stories of how it represents them or their community with Llŷr.

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There are also opportunities for people to sculpt their own piece of headwear in one of three drop-in workshops led by Llŷr at Storiel at 10am-12pm and 1-3pm on all days.

The project is funded by Welsh Government’s “Transforming Towns” programme and Gwynedd Council.

It forms part of a wider initiative to enhance Storiel’s outside space in order to create a pleasant area for people to enjoy and improve its community engagement.

Llŷr Erddyn Davies graduated in 2014 with a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art from Falmouth University.

He is based just outside Caernarfon, where he continues to work as a multi-disciplinary artist and teacher.

He continues to exhibit sculptural work and drawings in addition to working on public and private commissions.

He said: “Through my work, I research and experiment with the relationships between people and their environment, be it with other people, land or objects in society.

“I enjoy the heavy industrial processes which are part of casting bronze sculpture.”