Bill Prickett is an unusual mixture of interests and life experiences. A gifted woodsculptor who is regarded as amongst the most talented in the UK, Bill didn't start carving full time till his 30s. Born in 1965 in Kent, UK, Bill was intent on working with animals and at 17 he started work as a dolphin trainer at Windsor Safari Park.
His work took him all over the world and encompa ssed a variety of activities from working with killer whales and sealions to expeditions in Australia, Congo and Borneo. He has also volunteered in Hawaii studying humpback whales, and in Scotland helping with research on echo location in dolphins.
Bill has that rare combination - exceptional technical talent and the imagination of an artist. Works such as "Swimming Otter" or "Diving Otter" show his ability to design pieces of beauty and simplicity; whereas"Peregrine Preening"or"Taking Flight" show his extensive carving skill and his ability to transfer a creature's form into a three dimensional carving. (Not as easy as it sounds!) This mixture is one of the things that makes Bills work so special.
He enjoys a challenge, whether it is the delicacy of a minature dogs head, or the technical difficulties involved in afull size bullorflying saker falconand is always ready to discuss commissions.
His work has been exhibited at various galleries including the Mall Galleries, London - at the SWLA (Society of Wild Life Artists) annual exhibition - and Pensthorpe National Wildlife Carving and Sculpture Exhibitions where he has twice won the peoples choice award.
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