After 60 years, Ran is welcomed back to “Mustians”, the boarding house where he lived as a pupil at Eton. Andrew Miles, the current housemaster, is delighted to allow Ran to keep an eye on the front door! He will stay there until New Year 2020.

On 2nd September 2019 The Transglobe Expedition celebrated their 40th anniversary. Members of the team which circumnavigated the globe through the Polar axis came together from all over the world at the Royal Geographical Society and enjoyed an evening of recollections and jollity. There was an exhibition of equipment and photographs taken of the expedition, and the bust of Ran had a commanding position at the entrance to the RGS. In these pictures we have some photos from the expedition and the book To The Ends of the Earth which was written about their adventures. We also have Ran seeing the finished bronze of himself for the first time as we set up the exhibition. Posing next to it during the evening, we have Oliver Shepherd, who did the South Pole with Ran and Charlie, and my old boss, John Blashford-Snell.

The Exhibition was a tremendous success, with lots of visitors all making wonderful comments about the pieces.

Opening night, Robert Hunt and Olivia Musgrave give great speeches. Annie Tempest poses beside Egon Schiele, Ran’s fans cluster round him!

3-8 June 2019, La Galleria, Pall Mall, 30 Royal Opera Arcade, London SW1Y 4UY.

It has been a very long process, but worth the wait. Please come to the gallery to see the result in the flesh (or in the bronze, I should say!) along with the other amazing exhibits by an international array of sculptors.

Develop your sculpting skills and escape to the idyllic setting of Casa Rosa, in the hills of Andalucia.

The course will be taught by Melanie Legge, exhibitor at the prestigious Society of Portrait Sculptors’ show. The individual attention given during your lessons will allow you to develop your sculpture skills, whatever your level.

Delicious food from local markets will be cooked by our chef (see http://www.rad-ish.co.uk). In between classes, swim, play tennis and walk in the beautiful hills or relax around the estate.

Full board and tuition: £1,550 per person, no single supplement, own room and en suite. Early-bird discount £75 before 23 June.

Contact: mel.a.legge@gmail.com or ring Rosie Tatham (your hostess for the week) on 07940833025.

To see more detail visit http://www.maryrosetatham.co.uk/sculpt-2019

Matt finished working on the patina, and then poured water over it to cool it down before applying the wax.