Published in The Northern Echo October 12th 2009 and in Living November 2009
It took some years for Michael Kusz’s career in metal sculpture to take off, but now his creatures are flying all over the world, says Catharine Hewitson
Arrive at Michael Kusz’s workshop and you will be greeted by a charming little rook perched on a fence post. Step inside and, behind Graculus Limited’s modest showroom at the Dales Centre in Reeth, is a workshop filled from floor to ceiling with all manner of things: sheet upon sheet of metal, yards of copper wire, books on dinosaurs and even a stuffed parrot. This is where the magic happens.
