Bridget Randall has had a life-long interest in the arts but despite having sketched and painted watercolours from a young age, it was only when she started to concentrate on sculpture that she found her true niche. This interest was refined when she started taking classes in sculpture with Anton Momberg in 1983, which she was able to do while working part time as a biologist with her husband. She has her own kiln and fires all but the largest ceramic pieces herself. Bridget started producing bronzes in 1997 and has concentrated on this medium since then, usually working in wax and having the pieces cast. She generally produces pieces less than 50cm high but has produced larger works as well, notably a life- sized warthog commissioned by the Read Gallery. SA Breweries purchased eight running warthogs in 2001.

Bridget met her husband Rod at university where they were studying botany and zoology respectively. Together they completed their respective M.Sc. degrees while based in the Lowveld in private game reserves bordering the Kruger National Park. They then worked for ten years studying seabirds, chiefly African Penguins, on islands in Algoa Bay near Port Elizabeth. When Rod joined the South African National Parks, they moved to the Karoo National Park for a year and then later to George, now living in Sedgefield. They try to spend time each year in reserves studying, sketching and photographing wildlife.

EXHIBITIONS:

Bridget Randall has had work selected for various exhibitions
including EP Art Society Annual Exhibition, annual exhibitions of
various art societies, including an APSA regional exhibition and a
Kenzan Sculpture exhibition. She was invited to exhibit at the
Exhibition “Our Wildlife Heritage” in the Albany Museum for the
1992 Grahamstown Festival. This was as a a two woman
exhibition called “Images of Africa” with Dawn Charteris at the 1991
Grahamstown festival. In addition, Bridget has also been invited to
exhibit at two South African National Parks exhibitions, as well as
various wildlife exhibitions. In 2002 she had a successful exhibition
of bronzes and ceramics at the Knysna Fine Art Gallery.

COLLECTIONS:

Bridget Randall’s work is included in various private collections in
South Africa , United States of America, the United Kingdom,
Belgium and Spain

GALLERIES:

Galleries where work can be viewed include the Read Galleries in
Johannesburg and Cape Town, the Knysna Fine Art Gallery, Cherie
De Villiers Gallery; Johannesburg, The Cape Gallery; Cape Town and
the Touchwood Gallery; St Francis Bay.

" I chiefly do bronzes and ceramic sculpture. I concentrate on animals, tending to avoid the big five. Each ceramic sculpture is individually made using sketches and photographs as a basis. I do not aim at total realism but try to capture the spirit of the animal.

With regard to painting, I work in watercolour and ink. The subject matter is usually animals. "