This commission, for a group of nursing homes in Staffordshire, involved the making and installation of ‘Rain Angels’ inspired by Yates observation of hammocks of dew filled spider webs reflecting light amongst randomly stacked railway sleepers.
The ‘Rain Angels’ motif was utilized in a corporate Christmas card and limited edition set of stamps, published to create a special ‘First Day Cover’ for dispatch to key clients and for sale at charity fund raising events.
‘In rain, snow or sunshine, the stark simplicity of Yates’ Rain Angels and the highly variable shadow works they cast at different times of day and with the changing of the seasons, is truly mesmeric. Understated yet distinctive the Rain Angels are an example of a successful external sculpture commission, well conceived, sited and installed.’
Julia Curry,
Country Life
