Neve Taylor-Bridges is a contemporary artist blacksmith who creates fine sculptural work based in Scotland. Her work explores ornate abstract curvature and the inclusion of implied motion, through design elements such as leadings lines and line weight with precision forging.

Group shows:

Royal Scottish Academy through Visual Arts Scotland in their exhibition “The Thread that Pulls”

Hereford Cathedral's “Reinterpret”

“Cats Creep open house” in Brighton

“150mm challenge” in Pangolin Gallery Stroud

“Revealing Process” as part of the Ferrous Festival in Hereford.

Solo exhibitions:

“Earth Fire Iron Festival"" “Inspired” Exhibition. Open call event at Stroud Museum's Walled Gardens.

BABA 2025 Open call sculpture commission project meant to be created with a young blacksmith and a mentor. Neve was selected out of this international open call, to forge her design “Arachne"", created with the expert mentorship of Adam Greenwell AWCB, LWCB.

A live creation of a smaller version, plus the originals unveiling was the main forging demonstration event at the British Artist Blacksmithing Association’s (BABA) public AGM. Neve's drawing for Arachne was displayed as the central visual emblem for the conference and its promotional material and additionally featuring on the events T-shirts.

Neve Taylor-Bridges is an Artist Blacksmith who creates fine sculptural work through the combination of traditional and contemporary blacksmithing techniques. Utilising leading lines, Neve plays with visual weight within her work to encourage viewer engagement and create a refined balance. Often her work presents the sensation of implied motion, through designs that subtly direct the eye along a chosen path.

Through exploring line and form found within scientific instruments and abstract minimalist prints, Neve’s forged three-dimensional compositions echo their source inspiration without being literal representations.

Her visual abstraction is achieved through a process of drawing and considered maquette making. Through reducing designs down to an essence of minimalistic curvature, combined with precisely forged tapers; Neve evokes a sense of function and curiosity within her contemporary sculpture.