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Dipsy Doodle was the feature piece, with its image used for the Lyon & Turnbull Contemporary Art Auction Invitation card, April 2009.

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In 2005 Austin was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship during which he travelled to Pietrasanta, Italy where he worked along side artists and artisans at the world renowned contemporary sculpture studio, Studio Sem. At this time he created Dipsy Doodle.

"Cut mostly by hand, this freely carved sculpture represents my personal transition from architectural stone carver to sculptor. Exploring this piece of marble with my chisels for more than two months led me to Dipsy Doodle. Although the composition may seem suggestive of someone getting lost, the process of revealing this form was that of a major personal liberation."

Dipsy Doodle is directly carved in Cararra marble, the same material that Michelangelo carved his masterpiece statue 'David' in 1504. The sculpture is available for sale and has been shown through Sotheby's, Lyon & Turnbull and The Sculpture Park, near Churt, Surrey.