Canterbury Sculptor Llew Summers created more than 900 works over his five decades working in wood and marble through to cast glass and concrete.
His works tended to be large scale, often of rounded human forms, angels and animals. One of his best known bronzes is called Butterfly at the Auckland Botanic Gardens of human figure stepping forward with their arms behind them like wings. His artworks were purchased by local councils and are collectors around the country.
Cultural historian and writer John Newton met Llew in the last few years of his life and they quickly became firm friends, to the point where Llew asked John is write his story. Llew Summers: Body and Soul has been published by Canterbury University Press with the support of Creative New Zealand.
