A thoughtful and creative artist, Stephen Fox explores the abstract and the figurative in his latest exhibition. With no formal training he began his early work in Oxford with the simple but powerful figure made of cedar wood suggesting the beauty of the female form. With Couple he epitomises the loving physical yet flawed union of two intertwined bodies; made of laburnum the polished wood displays the smoothness of the grain while revealing a deep fault that suggests the complexity of the relationship.

When he moved to France he began using stone and marble in his barn. Taking the local multi-coloured Pyrenean stone, commonly used for kerbsides and window ledges, his tactile figure of the Biblical Little Salome subtly displays her veil expressing beauty, desire and cruelty of the story.

At the centre of the exhibition is Occupying Spirit, a series of five figures made of smooth white Carrara marble, from nearby Pisa, linked to the darker rougher Hoptonwood limestone from Matlock. The sculptures split into two linked sections to form a satisfying and complete whole yoked together with the two contrasting materials and textures. Each sculpture is composed of a smooth egg that one feels will surely grow, crack and open. As with the work of Michelangelo, one senses an inner figure lying, hidden within the stone, waiting to be revealed by the sculptor. Any one of these powerful abstract figures would look well indoors or in a rural setting.

On a lighter, more amusing note, Fox again couples two sections to form one completed sculpture. Blue Eyes was suggested by the Simpsons. With big hands and a head that can be separated from the body, his simplified cartoon figure is funny, clever and will surely appeal to children of all ages. His totem-like body made from Caen stone entitled Things you can't get anywhere is inspired by David Lynch's drama Twin Peaks. Here Fox has us searching for the meaning of life and happiness with this simplified figure of Everyman.