George Pratt died on April 30, 2025. He was my mentor and the reason I have been able to call being a fine art stone sculptor my vocation. People often ask me "How did you get into being a stone sculptor?!"
I was recently interviewed for an article in the Squamish Chief newspaper. Originally, I was told by writer Will Johnson, that he was writing a piece for the magazine DIscover Squamish, but his editor decided to go the newspaper route.
My website blog has been chosen by FeedSpot as being among the top 15 Best Stone Carving Blogs for 2025. That's another nice feather in my and Michelle's cap! Michelle is our Director of Marketing for Binkley Studio Ltd. and she
Congratulations to Vivian Chen and Peninsula Gallery on building out their brand new gallery space in Sidney, BC. We first met Vivian a few years ago, through one of our longest-collecting Patrons (and very good friend), Sandi K. Sandi, an avid
Michael Binkley on Global TV
I'm grateful for the continued support of Global News TV. This is a short human interest piece by Jay Durant, who hosts "This is BC". This segment ran for a few days in early February 2025 as part of Global
Michelle and I are spending January and February 2025 in Laguna Beach, CA, USA to get away from the rain and snow of Vancouver. It is a little "snowbird" experiment and we are using the sunshine as inspiration to be
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our little angel, Mylie. She left us at 9am on Sunday, Sept 22, 2024. She graced our lives for 13.5 years and gave Michelle and I and her siblings
Final Sculptures Shipped to Singapore Hotel
photo courtesy Marina Bay Sands Hotel I can finally reveal the location of my recent public art project. For almost two years, I've had to keep it under wraps, but now that the final stage of sculptures have been shipped, I
photo courtesy Zach the Traveling Man My sculpture, "Mia Piccola Foglia" has been successfully installed on the newly launched Celebrity Ascent cruise ship, gracing the Café al Bacio on deck 4. Special thanks to Zach, the Traveling Man for his video
The next stage of my commission for 16 sculptures for a major hotel in Singapore is upon me. The hotel wants a particular type of marble for two of the sculptures, so I've purchased a large block of Nero Marquina