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?!"
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
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
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
Now that I have completed the 12 identical sculptures for the hotel in Singapore, I'm starting the 13th and 14th sculptures. Once again, these are inspired from pieces that I've already created. Above left is a variation on "Sand Dance"
Once again, I'll be participating in the Squamish Arts annual ArtWalk 2023 both as a venue (the gallery & studio) and as an artist. You are welcome to come check out my current collection of sculptures in the gallery
After almost a year of negotiations, I'm pleased to announce that a prominent hotel in Singapore has commissioned me to create 16 stone sculptures for their interior. Art consultants, Sweeney Co. are overseeing the procurement of the art and they
I am pleased to announce that one of the two sculptures that the Federation of Canadian Artists accepted into their premier 2023 exhibition, "Active Member Exhibition" was chosen Best Sculpture in Show. "Mermaid" was not only selected for this honour,