LOSS HAPPENS.
WHAT WE DO AFTER MATTERS.
After Charcoal is the conservation arm of my artistic practice.
I’ve partnered my sculpting skills with mould maker Emma Pritty, using my art to support wildlife and habitats, and to raise awareness of species and ecosystems under threat.
“ART CAN MAKE US LOOK AGAIN.”
CASEY NADINE BANWELL
WHY AFTER CHARCOL?
"After Charcol was born from loss - and from a belief in what can come after it."
The name brings together Charlie and Colin T, two lives incredibly close to my heart. I lost them both, and Charcol was created from their names — a word that also deliberately echoes charcoal: something transformed by fire, and an image inseparable from the burning and destruction of the natural world.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE NAME IS AFTER.
The burning charcoal represents destruction and loss.
After Charcol represents what we choose to create from the ashes.
THE ARTIST AND THE MAKER
CASEY NADINE BANWELl
SCULPTRESS AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Casey conceives and creates each sculpture, from the first idea and artistic research through to the finished form and surface. Inspired by wildlife, movement and the natural world, she leads the creative direction of every work.
A COLLABORATION OF SKILLS
A PARTNERSHIP BUILT ON OVER 15 YEARS'EXPERIENCE IN THE FILM INDUSTRY
ONE ARTISTIC VISION. A SHARED PURPOSE.
EMMA PRITTY
MOULD MAKER & FABRICATOR
Emma brings specialist technical expertise to the production process, creating moulds and undertaking the complex fabrication required to protect Casey’s original sculptures and translate them faithfully into cast form.
Her contribution to After Charcol extends beyond her technical skill. Hard-working and relentless in her commitment to the work, Emma has given her time and energy to the project, driven by a shared belief that what we create can serve something bigger than ourselves
THE SCULPTURES
Art creating real world impact.
“Each sculpture tells a story and helps fund vital conservation work. Here are some of the journeys so far.”
PROTECTION
Multi-award-winning and internationally exhibited, Protection is inspired by the pangolin’s instinctive defence — curling its body around itself when threatened. Through its editions, the sculpture has raised funds for pangolin conservation, carrying its message from the Mall Galleries in London to 10 Downing Street and State House Nairobi.
ART INTO ACTION · CONSERVATION THROUGH EVERY EDITION
HOPE
Exhibited in London at the Mall Galleries and OXO Gallery, Hope has continued to support pangolin conservation, with funds from its editions contributing directly to the work of the Pangolin Project.
HOPE FOR PANGOLINS
THE THINKER
Internationally exhibited and multi-award-winning, The Thinker has raised funds for wildlife conservation through its sale and exhibitions, supporting the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, the Pollyanna Pickering Foundation and efforts to protect gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
SCULPTURE IN SUPPORT OF GORILLAS
LONG ARM
Multi-award-winning and internationally exhibited, Long Arm has also received a Highly Commended and People’s Choice recognition from the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation. The sculpture raises awareness of the palm-oil crisis while generating funds for orangutan rescue, rehabilitation and release, including support for the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme’s Quarantine and Rehabilitation Centre in Sumatra.
AWARENESS INTO ACTION · A FUTURE FOR ORANGUTANS
RUDI
Named in honour of conservationist Rudi Putra, who has dedicated his life to protecting the Sumatran rhino, Rudi raises funds to help safeguard one of the world’s rarest mammals. Together with Rango, sales of the sculpture contributed, through Saving Nature, to the protection of 46 acres of rainforest in Sumatra.
PROTECTING SPECIES · PROTECTING HABITAT
RANGO
The sculpture that began the journey. Rango has travelled internationally, raising funds and awareness for orangutan conservation and helping to establish partnerships with Born Free, PETA and Saving Nature. Together with Rudi, sales of the sculpture contributed to protecting 46 acres of Sumatran rainforest, creating vital wildlife corridor habitat.
WHERE THE JOURNEY BEGAN
10 DOWNING STREET LONDON
Taking the message of pangolin conservation to the heart of government.
Protection exhibited in support of pangolin conservation.
PANECO · SUMATRA
Turning sculpture into direct support for orangutan conservation.
Presenting funds to Dr Ian Singleton in support of PanEco’s orangutan conservation work in Sumatra, including the Orangutan Haven — home to Lusa, the blind orangutan who inspired Long Arm.
DR IAN SINGLETON · LONG ARM
Where sculpture meets conservation.
Dr Ian Singleton with Long Arm — created to raise awareness and funds for the rescue, rehabilitation and protection of Sumatran orangutans.
HOUSE OF LORDS · LONDON
Bringing art and conservation into the conversation.
Invited by the Pangolin Project to the House of Lords for an event bringing together the Pangolin Project, Tusk and supporters of pangolin conservation.
JACKSONS GREEN FESTIVAL
Connecting people to conservation through public installation.
Long Arm invites people to sit, interact and connect — using sculpture to start conversations about orangutans, habitat loss and the natural world.
“The first orangutan captured on camera trap using the wildlife corridor that sales of our sculpture helped to protect.”
THIS IS WHAT ART CAN DO.
OUR IMPACT
WHAT THE WORK HAS MADE POSSIBLE
46
ACRES OF RAINFOREST
PROTECTED
35
BABY ORANGUTANS
SUPPORTED
4000
RAISED BY LONG ARM
FOR ORANGUTAN CONSERVATION