Friday, 27 March 2015

Making plinths for stone sculptures, running carving workshops and emergency while-you-wait lettercutting!

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There have been a lot of different, smaller jobs going on recently, as well as finishing off the huge Downs bench (which is very exciting). ...
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Thursday, 19 March 2015

Teaching woodcarving to young people at the Tree Life Centre in Kingswood, Bristol

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The Tree Life Centre is run by the TCV (Trust for Conservation Volunteers) and is situated at the back of Grimsbury Farm in the Kingswood...
Wednesday, 18 March 2015

Giving presentations and ideas generating workshops at the St Monica Trust retirement home in Bristol

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The St Monica Trust runs several retirement and nursing homes around the Bristol area. I have been asked to carve some sculptures for them ...
Monday, 9 March 2015

Spoon carving in the sunshine; running a workshop with young people at Boiling Wells in Bristol

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It was a beautiful day last Friday - the perfect day to carve a spoon! I was invited to teach spoon carving to a group of four young pe...
Sunday, 8 March 2015

More of Peter Gabbitass' great grandchildren come to see the Downs bench

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After the visit by John in February to see the image of his great-grandfather Peter Gabbitass carved into the Downs bench, I have now welcom...
Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Meeting Hans-Joachim Seitfudem, master woodcarver from Bavaria, at my studio

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Yesterday, my friend Jo Seitfudem brought his father Hans-Joachim to visit me at my studio. It was great to meet him. Hans-Joachim is a ma...

Making a carved wooden brooch with a celtic design, to be worn as a kiltpin

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A kiltpin is traditionally worn pinned to one corner of the front of a kilt. It's not supposed to go through both of the layers of mater...