After the deer it was on to the depiction of St Patrick on the side of the trunk nearest the church. On most church sculptures and stained-glass windows, St Patrick

I’d made a good start on the squirrel, and had left myself only the tail to do after light work on the head and paws.   I finished off with

After a short break away it was on to St Patrick’s Church at Patrington, and three nice ash stumps to work on. The design, like the previous job at the

A nice piece in the Grimsby Telegraph online, accompanied by a short video: https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/local-artist-carves-designs-tree-2059576

It felt quite sad to be finishing this carving ~ I can’t think of another place I’ve worked where there has been such a constant stream of positive and enthusiastic

We had a brilliant day at the Epworth Festival of the Plough ~ a fantastic event with a wonderful atmosphere. Apparently the organizers are looking for a new site to

Final week of the carving course at Mires Beck!   Alan and Julie…   Anne and Sharon…   Glan and Arthur…   Paddy and Tony… …and David.   Well done

I forgot to put these pictures on from the end of August ~ Amanda White of Radio Humberside came for an interview and it ended up being quite a decent

The last item on the tree was one of the trickiest ~ the Bushfield Road Infant School pupils had had their imaginations caught by the fossils, Romans and Vikings quite

After establishing the position and shape of the 1960s TV set previously, I now worked on the screen and controls:     For the background pattern, I thought I’d use