Things are taking shape on the second week of the carving course:   Anne and David     Sharon and Arthur   Julie and Glan   Paddy and Alan Tony

The 1950s/60s TV set was next, and I’d earmarked a spot right at the top of the trunk for it to sit.   There was a lot of cutting back

On to the modern era now, beginning with Haxey Hood; there is a brilliant display in the North Lincolnshire Museum, and it obviously caught the imagination of the pupils of

The first Saturday of the three, and a sweltering start to this carving course at Mires Beck. The participants had some hefty sycamore logs to work on, about a foot

Next to be tackled was the Medieval grave slab ~ probably the most simple of all the tree’s designs, with a flat surface engraved with a symmetrical cross. The time-consuming

After the Viking brooch it was back a step to Saxon times, represented by the impressive shield boss found at Sheffield’s Hill. The main form of the design with the

After the Roman helmet it was on to the Viking brooch, and not, as many children have exclaimed, “a fidget spinner!!”   Spot the difference: Top: Viking brooch ……bottom: Fidget

A nice article on the sculpture in the Scunthorpe Telegraph: https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/tree-carver-begins-latest-masterpiece-1920590

A busy couple of days at the North Lincolnshire Museum in Scunthorpe, not only with the carving but also the incredible amount of people being interested in the carving and

Usually with pieces like this I complete a lot of the main design before linking them together with some decorative elements, such as leaves etc, at the end ~ this