The next three carvings at Newport Primary School were to have reference to the school’s “values”: “Reach for the Stars”, “Love to Learn” and “Work Together”, each with a design

This has been a nice job, working in a nice environment with the enthusiastic staff and children of Newport Primary School ~ and lots of timber to plough through. The

Photos from this year’s Barrow Wheelbarrow Weekend, where enthusiastic young apprentices again stepped up to the challenge of creating a log carving between them ~ congratulations to all of those

Trees can become a big part of a family’s life ~ a focal point and imposing presence, always there when you look out of the window or play in the

I don’t know what’s happened, but Beverley Folk Festival is a few weeks away and I feel almost organised! The usual panic hasn’t set in, and I’ve managed to create

I finally got to work on the two thrones for St Mary’s Primary School in Beverley, East Yorkshire, which were to be situated in their impressive wildlife area. I’ve previously

A well organised and well attended event at the Forest Pines Hotel and Golf Resort, Brigg; “Artisans in Action” is far removed from your average craft fair, with everyone involved

John, a participant on the recent Mires Beck woodcarving course, kindly lent me his pyrography kit to play about with. I must admit I found it quite enjoyable, and I

The final weekend at Mires beck for the Spring carving workshop, and as usual everyone took home some lovely sculptures. All the participants managed their time perfectly and the last

I was asked by Eibe Play Ltd to carve six oak panels for a play area in Alice Holt Forest in Surrey, all with a woodland fairy/elf theme; we’d had