With the word  “Freedom”  roughed out and the background levelled, I had to position and trace the lettering for the rest of the speech.    I had roughly decided where

Montgomery’s speech is to be carved on the flat face of the beech log; my plan is to have some of the words carved into the wood, and others to

The Flame of Liberation is being brought to Kingston upon Hull from Wageningen in the Netherlands, arriving on the 8th of May; Hull will house this Flame of Liberation as

The end of the woodcarving workshops until Summer, and the Spring sessions have been as enjoyable and rewarding as previous courses.         A selection of carvings finished this

Only one week to go, and two more carvers have the unenviable task of lifting their extremely heavy beech logs out of the car at home : David completed his

Week four, four new starters, the second week for one and the last for another, and two weeks to go! Everyone is enjoying working with the stocky beech logs, which

At Mires Beck once again for the carving workshops, and Nettie was let loose with a camera; Mires Beck is a special place at any time of the year, but

The third week of the carving workshops at Mires Beck, North Cave, and the end of the sessions for some participants. The workshops follow a familiar pattern ~ mad panic

The second week of the Mires Beck Spring sessions, and the carvings are beginning to take shape; for most participants it’s week two, but for Kate and her hare it

An appointment at East Park this afternoon, looking at trees for the Hull Heroes Sculpture Trail. East Park covers a vast area, so rather than plod around on foot (like