Furniture with sometimes carved details and added colour.
Materials Used
Generally oak with other woods and water-based dyes.
Methods Used
Hand tool techniques and effects predominate.
Price Range
£450 to £4500
Statement
I work very directly with the material as it is released from the tree. This involves discovering and controlling the emerging wood shapes with mallet and wedge piece by piece. Each cleft shape is drawn from hidden inner-growth from many years.
The character is of subtle contours mostly suitable for seating ideas where comfort can be found in gentle curves. The risk and reward of unpredictable results is time consuming, but gradually Ive acquired the ability to choose a tree that might render what I want.
On tables I am happy to follow the general convention of buying planks and here my interest has been experimenting with colouring effects combined with tool use.
Availability of work
By Commission From exhibitions From maker's workshop
Artist Profile
My workshop/studio can be visited by appointment
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