This page is a gallery of some previous projects that I have worked on, both commissions and work for exhibitions. I hope that you enjoy looking through them.

A very Bristolian owl

Triodos Bank UK asked me to carve them an owl to celebrate 25 years of being based in Bristol. The timbers used are a bit special: the body is carved from Lawson Cypress (also known as Port Orford cedar) and the feet from linden (lime) wood, both of which grew in the Ashton Court estate …

I am Groot!

This great little character was inspired by baby Groot, one of the heroes of the Marvel ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ films. He was a lot of fun to carve and measures two feet (60cm) tall. The sculpture was carved from oak, painted with durable paints and fitted to a paving slab base so that he …

Musical Instruments for a Playground

St Werburghs Community Centre in Bristol have been redeveloping a car park as a play area and asked if I could make some ‘sensory structures’ for the area – which gave the chance to make musical instruments! Researching how to make and tune them was a fascinating process. It was made a little trickier as …

A rabbit for the boss of Ann Summers 2018

The ‘Jackie Collins Woman of the Year’ award is presented every year by the cancer charity Penny Brohn UK. For the last three years, I have been honoured to be asked to carve each one. All of them are different in design and a lot of effort is put into making each one special to the …

Gifts: wood engraving and carvings that say ‘Thank you’

Quite a few carvings that I have made were for a particularly lovely reason: to say thanks. Sometimes they were for people who were leaving a job or other role, sometimes they were just for valued friends. Sometimes, I’m asked to carve inscriptions on unusual objects which are to be given as gifts. …

Carved signs for Homes and for Businesses

Whether it’s a new wooden house or business sign or a thank you gift for someone who is retiring, I can make it. I don’t just carve signs though; many businesses have used my services before, as well as other organisations such as community groups and charities, to commission one-off gifts and promotional items. Signs …

Carvings with Stories

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