by Jason | Dec 11, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
For the last week I have had many thoughts whirling round and around in my head and every time I have released them, tumbling, sprawling onto a page, I have felt a brief relief, before regretting the deluge and immediately deleting the offending words, sentences and...
by Jason | Nov 30, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
Yesterday was opening night of The Winter Exhibition at Listoke Gallery, and it was brimming over with good cheer, excited chatter and laughter; no doubt aided by Juliet’s scrumptious mince pies and mulled wine. Our taste buds sated by the wondrous fare laid on...
by Jason | Nov 14, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
A little while ago I made a submission to the Winter Exhibition at Listoke House and Art Gallery. I agonised over the submission form and accompanying email, attached, deleted, reattached, re-deleted photographs before finally and uncertainly clicking the send...
by Jason | Oct 19, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
I spent a long time in the company of this chair, just looking at and sitting in it, before I finished it. Part of me wanted to just leave it in its natural state, untouched, unadorned, as nature intended the wood to be; but, the other part of me could not resist...
by Jason | Oct 7, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
I find myself being drawn more and more to working with Willow, reading about Willow, learning about Willow, and just sitting with Willow. The more I work, read, learn, and sit, the more deeply enamoured of this beautiful wood I become. It is truly magical and...
by Jason | Sep 28, 2015 | Greenwood Chairs, News
Yew The Tree Of Life Offers protection, gentle change, rebirth, longevity, possibly immortality – and, hope for Lovers. I spent a long time looking into the grain on the seat of this chair; looking directly from above I was lost in terraced paddy fields...