Reverie In Willow – Pt 2

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...

Reverie In Willow – Pt 1

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...

Making Childhood Memories – The Ending

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...

Making Childhood Memories – The Beginning

As I grow older I realise I am a tiny insignificant spec in a whirling multitude of humanity, and, as if to reinforce this realisation, my earliest, and my most cherished, memories are slowly starting to fade. At times it seems like all the colour has drained from the...

Child’s Greenwood Armchair

It’s been a quiet couple of months; I have spent many, many hours turning some beautiful pieces of wood into huge piles of shavings, with little to show for my efforts, or the sacrifice of The Giving Tree. Never mind – it’s how it goes sometimes, and...

Beech Wood Pipe Tampers

Beech The Mother Of The Woods Renowned for Her generosity of spirit, offering shelter, nourishment, wisdom and knowledge.   I’ve been at a bit of a loose end lately, now that all the firewood has been gathered from the woods; I still have to finish cutting,...

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