by Jason | Oct 28, 2021 | Greenwood Chairs, News
‘Moment you realise you fought through life for nothing’ A Chum I started work at first light and finished each day as the light faded, and I could no longer see what I was doing. I worked on the hypothesis that it’s probably not a good idea to be blindly swinging a...
by Jason | Sep 10, 2021 | Greenwood Chairs, News
‘Enough is a feast.’ She watched me; her head cocked to one side. I could feel her eyes follow my hand as I picked the black currant and bit into it. For a moment my lip quivered, and my eyebrow spasmed uncontrollably. Not quite ripe yet, then. As I walked away, I...
by Jason | Jul 22, 2021 | Greenwood Chairs, News
“What you don’t eat now you can have for breakfast.” My Mum. As I tipped the cold potato and various bits of vegetables into the pan the oil sizzled and bubbled with a brief intensity then settled down to a lively, but gentle, crackle. I watched the...
by Jason | Oct 17, 2020 | Greenwood Chairs, News
Looking at the tools hanging on the wall my gaze fell on the vertical line of spokeshaves and I began to count. 23! So many to choose from, one for every possible task, yet I use the same battered old no-name jobbie every time. I know its idiosyncrasies,...
by Jason | Aug 18, 2020 | Greenwood Chairs, News
“Cleaning is carried out not because there is dirt, but because it’s an aesthetic practice to cultivate the mind.” Shoukei Matsumoto – So, is it the chair, he hesitated briefly before continuing, or the process? – Oh! That’s simple; it’s the...
by Jason | Jun 27, 2020 | Greenwood Chairs, News
A little while after Sarah welcomed her new chair into her home I received a note – it left me at a bit of a loss for words (doesn’t happen often), but with a smile a mile wide. “I had been waiting for the chance to take photos on a sunny day, then I...