On Easter Bank Holiday Monday-the 5th April, I am having a party.

There will be wine, soft drinks and nibbles. You will be able to have a look around my workshop.

I will be offering discounts on any sales taken on the day, and there will also be discounts on commissions as well.

The Tearoom and gallery should be open by then as well

If you would like to attend, I would very much appreciate it if you could RSVP. Either by email or phone-please check my contact me page.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Please see the map below.

My workshop is situated at the back of the site-drive in the main entrance and park, walk past the entrance to the upholsterers workshop, you are in the main courtyard, look towards the stables on the left-there is a sculpture of a large iron horse!
 I have put my yellow and green signs pointing the way! these are only temporary and will be replaced with other ones at a later time!! I am in the barn at the back-my workshop is the one with all the stone outside!!!

The address:
The Tithe Barn Arts and Craft Centre,
Court Road,
Brockworth,
Gloucestershire,
GL34QU

At the moment it is not completely finished, but there will be signs, advertising and the all important website!!

Wish me luck!!

I have found it quite a challenge carving the slate and trying to create movement in such a solid material.

I hope you like them.

My largest slate carving of ripples should be finished by Sunday-I will post a photo as soon as it’s finished.

One of the other 2 is based on a sculpture by Rodin, but obviously I have changed it to suit my style of carving, it is a siren on the rocks with a large wave breaking under her. This is carved in Portland stone.

The final one was started before I went to Norway as a test to see if I could create the carving I did in 2 days. There are slight differences-I can’t carve the same thing twice. She is proving a challenge as I have the idea in my head of what she should look like. It’s just creating those features in the stone!!

So when these are finished you can see for yourself.

These are some of the events that I will be taking part in

 The Highnam Court Spring fair stone carving event which takes place on the 24th and 25th of April.
Three Counties show 18th-20th June, I will be in the Forgotten Skills Tent demonstrating some carving. I will have a small selection of carvings for sale.
The York Minster Stonemasons Festival to be held on the 2nd weekend of August.

As soon as I have more details I will post them on my website.

The website will be updated with more info during Feb.

www.stone-festival.org

Paul Webb-woodturner.

Sally Taylor-Printmaking using the etching process.

Glos Geo conservation.

Rob Wiltshire-stained glass maker and blacksmith

Art shape will be moving on site in the next month or so.

BTCV.

Woven Textile maker.

The Gallery and Tearoom are still unfinished, but hopefully these essential additions will be ready soon.

This is what I am developing in my stonecarvings and I am influenced by the Art Nouveau Period. This incorporates nature and the beauty of the female form.

Barbera Hepworth , Jacob Epstein, Eric Gill, Maillol, Rodin among others are also an influence on my work.

I am planning on creating some new and larger figurative carvings, as well as continuing my exploration into the difficulties of carving intricate figures on a small scale.

Please have a look at my gallery to give you an idea of my work. If you can come and visit me at my new premises in Brockworth I would love to discuss my work with you.

At the moment the main gallery at the craft centre is not ready, therefore all my stone carvings for sale will be on display in my workshop. I also carve giftware, bowls, tealight holders, small ornamental carvings. Prices range from £10 for the smaller items to £6800 for my largest figurative carving-Pins and Needles.

This can be a table top cut from slate a sculpture to serve as a feature in your home or garden or some lettering.

I use various stones to create my carvings; Red Sandstone from the Forest of Dean, Slate from Delabole in North Cornwall. I am planning on stocking Welsh Slate as well, Tetbury Limestone from Veizeys Quarry, Various other Cotwold Limestone and Portland Limestone from Dorset.

I cut the letters by hand using various chisels. I have a large selection of lettering styles and can create new fonts to your specifications. ‘Wildwood’ in my gallery was designed for one of my customers.

I can carve house name, numbers, poems, phrases that are pertinent to you. The prices depend on the size of the letters, number of characters and the finish-this can be left as it is cut, painted in a variety of colours or gilded using 23 and 3/4 gold leaf. I also carve memorial stones for the dearly departed. I don’t put photos of these on my website but would be more than happy to discuss this in person and show you some examples.

As a traditionally trained stonemason, I can undertake conservation and restoration work, cleaning statues, repointing-using lime mortars and simple stonemasonry projects.