Archive for December, 2011

Acorn Commission

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

[nggallery id=130] The three pieces completed! [nggallery id=131] My customer provided me with the names and dates in her own handwriting which I drew as closely as I could onto the two acorns-paying careful attention to match the character of the 2 men with the different acorns! She didn't want the engraving to be too ...

Acorn commission.

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

So the next stage in this commission was to start shaping the acorns so they were no longer just barrels! [nggallery id=128] Sandstone is a very brittle stone and if I try and take too much off at one time it has a tendancy to pluck out where I don't want it ...

My acorn commission.

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

As promised some photos! I was given an amazing commission back in July to carve a pair of acorns and an acorn cup. I used the grey/green Forest of Dean sandstone, which is incredibly hard to carve but is very durable and will resist the frost. They were 2ft x 12 x ...

Christmas at Taurus Crafts.

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

I am incredibly excited about my first Christmas at Taurus Crafts. I have lots of  interesting new gifts that I have been busy making in between completing my commissions. I have some Welsh slate coasters, pretty Chinese slate hearts-I can carve initials on these from £5 , candle sticks and obviously my ...