Archive for February, 2025

Wren’s Churches, part two.

Tuesday, February 25th, 2025

After a sit down in the Sunshine in Paternoster Square, we moved on to St Paul's Cathedral. This wonderful vision of Sir Christopher Wren, aided by his chief assistant and surveyor to the City of London, Robert Hooke. The first stone was laid in 1675, and although there was still ...

Wren’s Churches

Thursday, February 20th, 2025

I had the privilege of a tour around some of Sir Christopher Wren's Churches in May 2024. Back in 2015, I was made a Yeoman mason of the Worshipful Company of Masons . After my post detailing my work at at the Founder's hall, I had commented that I would love ...

The Blue Pigeons

Saturday, February 15th, 2025

The Blue Pigeons in Worth was undergoing a renovation project and the owners had fallen in love with my carving, Pins and Needles. They decided to compliment my sculpture with a pair of pigeons that would sit either side of Pins and Needles. I used the same limestone from my favourite ...

A Compass Rose for Sandwich Quay

Sunday, February 9th, 2025

John Van Der Dol, a business owner from Sandwich approached me with his drawing of a compass rose and asked if I could produce it. This commission is being paid for by the Levelling up fund that national councils were able to apply for, Dover District Council are working on ...

A fantasy themed commission

Sunday, February 2nd, 2025

This commission really caught my attention as I love to use my imagination. This one stemmed from a computer game called Horizon Zero Dawn. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, with trees growing over broken buildings and tribes struggling to survive. The main character is called Aloy and I have interpreted ...