Cat's Eye Carving

Lots of lovely new carvings for sale.

6 September, 2017 – 4:26 pm

I have been busy quarrying, drawing, designing, carving and gilding over the last 6wks. Mingled with children’s carving activities and I have also hand carved and completed a wide variety of hand carved commissions, including house signs, Hares and even a Blackbird, these photos can be found in my gallery. At the moment I am working to a 10wk waiting list for commissions so if you haven’t already commissioned your Christmas gifts then please get in touch soon.
I am currently designing and carving my Christmas selection and some lovely new designs to inspire you, so watch this space.

Here is a selection of my latest carvings available to buy in my shop.

Acorns and Oak leaves are found throughout the Forest of Dean so what better to carve in this beautiful Forest of Dean sandstone.

I carvedthis lovely girls face in a piece of stone that I rescued from the scrap pile at the Llanthony Secunda Priory and would have been part of a larger piece, originally on the brick stable block, it still has the original tooling on the back. Cotswold limestone, Minchinhampton or Painswick.

The plaited leaves are carved in Tetbury limestone, I have finished this carving with some simple flowers.

I love designing and carving fun words, here are my latest, carved in Forest of Dean sandstone and finished with 23 3/4 carat gold leaf. this finish does make them more expensive but ultimately lasts longer.

My clocks are carved in a variety of shapes and sizes depending on the pieces of random stone that I choose. I am currently waiting for a delivery of clock mechanisms to finish off some more that I have made.

I have been working from my drawings of a broken seashell and these are the photos of my latest carving.

All of these carvings can be carved to your specification; stone type, font style, and finish. You can choose from a wide selection of designs that I have already drawn in my extensive sketchbooks, the price depends on the size, stone type and finish but I am happy to design something to suit any budget. Larger pieces and multiple words do incur a design fee but this is to cover my time and cost obviously depends on how much time.

If you are planning a visit please check my opening times.

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

 

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What’s new?

25 August, 2017 – 7:51 am

Sorry it’s been a while since I last posted but I am having a busy time hand carving and completing sculpture and letter carving commissions.

I have put some new photos in my gallery of the Moon gazing Hare, the Blackbird, a seashell and a pair of Hares carved in relief for a Wedding present that I have recently completed.

At the moment I am painting and gilding some hand carved house signs and slate and sandstone clocks. 

My order book is filling up and I am currently taking orders for completion in November so if you have any ideas for hand carved Christmas presents please place your order as soon as possible. 

There is still no news regarding the War memorial proposal and I have asked them to give me a decision by October.

Well with all this hard work and the children’s activities that I have been running, I am rather tired so I will be closed from 4pm on Friday 25th through to Sunday 27th. I will re-open on Bank holiday Monday. 

I look forward to hearing from you.

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Exhibition

12 July, 2017 – 10:00 am

My sculpture is still on display at the George Cafe in Newnham. The exhibition closes this weekend and my stone carving will return to my studio next week.

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Open day at The Llanthony Secunda Priory

11 July, 2017 – 3:01 pm

I am happy to announce that the conservation work at The Llanthony Secunda Priory is coming along very well. If you fancy taking a closer look then you might want to come along to their open day on Sat 29th July from 10am-14.30pm.

There will be 4 guided walks throughout the day & tickets can be bought from from this site

I will be demonstrating stone carving alongside some of the stonemasons involved in the restoration work.

 

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It’s Sale time.

4 July, 2017 – 1:20 pm

I have some great new ideas for carvings but in order to buy my raw materials it means that you get to purchase one of my original hand carved stone sculptures at a reduced price.
Receive 30% off when you buy one of my selected carvings over the price of £30 available from my shop at Taurus Crafts or get in touch through my website, I can take payments over the phone & delivery can be arranged , cost will depend on weight and size.
This sale does not include my jewellery, commissions or pieces by my guest artist MissFire.

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