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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sunday, January 19th, 2025
This interesting commission is based on a coin that was discovered by a metal detectorist.
Quite tricky to interpret, but I'm always up for a challenge.
I used a 12 inch square piece of Forest of Dean sandstone.
Once I had sketched it on the stone, I started to waste away the stone ...
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Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
As you know I have alot of interesting carvings available to buy off the shelf, but I need to keep on top of my commissions.
I had started carving a new Greenman at one of my demonstration days for the Maison Dieu in Dover, but hadn't got very far.
After my ...
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Wednesday, January 1st, 2025
In my role as the Stonemason in Residence for The Maison Dieu, I am invited to run activities and demonstrations. At this years Heritage Open weekend, I was invited to demonstrate stone carving and give the general public the chance to try it for themselves.
The other heritage crafts that have ...
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