Archive for the ‘Commissions’ Category

Commission to carve a sculpture

Monday, October 1st, 2018

I had been given an indication of what my customer wanted and so I made a few sketches, this drawing is the one she settled upon. It is called Mother and Child. I chose to carve in Lepine limestone, it is a very dense, fine stone and a joy to carve. ...

Commission to carve a bowl of wild flowers

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018

This commission was quite difficult but it incorporated the creativity that I have and the stonemasonry element of my training. The brief was to carve a bowl of flowers that could be put onto a memorial. It will be cemented into the vase hole in the base, which is why it ...

Happy New Year

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018

I hope that you are all fully rested and raring to go for 2018. I have a busy year coming up, lots of new and exciting ventures and some old favourites. In January my partner and I are moving home. Don't worry my business will remain unaffected and I will benefit both ...

Carving drawings and painting

Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

As you may have read from my last entry I have started to sell my paintings. I have just had my painting of the gourd framed . [nggallery id=384] The pastel drawings are some of my designs that will be printed as cards and pictures. The small face that I have carved in Portland ...

Hand carved house signs and the Green man

Sunday, September 17th, 2017

This week has been one of finishing some hand carved Welsh slate commissions and finishing/starting some new stone carvings. As a traditionally trained stonemason with a background in sculpture through school and at University I have a unique set of skills which give me the creativity of my art and the ...