Moonrise

Moonrise, or The Fox and the Oak Tree, a second commission just completed. Now I am looking at books of Grotesques, Gargoyles, and Miserichords, to build up some ideas for carving small and strange medeival creatures. Watch this space,,,,

Totem pole finished!

A week before Xmas I finished the totem pole, and it was taken down to Cornwall. It was met there with delight. This was a large undertaking for me, physically large, complex design, and very detailed. A friend was looking at the photos recently and asked "Is it the best piece you've done?" and I suppose one always hopes that the piece you have just done, is your best piece. Until the next one comes along......

Cornish totem 2

I am very much enjoying this work, a combination of meaningful faces and medeival style decorative carving: oak leaves, dormice and chiffchaffs....