I have now completed the commission for Royal Victoria Country park and installed all 15 pieces - Each carving, made in New Forest Oak, is inspired by printmaking workshops I hosted with local children.  I stained the pieces with light fast colours, reflecting the colour choices made by the children.  The pond dipping area will be officially opened in  early July.

Inspired by the artwork produced by Hamble Primary School pupils, I set to work creating a series of sculptures to brighten up the fencing and gate around the pond dipping area.  I very literally translated the children's prints into 3d, making bold simple oak sculptures to go on top of and between the fence posts.

I hosted a one day workshop for 30 year 5 and 6 pupils from Hamble Primary School.  The theme was "things you would find in a pond" and we did leaf and mono prints as well as collage.  The artwork produced by the children will provide the inspiration for my designs for the pond dipping area, which will open at the end of June

I have been commissioned to make a series of pieces to brighten up a pond-dipping area, newly created at the Royal Victoria Country Park.  The work is to be inspired by workshops which I held with year 5 and 6 pupils from Hamble primary school.  The pond dipping area will be officially opened at the end of June

With a specific site in mind, I was commissioned to make a bright coloured bench with an arched back - the rest was up to me!  I looked through copious bird pictures, inspired by illustrations from 19th Century, I came up with this bench - which I haven't yet stained.

All three birds I was commissioned to make for California are now stained, waxed and ready to ship to the States.  The Pelican has swallowed a small wiggly fish, the wader a clam shell and the owl harbours a silver leafed moon.

Lift the wings of the owl box and they reveal a silver moon carved to fit exactly in a gouged bowl (in progress here - shown with chisels)

The owl is king of the night.  I have been commissioned to make a owl box, with hinged wings which reveal a hidden silver moon.  This will join the flock of birds to be shipped to California

I am making another flock of birds destined for California - I have finished carving the Wader (with a shell in his belly) and Pelican (with a fish in his belly), and now need to stain them both.

The Cane holder was shipped to California, and has now been united with said canes - which form the birds tail plumes.