The second of the three Mires Beck Autumn sessions, and there is some impressive work being produced by all. Tony making a good job of his house number carving, and Derek with his Green Man ~ soon to be transformed into a water feature if all goes to plan! Norman having fun with […]
Read MoreMore pictures from the Friday night carving sessions at Hedon Youth Club; with only a couple more sessions to go everyone is cracking on well.
Read MoreWhilst at the Cornucopia Festival I received a message and photo from a friend at the Hull Trinity Festival ~ it seems the bass player from the band Tom Skelly and the Salty Beards has impeccable taste in t-shirts! Who’ll be next? One Direction?! It was great seeing our T-shirts and Beanie Hats being worn […]
Read MoreWe’ve had a stall at the Cornucopia Festival since its inception in 2012 at Beswick, and this, the third year, was the biggest yet; after moving to Burton Agnes last year, the setting this year was equally as beautiful at Burton Constable, and we were even blessed with sunshine this time. We arrived early on […]
Read MoreI was contacted by a lady from Manchester who wanted a gargoyle carved in oak for her partner; because of her partner’s interest in wartime aircraft, she requested that the gargoyle be wearing a flying jacket, hat and goggles…..different! I had a bit of difficulty sourcing a good chunk of oak, cut away from the […]
Read MoreTo finish off the carving, Helen and Sam at Grays Court came up with the idea of some text from the play on the rear of the tree, facing the castle walls. The line chosen was “What wakes me from my flow’ry bed”, which was suitably succinct as I was really limited for space on […]
Read MoreAfter making a decent start on Puck’s face yesterday, I moved on to surrounding him with some more oak leaves before working on his hair and horns; once the position of these leaves was established I could decide on the position of his hand. Showing the position of the leaves and hand. […]
Read MoreIt was nice to have a day at ground level after tottering about on ladders for a week; give it a day or two and I’ll be moaning about having aching knees from kneeling down for hours on end! I’d done a couple of sketches last night to give myself something to work from, but […]
Read MoreQuite a light day today, as I finished the flowing dress of Titania, added a couple more oak leaves and tidied up any snags. The large chiselled area of the dress, flowing down the roots. A leaf carved at the foot of the dress. Another, just under the wing. Just […]
Read MoreYes, the Summer workshops finished last week, and already we are on the Autumn course ~ they don’t mess about at Mires Beck! The carvers have some nice beech logs to work on this time, quite long and thin, and everyone has picked suitable designs to compliment the shape of the wood. Susan and […]
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