Another session at the youth club, and the carvings are coming on.
Another session at the youth club, and the carvings are coming on.
After finishing the bulk of the work on the characters, it was just left for me to carve some leaves in certain areas. So the leaf underneath Bottom’s
I’d planned to give Bottom a left hand, on the right of the tree as you look at it; the idea was to have it pushing aside a few leaves,
A hard day ~ not only was the sun blazing down constantly, but most of the carving was done at the top of the ladder and stretching above head height.
A bit cooler today, and better conditions for chiselling. I started with the hand of Titania this morning, and with the position of the burrs and thick bark I’d decided
After driving through heavy mist and light drizzle, the day turned out to be a scorcher ~ nice for strolling around York or seeing the sights from the castle walls,
Day two at Grays Court, a bit of a drizzly morning then bright sunshine til late on. After being pleased with the amount I got done yesterday, I got bogged
Grays Court is a boutique hotel and historic Grade 1 -listed historic heritage property in the centre of York that boasts over 900 years of colourful history. It was once
Yes, the last of the Summer Workshops at Mires Beck, although the Autumn course starts next week! It seemed quite a relaxed last session and everyone finished their carvings comfortably,
I had most of the day off to visit the Yorkshire Sculpture Park ~ well, it was my birthday, and we had a great time admiring the enormous cedar creations