Currently there are a couple of spaces available on one of Bills two day carving courses. For anyone interested in either trying wood carving for the first time, or improving the skills they already have, the dates are: 10th/11th September 2016 and…
We are going to a new show this year - The Field and Country Fair, Cornbury Estate, Charlbury, Oxon, 10 - 12 June. I will be in the Country Life Marquee, along with other artists such as Tania Still and…
Some years ago I built a simple, small pond in the garden. It very quickly became established and started to attract various members of the local wildlife, including: toads, frogs newts, dragon flies, and.........a tawny owl. [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiWEF24Ict8[/embedyt] For…
I recently treated myself to a subscription to New Scientist and from the February issue I read about how incredibly resilient bats are to a good variety of potentially "lethal" pathogens. Sadly, the knee jerk reaction to learning that bat…
My latest piece of work is this plywood turtle skull sculpture. It is inspired by a turtle skull I found on a remote beach in Cape York Peninsular, Northern Queensland, Australia while on a expedition in my early 20's. At…
Silver Feather Jewellery - limited edition of 100. I carved the original for this Sterling Silver feather pendant (also available as a silver brooch) from box wood. Such a tiny but detailed carving requires a special wood. Some wood has a large,…
Robins are a common sight in most gardens, and ours is no exception. They are bold and bright, and follow us around as we dig the soil exposing insects, which they opportunistically snatch, almost from under our feet. I have…
As we have recently returned from a few weeks in Scotland where we spent much of the time searching for and watching otters, and as they are also one of my favourite animals for sculpture, I thought that I would…