wood art words

Holly cross in the church of the Holy cross

2010-09-20T12:38:00.000-07:00

In May this year I put the first Holly cross into the church of the Holy cross in Crediton for their annual flower festival.It stood there for a week in the lady chapel,accompanied by a beautiful white floral display put together by Elaine Stanwick.The video is not great,I just took it on our digital camera but i did manage to upload it which was great.Not got much time now but will update properly soon.

Settling in

2010-05-30T15:48:00.000-07:00

The new owners of this oak settle seemed pleased with the likeness to their big tom cat carved on the top. I was lucky to get some lovely wide boards full of interesting patternation and grain.

It seemed to settle in well with the oak floor boards and lime plastered walls

The return of WoodArtWords

2010-05-19T13:41:00.000-07:00

Well I did it again ,nearly a year passed since the last post.The swallows that were back then have flown away and come back again and as usual are nesting in the corner of the workshop.I have been really busy and created quite a lot in the missing months and also finally got some images of pieces that were sold over the last couple of years.Now I'm back and the computer seems to be working well (touch wood) I shall try and post at least once a week.Anyway I have just uploaded a load of pictures .Here they are.

A green man in oak,you can tell it was a while ago by the tidy state of the workshop.

An unfortunatly sideways six foot tall,spalted holly cross finished with linseed oil.

A punk I was commisioned to carve,below unoiled above oiled,carved in holly.

The first of two holly thrones I made using the bigger planks that I had .The disc in the front is carved in apple wood and set in.

I left traces of the bark on the front of the legs and the sides of the back,to add texture and show the nature of the wood and how it was cut.

You can almost picture how the plank was a slice of the tree and get an idea of the size of it.

I love the paleness of this particular batch of holly wood cured excellently for years to maintain the whiteness by a good friend of mine.

This particular throne was made for an exhibitiopn I did with Doug Fitch .It sat at the opposite end of of a huge dining table to the large oak throne below.

The back of the afore mentioned oak throne.

Detail of oak throne .The hares are carved in holly and set in to the oak.

Oak throne carried out to the farmyard to be photographed (cheers for the help Doug,oh and hows your back ?)

Close up of AvocetI was asked to carve on the second holly throne I was commisioned to make.

Detail of swallows in applewood set into the front of the same piece

Holly throne in its new home

A beautiful place with lovely owners who kindly allowed me back to take these shots.

One from lowdown showing curves nicely and construction.

The sideways spalted holly cross from earlier,this time the right way up,although actually lying down in hay.

The first holly cross I made from the same lovely white batch of holly as the two thrones above.From the 5th of June it will be in Crediton church for the week of the flower festival
where it will be displayed in the lady chapel with a floral display.I am thrilled about this as its first public outing .Not only is Crediton church the original cathedral site before Exeter was chosen as more suitable, and very busy during the festival,but also on the saint micheal ley line and called the church of the holy cross.Seems the perfect place for the holly cross.

A woodland scene on a big Oak throne for a woodland classroom,in memory of Mr Evans. The Back

The front

More pics, poems, carvings,(woodartwords) soon .

kernow and back

2009-07-12T13:54:00.000-07:00

swallows in and out ,with the chickens squirrels rats mice various other little lovelies.Squirrels have turned from cute little chip and dales full of frollicking and gentle mischief ,to thiefs and vandals birds shit on stuff occasionally and things scurry sometimes in the shadows or sing startling me from wires above and to the left or right,I love it! its so real keeps me on my toes and keeps me amused.

Took a cupboard to kernow(Cornwall) at the weekend .I t looks lovely where it is now,surrounded by many old and beautiful things .Once again I have been lucky in that it has gone to some lovely people and a lovely place .If i've gtot it right there should be some pics some from the workshop and some where it is now.Next thing is a bench with a pike (fish) carved on it but thats a story for another day.

How time flew

2009-06-29T14:15:00.000-07:00

Well ,the swallows did well,raised to the sounds of reggae and folk and numerous sawings and hammerings they thrived,although I think the parents struggled to find lots of food in the cool weather they are enjoying now a bounty of flying insects as things warm up.They still fly in and out and sit in occasionallyand the other day I held one that had flown against the window and was flustered,I took it to the door and of it flew.

I am just finishing a piece of furniture for someone that I will photograph when finished and along with some other pieces I have not photographed yet(the 2 holly chairs and some carving) will put them on to see.

I have been busy in the garden at home and for the first since we've been here (12 years)we have a bench behind a tree at the end of the garden,with views across the rolling hills to Dartmoor in the distance .It was strange the first night we sat to watch the sun set How different the view we see every day is from this point .I think it's cos usually the garden is in the forground of the scene and when sitting here it is behind it's like on the edge.I love it and imagine lots of happy times sitt ing there in the future (the gods willing)

Car problems have been a theme of the last couple of months and a new (old) one is on the cards .It has been a worry driving around wondering if destinations will be reached or not.

I was joking with my lovely old neighbour ken about giving him a ride in the new car as the old one is too tatty for him,he came back with one of his great sayings,he said,"Paul I'd rather ride third class then walk first class".Once someone asked him why he had no lawn,only vegatables in his gardens(mostly spuds) He replied"I cant eat grass"

The swallows are home

2009-04-24T13:19:00.000-07:00

I have been leaving the top door open at the workshop for the last couple of weeks for the return of the swallows.When I took on the workshop last year there were a pair nesting at the top end of the space above some old milking pipes.I worried at the time I might disturb them,but they didn,t seem too bothered about me or the sounds of me working,or my music.They raised a healthy brood and the sight of them at the end of the summer darting about the sky above the yard,fattening up for the long journey ahead was joyful.

Last week I noticed one on an old weather vein above one of the barns,but wasn't sure weather it was come home or passing by.This morning I noticed on arrival some fresh droppings in the corner by the nestand my hopes were confirmed when I looked up from wiring in my new stereo at some cheeping and there on the wire near the nest was a swallow,I remain hopeful it will have a mate and I will have the joy of having a new brood raised alongside me this year.I will keep you posted.I took a couple more pics inside the workshop and have put them on even though they are not that good.The table and benches you can see are off to a new home in Cornwall on sunday which will free up some space again.

2009-04-22T15:53:00.000-07:00

I forgot to take the camera to the workshop today, so i'm afraid its words not pictures tonight,hope you dont mind.

the crows are shiney
grown fat on roadkill
the grass blades
over hang the molehills
although i'm moving
it all seems still
I'm on my way to work

The hedgerow flowers
patterns changing
Growing budding
flowering ageing
seeding dying
all the stages
on the way to work

the yellowhammer
always singing
From the same post
music ringing
wondering what
the day is bringing
on the way to work

Workshop pics

2009-04-22T02:35:00.000-07:00

A couple of pics of the workshop,hopefully I will take some more today and put on tonight.

2009-04-20T12:54:00.000-07:00

Well that was a year that was,

Lots of creations and a beautiful workshop better off than last time I posted,I am back in the blogosphere and internet land in general.Here to carry on where I left off with pictures poems and some laid back country living.Every morning when i see the view from my window and Drive through the beautiful winding lanes to the workshop I feel lucky,then i touch wood all day.

This 5 foot tall cross carved by hand in Holly has kept me busy for a good part of the beginning of this year.I had been promising myself some carving time since taking on the workshop early last summer.

After making a couple of Holly thrones with small carvings on (pictures will follow some time soon) among other things and getting the workshop up and running, I decided this is alovely wood to carve with a natural density, paleness and lovely finish not too unlike ivory

and wanted to make a versiopn of a Celtic cross with creatures I encounter regularily at the workshop on it.

I see the hawks in the valley by the wood,where the wood peckers call and are answered from drumming on the dead branches of the ancient oak behind and above the workshop,while rabbits play below in the orchard.The wren hunts for spiders in the nooks and crannies of the wall behind my bench and the swallows were raised and have flown and should return anytime to the nest above some old milking pipes at the top end of the workshop.

I am pleased with the result and only the other day turned to see a robin sitting on it where it stands near my bench.I like to think it approved even though it left a calling card over some of the knotwork. I love this place,it is my creative heaven.

bloody compooters

2008-05-23T11:17:00.000-07:00

I have lost all internet connection,a problem with one of the phone companies or a lead somewhere.Either way I will not be on much till i get it sorted,hopefully this won't be to long.I am actually sitting in front of Dougs pooter at the moment,waiting for him to finish tea so we can go make some loud rock noises over the jam room.We have a gig in sandford on sunday night and a craft fair to exhibit at the same day.Dougs just said we need to be there at half nine in the morning,great!!?Bye for now be back as soon as possible

Old is good

2008-05-11T04:09:00.000-07:00

The way up to Hameldown tor from Grimspound
One of the views from the top

Molly and Albert on top of the world

DARTMOOR

Rolling jays on rolling hills
In misty places topped with tors
Walking dogs, talking kids
Moorland cattle, moorland horse-s

Giants games from long ago
Created scattered, sculptured stone
Ancient homes still in their shade
Reminding me of where I come

If ever there was such a place
Where pixies dance to solstice dreams
It’s here with twisted lichened trees
Between the tors and tumbling streams

A distant memory arises
Sitting cushioned on the moss
Remembering another time
All we had all we lost

The big picture, the big sky
Endless clouds, endless green
Split by distant ravens cries
The highest of the devon scenes

The granite rocks and clear running streams are a feature in Dartmoors ragged beauty.This is half way from the road to the early iron age site of grimspound. One of the many hut remains within the outer wall of the settlement.because the top half of the dwellings would have been made of wood and mud and the roof thatched so only the stone lower walls remain.
unfortunately the picture doesn't show the curved entrance into this hut designed to keep out the dartmoor winds.
Albert and his cousin Joel guarding the ancient entrance into the compound

here you can see the whole of the compound from Hamel down tor.
The fete went okay,met some interesting,interested people ,gave out a few cards and will be appearing in the local paper again,always a good advert.

Doug thanks again Buddy.

just a quick ..

2008-05-09T23:53:00.000-07:00

Just a quick few words.Its early Saturday morn and I am preparing for a village fete in penstone near colebrooke that i have been invited to take some things to,will let you know how it went later.I have neglected the blog of late but will be back on the case soon.I have been to some old early iron age sites on dartmoor that I have pics of and digging out more poems so look out.more later bye for now

Beltane

2008-05-01T13:28:00.000-07:00

Some pics from the exhibition last december at gallery 86.Had great fun hanging the show with Doug.The wooden stuff is mine and the rest two other artists i met Jenaki and David Selby,both of whose work I really liked and I thought the mix of medias worked well in the space.

Summers here hooray,although it isn't that warm yet everything is growing like mad and the birds are extra busy.The car made it through the m.o.t without any major hurdles,with a juggle of the bills and small lend from a friend the tax and insurance are sorted as well.phew,I've only had it for a year but don't know what would do without it now.Have been creating more lathe things learning all the time and have decided to start another carving ,a large one that in between other projects will hopefully keep me busy throughout the summer months.

late,early flowers

2008-04-25T14:33:00.000-07:00

I love this time of year when the hedges burst into life ,The daffodils and snowdrops are a thing of the past and the primroses are beginning to fade .In their place come greater stitchwort,buttercups,bluebells,red campion and a whole lot more beautiful flowers.The white ones below are greater stitchwort In the past I have followed the tradition here of picking dandelions for making wine on th23rd of april as it is St Georges day.I'm not completely sure of the reasons but they do always seem plentiful on this day.I used to make a lot of hedgerow wines but don't seem to have much time these days (crap excuse i know) At least this year i photoed some on the right day,the yellow ones below
A gang of Jack in the hedge,still young ,not teenagers yet. These can be eaten young and used to be popular,
New leaves on what I always thought was a Beech hedge but now suspect to be something else .I will consult tree book and check it out.
Going home

These took a while but are the pics from the other night,Yesterday had to go to town to pay some bills buy food ect.In the evening got together with doug and simon from the band for a little ecoustic jam.Was great fun and progressed on a couple or three numbers.
Today gave the shed a good sort out and made a bit more space.
Getting new music from all directions ,Its great having loads of new stuff to listen to.In the shed in the car and in the head.
Tax M.o.t and insurance all run out next week on the car, not entirely sure how it will be sorted yet.Once again its day to day.I'm sure something will turn up ,and that philosophy has got me through the past 25 years.Bills and their friends can wait ,they should be used to it by now.

2008-04-23T05:44:00.000-07:00

The finished thing at last and the sun sort of came out just for the pics.As hoped the contrast of colours and beauty of the grain burst out after its first oiling.I am totally happy with the finished article and learnt a couple more better ways of doing things during its creation. The timber for the back ,the seat and the arms are Oak from my friends sawmill, that had been knocking around for years.Thelegs are again Oak but reclaimed from an old devon barn and so much older. I'm glad this chair has followed the trend of been more comfortable than the last.As I've said before a natural progression is almost unavoidable and though I thought I had sussed the armchair thing with my last one (the goose chair) this one is slightly more reclined and just seems to fit better (me at least).
Originally I just carved the hares into the Oak of the Chair back but after a chisel slip and a decapitated hare I needed to rethink.I found a small board of Apple I was given already seasoned about 7 years ago about an inch thick,carved the design in that cut it out and set it in an inch deep into the backboard.It was a very snug fit and I was relieved to tap it right back in with no disasters.I left the background chisel marks going with the flow.
The wrap around style of the arms is a new idea and hopefully will occur again in future pieces. As with the yew rocker there is a nice balance of patternation in this piece

Like all my recent pieces I wish already that I could keep it, but i can't so it is for sale.E mail for details of this or any of other stuff.

It has turned out a beautiful afternoon and it feels a bit naughty been on here at this time of day.Ithink I will take the kids out after tea and photo some flowers and other early summer things.All going well I will stick them on later.

2008-04-22T14:18:00.001-07:00

pics of my last carving on a lump of six hundred year old Oak.Rescued by my brother from a collapsed house mentioned in the dombesday book.It took me between new year and the 1`st of march to complete and stands at about 3 and a 1/2 feet tall.I have put it on here already but wanted it on thi side so it will enlarge to view.Not the best photos I'm afraid but they will do for now.

At last the chair is all but finished.After a twelve hour shift in the shed today.Got in their at nine after dropping Albert to school and besides a couple of meal and tea breaks stuck at it until 9 tonight.I am really pleased with the end result and after a couple of very small finishing touches tomorrow I will photograph it and put it on here.

Its great to be back to work and with a couple of craft fairs coming up I am inspired to make as much as possible between now and the summer.Hopefully the lathe will help to create a number of smaller items and a couple more chairs are likely,in an ideal world the chance to do another carving as well in between jobs would be great.

2008-04-21T12:51:00.000-07:00

Tomorrows nearly here and work can progress,thank the gods.
Love the kids as i do Them all back at school will be great.
I feel quality shed time coming on, with the doors open and the birdsong blowing through,cant wait!.

Nice one Mr Fitch

2008-04-20T13:46:00.000-07:00

Twas the folk festival in the village this weekend.Although the weather wasn't great thanks to me mate Doug I managed to make some of the money needed towards the car at a garage sale he held of seconds and old stock.It was great to get did of some of the older stuff cluttering up the shed.Like any craftsman I have progressed and the older pieces are no longer a reflection of what i do now. Saying that people still seemed to like them and seemed really pleased with them so everyone is happy which is always a nice result.Thanks again to Doug for been a top mate and a great help of late.Oh yeah and groovy bass twiddling at last nights gig.!
Now as promised some days ago some pictures of some of the pieces for sale at this time.

close ups of Wych Elm burr and Ash burst

These are two of my favourite creations so far.The back and front pieces of the chair and the upright part of the table are from the same piece of Wych Elm.The seat of the chair is an unusual slice of oak.The cross base for the table is also of oak but very old,again saved from a local barn.The table top is a slice of Ash very well seasoned and clearly showing the rings from what would be a fork in the main trunk.The flame like quality of the elm's burr is a joy as are the corresponding lumps and noddules on the outside,this matched with the natural bursts in the oak and ash give two really interesting pieces.They dont have to be sold as a pair but almost beg to be so. Chair £600 Table £350 or £900 the pair.

I call this my oak tripod totem chair for fairly obvious reasons.The legs were reclaimed from an old devon barn along with the seat,The slice for the back was from a local sawmill owner who kindly puts me back some interesting pieces of timber, a lovely man but thats another story.

This was one of my first carved pieces done before I had any carving chisels.The back was all done with a one inch and a half inch flat chisel and a set of hole cutting drill bits.As with most of my pieces this has had coats of linseed applied over a period of time. The price for this piece would be £ 650

A rocking chair Made mostly of Yew,with an oak seat and front panel.I sit in it snugly,It feels like been cuddled as well as rocked.would be looser fit for trimmer adult or child.The only piece I have made to date with very obvious metal fixings,I find the coachbolts work Quite nicely with this piece. the price of this chair would have to be £350

lathe things so far .Holly,Beech,Hawthorn and Apple.

Now I am going to bed as it's been a very tiring (but nice) weekend .

Good night.

back again

2008-04-17T13:41:00.000-07:00

well that was a week that was. afraid blog got neglected.still if anyone is still tuned in ,"hello , its great to be back".
been playing with the lathe a little when have found the time,and came up with a few things.
I am looking forward already to having the chuck piece and chisels for bowl turning as I have a few ideas which I won't go into now but lets just say its why I'm practicing making balls out of different kinds of hard woods .Already I'm figuring out some things about different timbers capabilitys to resist splitting when object is finished therefore weakoned in places.
I think although some of the logs were well seasoned I used them too soon after bringing them in.Others ,touch wood seem not to mind at all.
Have managed to progress on the chair and hope to have it on here in its finished form after the kids go back to school next week,a few finishing touches needed.
I have just had problems putting pics of lathe things on but will try again later or tomorrow.when i do fix whatever problem it is I am going to stick a few other pics up of some stuff I could do with selling .A few bills have caught up and the car runs out of everything next weekend .I dont know if any one or anyone you might know, might like this sort of thing or even if this is out of order to ask on this blog thing, but until some shows in the summer come along I 'm struggling to find an outlet( mostly cos i'm not so good at that side of things,better at making than selling.Some are things you might have already seen some are older pieces from the depths of the shed .All are well seasoned or /and very old devon hardwoods.Burr oak ,Elm,Yew and Apple.Made with pleasure and love by a simple devon man.
I think I'll add a poem

TODAY

The trees in the distance vanish
into clouds on their hilltop
The hissing of the water in the pipes
reminds me I’ve left the tap on
I notice small red spiders
living on my windowsill
Spill half a jar of cider
‘cos I hadn’t screwed the cap on

The wood on the fire bubbles and spits its regret
The pictures more cosy in their frames than ever
The dog asleep with dog asleep beside the fire
I sit facing Dartmoor and breathe in the weather

parklife

2008-04-07T12:07:00.000-07:00

Fed ducks and geese and jackdaws,watched the greatcrested grebes dancing and climbed trees with Albert.Took a saw and found some interesting seasoned on the tree branches from trees blown over don,t know when.Spalted beach and oak and something I havn't looked up yet but has great colours and grain.will put photos on as soon as i find time,already got half a dozen candlesticks and a couple of balls thanks to the lathe.Still no disc sander yet ,hopefully will arrive soon.

L.Y.T.

2008-04-05T14:41:00.000-07:00

LOVE YOU TEE

looking up

2008-04-05T14:29:00.000-07:00

things good,lathe works well and after trying a few different chisels finally found one that does the job,a one size fits all sort of thing.Used some holly my brother john had given me a year ago from some hedge laying he had done on dartmoor.Knocked out a fairly respectable candle stick which when oiled was almost marbley and gave it to him as my first creation on the lathe and with the wood he gave me. I forgot to photograph it but have made one twice as big that will photograph when sanded and oiled tomorrow.
I have been offered a disc sander by a friend who has 2 and finds this one a bit bulky and heavy duty,sounds great. The sun shone well today as i drove along and found some nice wood for the fire in a hedge overlooking a quarry,the birds sang and danced and I felt happy.

what to do

2008-04-04T12:48:00.001-07:00

I now have a lathe thanks to my brother John,free of cost and in good running order.It wont help finish the chair or replace my broken tools but it will give me something else to think about in between projects and because it seems quite quiet in the evenings too.Nice one John !.
Cant finish the chair until i have replaced disc sander as wood is just too hard to sand back by hand,although as I said to andrew the last few grades are always done by hand, it would take a lifetime to get to that stage without electrical assistance and a good course sanding disc.
Not quite sure what to do in the meantime,pheraps finish a couple of frames that are half done or start another carving .
I learnt to drive a year ago and the tax ,mot and insurance all run out this month.Not good as I am totally broke.Gonna have to get my salesman head on.
If only that side of things were as enjoyable or came as naturally as the actual creative process it would be ok as I have loads of stuff to sell.As it stands as usual I am going to have to rely on blind faith and luck that everything will be ok.

2008-04-02T13:03:00.001-07:00

one more try at pics !

2008-04-02T12:53:00.000-07:00

few more pics of today ,chair in progress me enjoying and writing todays blog (very organised)and my daughter been camera shy

2008-04-02T12:17:00.000-07:00

Charlie came home for tea today(2nd oldest,18 lives away going to have a baby)real good to see him and that he's looking well.Besides making me a grandad he is busy holding down one job and training to be a fireman,he is actually on call a lot of the time,I am so proud to see him do well.

Anyway he brought me a lovely bottle of tempranillo most of which is now gone.I'm sitting on the chair,nearly there.

Took some photos today of progress,which was a bit slower than usual due to some more tool collapses.My disc sander died today and as its not coming back this time.In the last couple of months I have killed 1 hammer drill 2 jigsaws 3 saws and now my grinder.

I am never going to buy not the one I wanted cos Icant afford it again.I will just go without until I can afford the one thats up to the job,which is pretty tough with some of this old Oak and Elm.

Luckily I love handtools(always look on the bright side ...)although my shoulders and elbows dom not.The slower pace is really what i need right now and the relative quiet is nice.Since the grinder packed in I found my surform rasp does a good enough job at eating away the corners and my cordless drill/screwdriver still works (touch wood )

my only other 2 working elctric tools are my old portable benchsaw (2 inch cut) a biscuit jointer I was kindly given but only used onc e so far and my twin cassette player,which isnt twin anymore as one door fell off.

At least i have loads of stuff to sell,old and new cheap,dear and dearer.hopefully this summer will bring good things (ever the optimist).

M olly has just stuck her head round the door looked at me like i'm madand asked if she can have a cup of tea.From my benchtop oaken perch I answer yesand carry on writing this.

In case you haven't realisedI am halfway through a bottle of wine,on a half made chair,on a bench in a shed in deepest darkest devonshire,listening to the birds and distant tractors,already thinking of the next project.

2008-04-01T14:35:00.000-07:00

well the last attempt at putting a couple of the photos on todays blog post failed so here we try again

2008-04-01T13:57:00.000-07:00

Managed to get the whole day in the shed and the chair is now pretty much together and solid.I am really pleased with it so far,a couple of things worked out better than I could have hoped for and it is very comfortable.Tomorrow I will endevour to make some decisions as to how to finish this piece.Back height,with or without cross back rest and style of carving on back if any will all have to be thought through.I love the just standing looking parts of the project the figuring out where to go next with it.More often than not the wood tends to lead me towards its own outcome,a pattern of grain leading me one way or another,natural angles and shapes suggesting where to go,I just go with the flow.
I am glad I managed to take some photos today so you will see the difference in colour and everything between now and the eventually finished thing.

progress

2008-03-30T15:23:00.000-07:00

getting on well with the chair its sort of building itself,slowly but surely.will try to photo tomorrow .been messing around with the blog trying to find the best way of getting pics on clearly.I've been on here for a few hours tonight,tryin this and that and coming up so far with this!.

a new project

2008-03-29T12:49:00.000-07:00

all I have been wanting to do since finishing the last carving is start another.But as usual I should really make some less time consuming things to hopefully sell in the summer,so I am making another chair with a carved back the best of both worlds,This one is a combination of oaks relatively new and very old,A very laid back chair at this stage.will try to photograph in progress although I've said that before and not got around to it ,next thing its finished.
hello to new blogfriends thanks for comments,I will answer properly soon, at the moment my son needs the computer so I'm off,
just to be regular heres a picture and a poem

2008-03-28T13:21:00.000-07:00

The whole idea of me doing one of these blogs is to get my work out there for people to see,poems that I have had on scraps of paper for ages or in bags in the shed,pictures that took years to do and more importantly for me to show my chairs and carvings to anyone who may be interested or know of an outlet for such work.Almost everything I have made is from well seasoned local (Devon) hardwoods.I use reclaimed where possible which has led to some of the timber used been very old .For example Oak and Elm timbers from old devon barn ,used for chairs and book shelves to inhabit the newly wooded conversion as a reminder of the old are at least 300 years old and the piece of oak for my recently finished carving rescued from a collapsed original part of a devon longhouse listed in the doomsday book could easily be twice that.
Good luck to my mate and fellow blogger Dougie with his wood fired slipware shows this weekend and next couple of weeks,the last firing looked amazing and he deserves to do brilliantly.
He is in fact one of the culprits for talking me into doing one of these things, Nice one!!
more about that another day, along with everything else.
With my daughters help and perhaps naively I have stuck photos of my creations written or sawn throughout this blog and will probably continue to do so.Is this the norm ?I dont know
if anyone does or cares let me know

day 2

2008-03-27T09:56:00.000-07:00

back again,just waiting for Tee to get back so can get some tea on .

Missing Albert who is my youngest son (10)and comes back from a residential trip with his school tomorrow.He,s been gone since Tuesday and the house just isn't the same without him.It's weird it just been me, Tee (partner)and Molly (daughter of 14).The good thing is i'm sure he will be having a great time as they go to the zoo each day,he loves animals and nature and has a good knowledge

hello new world

2008-03-26T13:54:00.000-07:00

hello new world from an until recently,complete technophobe.

I tell you its been one hell of a curve of learning,dragged kicking and screaming to here,now.I tell you what though already i,m enjoying it,io do like typing even if one fingerdly(if such a word)

Anyway Here I am taught by my kids and here to show people my stuff and meet new folks from far off lands.