First Attempt At A Spiral

I’ve been meaning to have a go at carving a spiral for a little while, and, today I did it. My original intention was to create a tapered spiral, but I think I may have been getting ideas well above my ability. Also, it was supposed to be a pendant – but,...

Driftwood Pipe Tampers

Late last year I was fortunate enough to spend a glorious week mooching about and relaxing in Castletownsend, Co. Cork. This beautiful little harbour village was the home of the magnificent Sommerville and Ross, authors of numerous wonderful books, including the Irish...

Purple Raven Art Gallery

Hazel Revington-Cross is an incredibly talented artist of international renown, Gallery owner, and champion of the arts, who happens to live just down the road.  If you go to the Purple Raven Gallery, you will get to see and enjoy beautiful works by local Artists, as...

Ash Chair and Tree Lore

The Ash tree is known as ‘The Queen of The Woods’ and ‘The Pillar of The Universe’. In Norse mythology it is the Tree of Life, and to the Druids it was renowned for bestowing peace, healing and spiritual tranquility. It certainly is a beautiful...

Duck, Death and the Tulip

Thoughts wander all over the place, especially in the quiet of the night.  As I listened to the night noises, I pondered a chair I had finished that afternoon – I had expected to be pleased, maybe even a little satisfied – but I was neither – I was...

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