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Now watch the video

Recently I created a Fire Lamp Sculpture which was exhibited at the Canary Wharf Winter Lights festival 2017. As someone who has spent many years supporting and lighting other artists work you always think you can do that, and finally I … Continue reading

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Some habits are hard to break.

It was a day for going back to my roots, putting the fancy stuff to one side and make some wheels, something I haven’t done for a while, this time a set of four little wheels to replace some rotten … Continue reading

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Calling my bluff

As anyone who like me spends a lot of time working with artists will tell you there comes a point when you find yourself saying “I could do that” along with “How difficult can it be” Unfortunatley I may have … Continue reading

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Are Coconuts getting smaller?

Now there is a school of thought that says everything seems bigger when your young but I am sure I remember coconuts  being bigger. I always enjoy a bit of blacksmithing, but don’t often get a chance. There is something … Continue reading

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Support an endangered craft

Another unusual day in my workshop, I wanted to start off by making a joke about how I need to control my apprentice but firstly I don’t have an apprentice and secondly someone would take it out of context and I would … Continue reading

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Wooden Box wins First Prize

 As Halloween rapidly approaches I thought I would recount an old story that happened to me a few years ago. My local Authority every year puts on a town show every September and as part of that they have a … Continue reading

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An open letter for Job applicants

I though I might go sideways with this post. When I am not making fun things I have a real job, and one of my responsibilities is the recruitment of staff, luckily its a small company where colleagues tend to stay … Continue reading

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